Tooting Primary School, London
Tooting Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in London, part of Graveney Trust. It was rated Outstanding at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in June 2015. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in April 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 884th-highest of the 959 schools in London with published results, and 11,173rd of 14,452 across England. It was 93% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Outstanding (2015)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Wandsworth (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Tooting Primary School in detail
Results
In 2025, 71% of Year 6 pupils at Tooting Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 64% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 83% and 81% in Wandsworth and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 76% in reading and 79% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at Tooting Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 33 families put Tooting Primary School as their first choice and 160 named it as one of their preferences, for 38 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Tooting Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Tooting Primary School are Franciscan Primary School (0.1 miles, Good, 75% reading, 61% maths); St Boniface RC Primary School (0.1 miles, Good, 76% reading, 78% maths); Hillbrook School (0.3 miles, Good, 84% reading, 80% maths); and Gatton (VA) Primary School (0.4 miles, Outstanding, 84% reading, 91% maths).
Each of them had higher 2025 results than Tooting Primary School.
Franciscan Primary SchoolSt Boniface RC Primary SchoolHillbrook SchoolGatton (VA) Primary School
The trust
Tooting Primary School is one of 3 schools run by Graveney Trust, an academy trust.
What parents say
139 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Tooting Primary School (as of September 2025): 84% would recommend the school, 91% say their child is happy there and 71% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (91%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (71%).
Who goes there
32.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (30%), Mixed (19%) and Asian (16%).
In 2026, 33 pupils (8.3%) received SEN support and 40 (10%) 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 autism.
Tooting Primary School has a resourced provision for autism: 21 places, 21 pupils on roll.
Getting there
The nearest tram or metro stop is Tooting Broadway Station, about 430 metres away (roughly a 5-minute walk).
11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Tooting / The Mitre, 220 metres away.
Suspensions and exclusions
Tooting Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Wandsworth published that the last place for 2024 entry went to a family 1,710 metres away (straight line). The cut-off moves every year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from June 2015, 11 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's April 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Tooting Primary School creates a warm, caring environment where children thrive academically and personally. Reading is a priority and taught exceptionally well, with staff providing extra support for pupils who need it. The school offers a rich curriculum with plenty of hands-on learning experiences and enrichment activities that help children remember what they learn.
Key Strengths
- Strong relationships between staff and pupils help children settle quickly and feel safe
- Well-structured reading and phonics teaching ensures pupils develop confident reading skills
- Broad and engaging curriculum enriched with practical experiences like museum trips and outdoor learning
- Effective support for pupils with SEND in the resource base
- Positive behaviour and attendance, with pupils living out school values of kindness and respect
Areas for Improvement
- Teachers don't consistently check pupils' prior knowledge across subjects, causing some pupils to forget important information needed for more complex learning
- Support for pupils with SEND in mainstream classrooms is not always put into practice as planned, leaving some pupils struggling
- Some subjects need more consistent monitoring of knowledge gaps over time
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective and the school has created a positive culture where pupils' interests come first.
Extracurricular Activities
Sports clubs, museums trips, outdoor learning on Tooting Common, sports leadership roles, peer mediation
Tooting Primary School is a warm and welcoming primary school where pupils are happy and feel safe. The school provides a broad, ambitious curriculum and has made recent improvements to teaching and learning.
At a Glance
24.6%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
Resourced provision: Autism
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
139 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 76% to 71% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 79% to 64% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 73% to 60% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
23.2
Avg class size
23.2
Infant (KS1)
23.2
KS2
16
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Tooting Primary School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Tooting Primary School.
- Activ Camps Wraparound at Tooting PrimaryAt the school · Not yet graded
- Schools Out Club Hillbrook630m away · Not yet graded
- Thinkbox Education660m away · Not yet graded
- Activ Camps At Graveney School780m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
Tooting Primary School is a free school, 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 Tooting Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Tooting 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
- 318
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 32
- Children hurt
- 15
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 318 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 32 serious and 285 slight.
15 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 10 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 4 in a vehicle or otherwise.
57 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 Tooting Primary School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
93%
Near capacity
392 pupils
420 places
28 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: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(2)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
33
SEN Support
40
EHC Plans
18.3%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Tooting Primary School has a resourced provision for autism: 21 places, 21 pupils on roll.
Source: GIAS, Department for Education.
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
399
Total Pupils
198
Boys
201
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
21
Teachers
19.0:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£57,138
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,433
Per pupil
£2845k
Total funding
£135k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.2%
Overall absence
15.2%
Persistent absence
369
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
Tooting Primary School
Questions parents ask about Tooting Primary School
What are SATs results like at Tooting Primary School?
Of the pupils at Tooting Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 71% reached the expected standard in reading and 64% did so in maths.
What is Tooting Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Tooting Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in April 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in June 2015, it was rated Outstanding.
How close to Tooting Primary School do you need to live?
Wandsworth publishes how far the last offered place was, in metres: 1483 for 2022 entry, then 1339 for 2023 entry, then 1710 for 2024 entry. The cut-off has loosened over that period, so places have been reaching further out. These are the authority's own figures, not a fixed boundary - the cut-off moves with the number of applications each year.
Is it hard to get a place at Tooting Primary School?
Tooting Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 93% of its 420 places.
How big are the classes at Tooting Primary School?
Classes at Tooting Primary School average 23.2 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Tooting Primary School?
Tooting Primary School has around 399 pupils on roll. 25% are eligible for free school meals.
Does Tooting Primary School have specialist SEN provision?
Tooting Primary School has a resourced provision for autism: 21 places, 21 pupils on roll.
What is attendance like at Tooting Primary School?
5.2% of sessions were missed at Tooting Primary School in 2024/25. 15.2% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Tooting Primary School?
Apply through Wandsworth's coordinated admissions process, naming Tooting 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 Tooting Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: Activ Camps Wraparound at Tooting Primary (registered, not yet graded). There are 3 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 Tooting Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 318 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 32 serious and 285 slight. 15 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 10 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 4 in a vehicle or otherwise. 57 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 Tooting Primary School?
Tooting Primary School is at Franciscan Road, Tooting, London, SW17 8HE.
Sources: Wandsworth admissions booklets; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)