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Telferscot Primary School

Community school · London · SW12 0HW

Ages 3–11 · 436 pupils · Lambeth

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Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

63%

Overall absence

4.6%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2025-02-11

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
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)63%
Higher standard (RWM)8%
Avg scaled score — reading
108.0
Avg scaled score — maths
103.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
107.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence4.6%
Persistent absence (10%+)8.1%
Unauthorised1.4%
Authorised absence
3.1%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
335

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill96%

436 pupils · 455 places

Pupils on roll
436
Boys / girls
216 / 220
School capacity
455
Capacity fill
436 / 455 (96%)
Free school meals
9.6%
FSM pupils
40
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
Mr David Cooper

Location

Address
Telferscot Road, Balham
Postcode
SW12 0HW
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, 436 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 9.6%.

Open schools in London
1846
Primary schools in London
994
Academies among open schools in London
23% (427)
Open schools in SW12
15
Primary in SW12
7
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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    • Absence5.3%

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  • The Orchard School

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    • Absence5.7%

    0.7 miles away

Contact

Headteacher
Mr David Cooper
Telephone
02086737362
Website
http://www.telferscot.co.uk

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