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Fenstanton Primary School

Community school · London · SW2 3PW

Ages 3–11 · 145 pupils · Lambeth

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

KS2 expected (RWM)

38%

Overall absence

7.3%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Requires improvement

Inspection date

2023-06-14

Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)38%
Higher standard (RWM)2%
Avg scaled score — reading
101.0
Avg scaled score — maths
99.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
99.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence7.3%
Persistent absence (10%+)24.0%
Unauthorised3.6%
Authorised absence
3.7%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.8%
Enrolments in measure
271

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

10

Places offered

13

1st-preference offers

10

Total preferences (any rank)
43
Preferred offers (top 3)
10
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill23%

145 pupils · 630 places

Pupils on roll
145
Boys / girls
74 / 71
School capacity
630
Capacity fill
145 / 630 (23%)
Free school meals
56.8%
FSM pupils
79
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Ms Gillian Roberts

Location

Address
Abbots Park, Tulse Hill
Postcode
SW2 3PW
Town
London
Local authority
Lambeth
District
Lambeth
Constituency
Clapham and Brixton Hill
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 3–11, in London, Lambeth, 145 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 56.8%.

Open schools in London
1846
Primary schools in London
994
Academies among open schools in London
23% (427)
Open schools in SW2
16
Primary in SW2
9
Open schools in Lambeth LA
102
Primary in Lambeth LA
58

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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    • Absence5.0%
    • FSM24.3%
    • Demand1.10

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    • Absence5.7%
    • FSM34.8%
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    • Absence4.2%
    • FSM21.0%
    • Demand1.12

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    • FSM41.9%
    • Demand0.86

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  • Rosendale Primary School

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    • Absence4.8%
    • FSM19.0%
    • Demand1.06

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Contact

Headteacher
Ms Gillian Roberts
Telephone
02086743311
Website
https://www.fenstantonprimary.co.uk/

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