Community school · Wandsworth

Penwortham Primary School

Term dates

Wandsworth council sets the term dates for this school. See all Wandsworth dates, taken from the council's own page.

2026/27

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Admissions

Places for Reception and junior school are applied for through your home council, not the school.

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How places are given: there's no entrance test. When there are more applicants than places, places usually go by criteria such as siblings, distance or catchment area. Check the council's or school's admissions policy for the exact rules.

How many families applied: Reception

For September 2026, 97 families put this school as their first choice, and 90 places were offered. 86 of the families who put it first got a place (89%). More families put it first than there were places.

EntryPlaces offeredPut it firstGot their first choice
September 2026909789%
September 20259010778%
September 2024909989%

Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.

Before and after school

This club is registered with Ofsted at the school's postcode, so usually run on the school site:

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Ofsted inspection

Latest graded inspection, 19 June 2024. Overall: Outstanding

Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Early years
Outstanding

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From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.

About and location

Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Ages
3–11
Pupils
675 (capacity 685)
Gender
Mixed
Phone
02087693949
Address
Penwortham Road, London, SW16 6RJ
Website
penwortham.wandsworth.sch.uk

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