St Mary's CofE Nursery and Primary School, Putney, London

Ofsted's report card from its 19 May 2026 inspection grades St Mary's CofE Nursery and Primary School on 7 areas: 1 strong standard, 4 expected standard and 2 needs attention. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "The school's programme of personal development is extensive and thoughtfully designed."

Achievement - Expected standard. "Most pupils know and remember more across the curriculum as they move through the school."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Pupils attend school regularly."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have designed a broad curriculum that meets the requirements of the early years foundation stage and the national curriculum."

Early years - Expected standard. "Children settle well into Nursery and Reception."

Inclusion - Needs attention. "There are inconsistencies in the way leaders plan and review support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)."

Leadership and governance - Needs attention. "Leaders' systems for monitoring the school's work have not been sufficiently rigorous."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should strengthen the school's systems for monitoring its own work, so that they identify and act on weaknesses more quickly"; "Leaders should improve the way they plan and review support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), so that plans are put in place promptly and their impact is reviewed regularly"; "Leaders should develop teachers' knowledge of making adaptations for pupils with SEND, so that the activities these pupils are set are well matched to their needs and they achieve well"; "The governing body should provide more rigorous challenge to leaders about the school's monitoring of its own work, including its support for pupils with SEND, so that they can assure themselves that any weaknesses are being promptly addressed"; "Leaders should continue to sharpen their analysis of absence patterns, so that they can target support more promptly at the pupils who need it most to improve their attendance"; "Leaders should develop staff's knowledge of how to model ambitious language in the early years, so that children consistently extend their vocabulary and respond in full sentences".

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, tennis, yoga, choir, guitar, chess, coding and STEM.

Coming up: an open day on Monday 9 November 2026 at 9.30am. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2025, 81% of Year 6 pupils at St Mary's CofE Nursery and Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 86% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 83% and 81% in Wandsworth and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 92% in reading and 85% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 41 families put St Mary's CofE Nursery and Primary School as their first choice and 146 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is 1.4 first choices for every place. 11 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to St Mary's CofE Nursery and Primary School are Hotham Primary School (under 0.1 miles, Good, 85% reading, 80% maths); Our Lady of Victories Catholic Primary School (0.2 miles, Good, 100% reading, 96% maths); All Saints' CofE Primary School, Putney (0.3 miles, Good, 92% reading, 88% maths); and Oasis Academy Putney (0.4 miles, Good, 85% reading, 85% maths).

St Mary's CofE Nursery and Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

9.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 22 pupils (11.2%) received SEN support and 4 (2%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

St Mary's CofE Nursery and Primary School had 12 teachers in 2026, one for every 14 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Putney Station, about 590 metres away (roughly a 7-minute walk).

5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Ruvigny Gardens, 200 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St Mary's CofE Nursery and Primary School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, St Mary's CofE Nursery and Primary School issued 1 suspension, 0.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.