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Wyvil Primary School and Resource Bases for Speech, Language and Communication Needs, and Autism

Foundation school · London · SW8 2TJ

Ages 3–11 · 439 pupils · Lambeth

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

29%

Overall absence

7.7%

Admissions demand

1.72 · Competitive

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2024-06-12

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)29%
Higher standard (RWM)5%
Avg scaled score — reading
100.0
Avg scaled score — maths
101.0
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 absence7.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)26.6%
Unauthorised1.9%
Authorised absence
5.8%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.0%
Enrolments in measure
398

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

1.72 · Competitive

1st preferences

50

Places offered

29

1st-preference offers

29

Total preferences (any rank)
108
Preferred offers (top 3)
29
Applications from outside LA
17
Offers to outside-LA applicants
3

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 fill79%

439 pupils · 556 places

Pupils on roll
439
Boys / girls
235 / 204
School capacity
556
Capacity fill
439 / 556 (79%)
Free school meals
48.7%
FSM pupils
214
Gender
Mixed
School type
Foundation 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
Supported by a trust
Federation
Wyvern Federation
Headteacher
Miss Lisa Hodgkinson

Location

Address
Wyvil Road
Postcode
SW8 2TJ
Town
London
Local authority
Lambeth
District
Lambeth
Constituency
Vauxhall and Camberwell Green
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; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Special classes
No Special Classes
Resourced provision
Resourced provision
Resourced places
103 on roll / 103 capacity

Local context

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

Mixed foundation school (primary), Ages 3–11, in London, Lambeth, 439 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 48.7%. SEN provision includes: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder.

Open schools in London
1846
Primary schools in London
994
Academies among open schools in London
23% (427)
Open schools in SW8
9
Primary in SW8
8
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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    London · SW8 2HP · Lambeth

    Ages 3–11

    • KS274%
    • Absence5.9%
    • FSM36.8%
    • Demand0.88

    0.2 miles away

  • St Anne's Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

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    London · SE11 5JA · Lambeth

    Ages 4–11

    • KS258%
    • Absence4.1%
    • FSM39.5%
    • Demand0.87

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  • Ashmole Primary School

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    • KS267%
    • Absence6.2%
    • FSM25.7%
    • Demand1.00

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    Ofsted: Not judged

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    • Absence4.9%
    • FSM51.9%
    • Demand1.07

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  • Allen Edwards Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

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    Ages 3–11

    • KS265%
    • Absence6.0%
    • FSM49.6%
    • Demand0.93

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  • Vauxhall Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Foundation school · Primary

    London · SE11 5LG · Lambeth

    Ages 3–11

    • KS259%
    • Absence7.3%
    • FSM53.2%
    • Demand0.95

    0.6 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Miss Lisa Hodgkinson
Telephone
02076221164
Website
www.wyvilschool.org.uk/

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