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Woodmansterne School

Community school · London · SW16 5UQ

Ages 3–18 · 1,637 pupils · Lambeth

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Ofsted

Not judged

Attainment 8

50.1

Overall absence

6.0%

Admissions demand

4.00 · Highly competitive

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2024-09-24

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
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 4 (2023/24)

Progress 8+0.24
−20+2
Attainment 850.1
English & maths grade 5+58%
English & maths grade 4+79%
EBacc entry20%

EBacc APS: 4.3

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)79%
Higher standard (RWM)15%
Avg scaled score — reading
109.0
Avg scaled score — maths
109.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
110.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence6.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)16.1%
Unauthorised1.8%
Authorised absence
4.1%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.8%
Enrolments in measure
1,449

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for secondary 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

4.00 · Highly competitive

1st preferences

104

Places offered

26

1st-preference offers

21

Total preferences (any rank)
426
Preferred offers (top 3)
26
Applications from outside LA
280
Offers to outside-LA applicants
10

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 fill89%

1,637 pupils · 1,842 places

Pupils on roll
1,637
Boys / girls
853 / 784
School capacity
1,842
Capacity fill
1,637 / 1,842 (89%)
Free school meals
23.6%
FSM pupils
357
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 3–18

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth formHas a sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Federation
WCL Federation
Headteacher
Ms Samantha Palin

Location

Address
Woodmansterne Road, Streatham
Postcode
SW16 5UQ
Town
London
Local authority
Lambeth
District
Lambeth
Constituency
Streatham and Croydon North
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 (all-through), Ages 3–18, in London, Lambeth, 1,637 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, sixth form. Free school meals: 23.6%.

Open schools in London
1846
All-through schools in London
22
Academies among open schools in London
23% (427)
Open schools in SW16
17
All-through in SW16
2
Open schools in Lambeth LA
102
All-through in Lambeth LA
2

Nearby all-through schools

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

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    • FSM55.9%
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Contact

Headteacher
Ms Samantha Palin
Telephone
02087641825
Website
www.woodmansterne.london

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