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Smallwood Primary School and Language Unit

Community school · London · SW17 0TW

Ages 3–11 · 253 pupils · Wandsworth

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

39%

Overall absence

6.5%

Admissions demand

1.07 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2022-02-22

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
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)39%
Higher standard (RWM)8%
Avg scaled score — reading
103.0
Avg scaled score — maths
100.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
103.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence6.5%
Persistent absence (10%+)19.0%
Unauthorised1.4%
Authorised absence
5.1%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.0%
Enrolments in measure
210

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

1.07 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

31

Places offered

30

1st-preference offers

25

Total preferences (any rank)
88
Preferred offers (top 3)
30
Applications from outside LA
4
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 fill48%

253 pupils · 530 places

Pupils on roll
253
Boys / girls
143 / 110
School capacity
530
Capacity fill
253 / 530 (48%)
Free school meals
44.2%
FSM pupils
107
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
Has Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Fiona Loudon

Location

Address
Smallwood Road, Tooting
Postcode
SW17 0TW
Town
London
Local authority
Wandsworth
District
Wandsworth
Constituency
Tooting
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

SEN & specialist provision

As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.

SEN types
SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
Special classes
Has Special Classes
Resourced provision
Resourced provision
Resourced places
45 on roll / 45 capacity

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, Wandsworth, 253 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, special school. Free school meals: 44.2%. SEN provision includes: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication.

Open schools in London
1846
Primary schools in London
994
Academies among open schools in London
23% (427)
Open schools in SW17
25
Primary in SW17
12
Open schools in Wandsworth LA
114
Primary in Wandsworth 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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    • Absence5.6%
    • FSM21.3%
    • Demand1.61

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    • Absence4.8%
    • FSM24.7%
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    • Absence3.2%
    • FSM14.4%
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  • Tooting Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

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    • FSM24.6%
    • Demand0.84

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Fiona Loudon
Telephone
02086726024
Website
www.smallwood.wandsworth.sch.uk/

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