Burlington House School Tooting, London
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 1 year agoOverall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Burlington House excels at helping pupils who have had negative school experiences to rediscover their love of learning in a warm, supportive environment. The school's small class sizes and personalised approach mean every pupil receives teaching tailored to their individual needs, with skilled staff who are particularly good at explaining difficult concepts in fresh ways. Beyond academics, the school builds pupils' confidence and life skills through therapy sessions, enrichment activities, and a strong focus on emotional wellbeing, with most pupils showing significant improvements in both happiness and attendance.
Key Strengths
- Creates a safe, nurturing environment where pupils feel happy and understood, with many describing school as 'like a home'
- Small class sizes with personalised, effective teaching that adapts to individual pupil needs
- Strong promotion of reading through enthusiastic staff, collective reading sessions, and library use
- Well-trained staff team who work collaboratively with therapists and other professionals to support pupils' development
- Develops pupils' wider personal and life skills including independence, citizenship, careers awareness, and emotional understanding through therapy sessions and structured activities
Areas for Improvement
- Assessment systems for tracking progress towards EHC plan targets lack consistency and rigor - staff are not always clear enough about how well pupils are working towards individual goals
- Leadership oversight and evaluation of key aspects of school work needs to be sharper and more focused to better inform strategic decision-making
- Systems for checking the impact of school actions and improvements could be more robust
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective, with school leaders creating an open, positive culture around safeguarding that puts children's interests first.
Extracurricular Activities
breakfast club, after-school clubs, mindfulness walks, educational trips, school council, presenting at open mornings, collective reading sessions, therapy sessions including life skills training
Burlington House School Tooting is an independent special day school for pupils aged 11-16 with dyslexia and other SEND, all of whom have education, health and care plans. The school has been judged as Good overall, with effective safeguarding and a strong focus on creating a nurturing, welcoming environment where pupils thrive academically and personally.
Fees (2025)
Day fee
£15,911/term
£47,733/yr
Registration fee
£195
Deposit
£5,000
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
0.0
Avg class size
0
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
50%
Available places
25 pupils
50 capacity
25 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - London
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Admissions Demand - Lambeth
Places available
2,421
Applications
2,225
Got 1st preference
64.1%
Got preferred school
92.4%
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Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Burlington House School Tooting
St Leonard's Church of England Primary School
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Telferscot Primary School
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