The Alton School, London

From the headteacher's welcome: "The Alton is a welcoming, inclusive community school, next to Richmond Park. We are passionate about children achieving their best and enjoying their learning, providing a safe and purposeful learning environment which nurtures and challenges all our children. We have one class in each year group with a teacher and teaching assistant in each class."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, cooking and art.

The school runs a breakfast club from 8:15am, from £1.50 per day.

Coming up: an open day on Thursday 19 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2025, 62% of Year 6 pupils at The Alton School reached the expected standard in reading and 53% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 83% and 81% in Wandsworth and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 89% in reading and 83% in maths in 2024.

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

For September 2026 entry, 27 families put The Alton School as their first choice and 45 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to The Alton School are Mosaic Jewish Primary School (0.4 miles, Outstanding, 79% reading, 79% maths); Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Roehampton (0.6 miles); Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Roehampton (0.6 miles, Good, 70% reading, 61% maths); and Heathmere Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 70% reading, 80% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than The Alton School.

The Alton School is one of 5 schools run by Quality First Education Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 68% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

24 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about The Alton School (as of September 2025): 100% would recommend the school, 100% say their child is happy there and 89% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they would recommend the school (100%); the weakest, that the school has high expectations for their child (88%).

76.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 69.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (34%), Black (33%) and Mixed (15%).

In 2026, 45 pupils (19.3%) received SEN support and 36 (15.5%) 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 speech, language and communication needs.

The Alton School has a resourced provision for autism: 24 places, 20 pupils on roll.

The Alton School had 13 teachers in 2026, one for every 16 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Barnes Station, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line.

4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Danebury Avenue Barrier (->e), 90 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 204 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and other theft. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Wandsworth (649).

In 2024/25, The Alton School issued 7 suspensions, 3.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.