Sheen Mount Primary School

Community school·Primary school London, Richmond upon Thames·SW14 7RT
Composite score
84.8
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#476
National rank
#174
In London
#13
In Richmond upon Thames
Top 3%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
82%
% achieving higher RWM
27%
Reading average scaled score
111.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
112.0
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
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Good

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
73 first choices, 85 places
First choices per place
0.86
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
250
any preference, for 85 places
Applications from another council area
4%
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.31
00.511.52
1 per place
1.5120221.1720231.1220241.1720250.862026

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

Every child who put Sheen Mount 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
4–11
Pupils on roll
590
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
3.4%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
25.8%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
5.6%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
4.6%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
4.3%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
7.9%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
21.1
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£6,798
Typical primary: £6,960

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

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Location

Sheen Mount Primary School at a glance

Located in London, Richmond upon Thames, Sheen Mount Primary School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a community school. The school educates roughly 590 pupils aged 4 to 11. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' at its most recent inspection. 82% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, well above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 1.0 percentage points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 3% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 111 in reading and 112 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 27% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Sheen Mount Primary School their first choice was offered one of its 85 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 4.3%. There are about 21.1 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 3% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. 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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