Franciscan Primary School
Franciscan Primary School is a primary school in London for ages 2 to 11.
Daily practice for Franciscan Primary School pupils
Daily maths and English that follow the national curriculum for your child's year. Start with a free five-minute class.
At a glance
- Type
- Academy
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 286
- Who it's for
- Boys and girls
- Address
- 221 Franciscan Road, London, SW17 8HQ
- Phone
- 02086 723048
The school's websiteResults and performanceFull register entryMap
What Ofsted found
Full inspection, March 2024.
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- The quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
- Early years provision: Good
- Safeguarding: The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.
- Inspectors found that staff have high expectations of pupils' behaviour, so pupils behave well in lessons and engage eagerly with learning.
- Inspectors found that the vast majority of pupils, including pupils with SEND, make good progress in learning to read over time.
- Inspectors found that the curriculum does not identify the key knowledge pupils need to learn precisely enough in some subjects.
Our summary of Ofsted's report. Read the full reports on Ofsted's website. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
The school
- The school is a UNICEF Rights Respecting Gold School.
- The nursery's learning environment includes forest school, library, science room, outdoor spaces and music room.
- The Reception admissions closing date is 15th January 2026.
Source: Franciscan Primary School website; Franciscan Primary School website; Franciscan Primary School website. Checked 11 November 2026.
How it teaches
- The school teaches early reading through Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised, a systematic synthetic phonics programme.
- Maths is taught using a concrete-pictorial-abstract approach.
- The curriculum follows a spiral approach, revisiting important knowledge and concepts as children move through the school.
Source: Franciscan Primary School website; Franciscan Primary School website; Franciscan Primary School website. Checked 11 November 2026.
Admissions
- Children living in the priority area are given priority for Nursery and Reception places, though this does not guarantee a place.
Source: Franciscan Primary School website. Checked 11 November 2026.
The school day and clubs
- Wraparound care is available, including breakfast and after-school clubs.
- Key Stage 2 pupils are in school from 8:50am to 12:30pm and 1:30pm to 3:20pm.
Source: Franciscan Primary School website. Checked 11 November 2026.
What each year group is learning
From Franciscan Primary School's curriculum maps.
Reception
- Other
- Learning through play to prepare for the next stage. Building routines and positive relationships through attendance at school
Year 1
- Maths
- Times tables, focusing on 2, 5 and 10 in Year 1. Noticing numbers in the environment and paying in shops
- English
- Reading and spelling, writing and grammar, speaking and listening, using the Literacy Tree book sets
- Phonics
- Letters and sounds using the Little Wandle programme
- PSHE
- School values of respect, kindness and perseverance and how to show them every day
Year 4
- Other
- Spiral curriculum that is broad and balanced across all subject areas. Learning about modern Britain and a diverse, representative curriculum
Read on 10 November 2026 from the school's website. The maps: Reception, Year 1, Year 4.
Grammar schools within 15 miles
- Wallington County Grammar SchoolBoys, Wallington, 4 miles. Sutton Selective Eligibility Test
- Sutton Grammar SchoolBoys, Sutton, 5 miles. Sutton Selective Eligibility Test
- Wilson's SchoolBoys, Wallington, 5 miles. Sutton Selective Eligibility Test
- Wallington High School for GirlsGirls, Wallington, 6 miles. Sutton Selective Eligibility Test
- Nonsuch High School for GirlsGirls, Sutton, 6 miles. Sutton Selective Eligibility Test
- Tiffin SchoolBoys, Kingston upon Thames, 6 miles
- The Tiffin Girls' SchoolGirls, Kingston upon Thames, 6 miles
- Newstead Wood SchoolGirls, Orpington, 11 miles. Newstead Wood Selection Test
- Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar SchoolSidcup, 12 miles. Bexley Selection Test
- Bexley Grammar SchoolWelling, 12 miles. Bexley Selection Test
- St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar SchoolBoys, Orpington, 12 miles. St Olave's Selective Entrance Test
- Townley Grammar SchoolGirls, Bexleyheath, 13 miles. Bexley Selection Test
School details: Get Information about Schools, Department for Education, URN 146191. Checked 9 November 2026.
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