Townsend Primary School is a primary school located in London. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 05/06/2019. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing and progress in maths are well above average, progress in reading is above average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4%, the same as UK average.

School Information

Address: Townsend Street, London, SE17 1HJ
Website: www.townsendprimary.co.uk/
Telephone: 02077032672
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Southwark
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Anne Stonell
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 100814

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 05/06/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 262
Number of Pupils: 173
Number of Boys: 90
Number of Girls: 83

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4% 4%
Persistent absence: 6.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: 2.9 Confidence interval 0.2 to 5.6
Writing
Well Above Average: 4 Confidence interval 1.6 to 6.3
Maths
Well Above Average: 4 Confidence interval 1.7 to 6.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:60%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:36%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:107
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:109
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Kintore Way Nursery School and Children's Centre
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4out of 4 716 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Grove Children & Family Centre
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Ann Bernadt Nursery School
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3out of 4 1,964 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Ethelred Nursery School and Children's Centre
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Nell Gwynn Nursery School
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3out of 4 2,679 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Townsend Primary School
Townsend Street , SE17 1HJ
3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
English Martyrs' Roman Catholic Primary School
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Grange Primary School
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Surrey Square Primary School
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4out of 4 519 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Victory Primary School
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Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Saviour's and St Olave's Church of England School
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4out of 4 290 yd Voluntary aided school No Girls More About School
South Bank University Academy
Trafalgar Street , SE17 2TP
3out of 4 625 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Ark Walworth Academy
Shorncliffe Road , SE1 5UJ
3out of 4 815 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Harris Academy Bermondsey
55 Southwark Park Road , SE16 3TZ
4out of 4 1,080 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Girls More About School
Haberdashers' Aske's Borough Academy
94B Southwark Bridge Road , SE1 0EX
- not rated 1,484 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Morley College
61 Westminster Bridge Road , Waterloo SE1 7HT
- not rated 1,973 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
King's College London Maths School
80 Kennington Road , SE11 6NJ
- not rated 2,064 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School
The Marine Society College of the Sea
200b Lambeth Road , SE1 7JY
- not rated 2,385 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ark Globe Academy
Harper Road , SE1 6AG
3out of 4 545 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
THE BRIDGE SPECIAL EDUCATION NEEDS SCHOOL
148-150 &167 OLD KENT ROAD , LONDON SE1 5TY
- not rated 308 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Beormund Primary School
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3out of 4 998 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
London Christian School
40 Tabard Street , SE1 4JU
- not rated 1,031 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
London College of Printing & Distributive Trades
Elephant and Castle , SE1 6SB
- not rated 1,231 yd Miscellaneous Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Spa School, Bermondsey
Monnow Road , SE1 5RN
4out of 4 1,336 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.