Penwortham Primary School
Penwortham Primary School is a primary school in London for ages 3 to 11.
Daily practice for Penwortham 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
- Community school, run by the council
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 675
- Who it's for
- Boys and girls
- Address
- Penwortham Road, London, SW16 6RJ
- Phone
- 02087 693949
The school's websiteResults and performanceFull register entryMap
What Ofsted found
Full inspection, June 2024.
- Overall effectiveness: Outstanding
- The quality of education: Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding
- Personal development: Outstanding
- Leadership and management: Outstanding
- Early years provision: Outstanding
- Safeguarding: The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.
- Inspectors found that pupils, including those with SEND, achieve very well across the range of subjects.
- The report says pupils are taught to read through a structured and systematic approach from Reception, with extra help for any who need it to keep up.
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.
How it teaches
- Reading is central to children's learning and is promoted at every opportunity.
Source: Penwortham Primary School website. Checked 10 November 2026.
Admissions
- Penwortham's local authority is Wandsworth and the majority of its pupils live within the Wandsworth Borough.
- Reception applicants must have a child born between 1 September 2022 and 31 August 2023 to apply for September 2027 admission.
- Reception applications for September 2027 must be received by 15 January 2027.
Source: Penwortham Primary School website. Checked 10 November 2026.
Visiting
- Tours of the school can be arranged by emailing the school.
Source: Penwortham Primary School website. Checked 10 November 2026.
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School details: Get Information about Schools, Department for Education, URN 101016. Checked 9 November 2026.
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