Falconbrook Primary School

Community school·Primary school London, Wandsworth·SW11 2LX
Composite score
36.4
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#11,996
National rank
#1581
In London
#50
In Wandsworth
Top 81%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
56%
% achieving higher RWM
0%
Reading average scaled score
104.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
104.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Good

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
23 first choices, 29 places
First choices per place
0.79
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
52
any preference, for 29 places
Applications from another council area
2%
First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.29
00.511.5
1 per place
0.7820220.9020230.7720240.5020250.792026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Falconbrook Primary School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
2–11
Pupils on roll
191
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
79.6%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
64.9%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
22.5%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
5.8%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
6.3%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
21.2%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
15.0
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£10,711
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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About Falconbrook Primary School

Falconbrook Primary School is a primary school in London, Wandsworth, classified by the DfE as a community school. Around 191 pupils aged 2 to 11 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 56% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — broadly in line with the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 6.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 104 in reading and 104 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). Falconbrook Primary School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 23 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 6.3%. There are about 15.0 pupils per teacher. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 80% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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