Fircroft Primary School, London
Fircroft Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in London, part of Wandle Learning Trust. It was 60% full in 2025.
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Wandsworth (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Fircroft Primary School in detail
Results
Fircroft Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, under its previous registration (URN 101007), 92% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 87% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
Getting a place at Fircroft Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 31 families put Fircroft Primary School as their first choice and 117 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is slightly more first choices than places. 7 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Fircroft Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Fircroft Primary School are St Anselm's Catholic Primary School (0.3 miles, Outstanding, 85% reading, 92% maths); Rutherford House School (0.4 miles, Good, 88% reading, 90% maths); Gatton (VA) Primary School (0.5 miles, Outstanding, 84% reading, 91% maths); and Hillbrook School (0.5 miles, Good, 84% reading, 80% maths).
St Anselm's Catholic Primary SchoolRutherford House SchoolGatton (VA) Primary SchoolHillbrook School
The trust
Fircroft Primary School is one of 11 schools run by Wandle Learning Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 78% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Getting there
The nearest tram or metro stop is Tooting Bec Station, about 400 metres away (roughly a 5-minute walk).
9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Beechcroft Road / Tooting, 130 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Fircroft Primary School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Fircroft Primary School are Ernest Bevin Academy (0.1 miles), Burntwood School (0.6 miles) and Chestnut Grove Academy (0.6 miles).
Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Fircroft Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in April 2025. Before that, as Fircroft Primary School (URN 101007), it was rated Good in February 2012.
At a Glance
21.4%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
22.6
Avg class size
24.7
Infant (KS1)
23.3
KS2
10
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
Results at Fircroft Primary School before it took its current form in 2025 (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25Published under the school's previous registration (URN 101007). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 76% to 92% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 80% to 87% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 71% to 82% (2024 to 2025).
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Fircroft Primary School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Fircroft Primary School.
- Crazy Camps at FircroftAt the school · Not yet graded
- Crazy Camps at Ernest Bevin College220m away · Not yet graded
- Sports Focus Coaching St Anselm's540m away · Not yet graded
- Schools Out Club Hillbrook610m away · Not yet graded
- Fruity Club: St Anselm's640m away · Not yet graded
- The Strings Club - Balham Holiday Camp890m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
Fircroft Primary School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Wandsworth's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Train Stations
Tube / Metro / Tram
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Fircroft Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Fircroft Primary School is in Wandsworth; for families living there:
Apply to Wandsworth for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 166
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 28
- Children hurt
- 6
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 166 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 28 serious and 138 slight.
6 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 4 on foot and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise.
31 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Wandsworth is 99 (the median across 113 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Fircroft Primary School
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Your home postcode, set against Fircroft Primary School's admissions figures, in one report saved to your account.
What the report includes for Fircroft Primary School:
- The straight-line distance from your home to Fircroft Primary School.
- Wandsworth publishes last distance offered figures, but none for Fircroft Primary School that we hold, so the report covers demand, alternatives and dates.
- Applications, first choices and offers at Fircroft Primary School for 2026 entry.
- How many families in Wandsworth got their first choice, and how often appeals there succeed.
- The nearest state schools to your home, with Ofsted rating, demand and last distance offered where published.
- Key dates for September 2027 entry and how to apply.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
60%
Available places
250 pupils
420 places
170 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - London
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for London
Across Wandsworth council
Places available
2,624
Applications
2,403
Got 1st preference
78.5%
Got preferred school
95.1%
All primary applications across Wandsworth council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Oversubscribed
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
56
SEN Support
10
EHC Plans
24.8%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
266
Total Pupils
136
Boys
130
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
14
Teachers
19.0:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£58,567
Mean salary
2026 data
Absence at Fircroft Primary School before it took its current form in 20252024/25
Published under the school's previous registration (URN 101007). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
4.9%
Overall absence
10.5%
Persistent absence
238
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Fircroft Primary School
Questions parents ask about Fircroft Primary School
Are there exam results for Fircroft Primary School?
Fircroft Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, under its previous registration (URN 101007), 92% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 87% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
What is Fircroft Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Fircroft Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in April 2025. Before that, as Fircroft Primary School (URN 101007), it was rated Good in February 2012.
What is the catchment area for Fircroft Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Fircroft Primary School is oversubscribed, Wandsworth allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Fircroft Primary School?
Fircroft Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 60% of its 420 places.
How big are the classes at Fircroft Primary School?
Classes at Fircroft Primary School average 22.6 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Fircroft Primary School?
Fircroft Primary School has around 266 pupils on roll. 21% are eligible for free school meals.
How do I apply to Fircroft Primary School?
Apply through Wandsworth's coordinated admissions process, naming Fircroft Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Fircroft Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: Crazy Camps at Fircroft (registered, not yet graded). There are 5 more within a kilometre. The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near Fircroft Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 166 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 28 serious and 138 slight. 6 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 4 on foot and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise. 31 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Wandsworth is 99 (the median across 113 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Fircroft Primary School?
Fircroft Primary School is at Fircroft Road, Tooting Bec, London, SW17 7PP.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)