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Fircroft Primary School

Primary · Academy converter · London, SW17 7PP

Good

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Fircroft Primary School Ofsted rating

Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 22 Oct 2024

Area360 rating
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Early years
Good
Safeguarding
Effective

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeAcademy converter
Ages3 to 11
Pupils266
GenderMixed
Head teacherMrs Denise York
TrustWANDLE LEARNING TRUST
Local authorityWandsworth
Opened01 Apr 2025
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 151527.

Pupils

2025/26

Pupils at the January school census.

MeasureThis school
Total pupils266
Girls130
Boys136
Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals.21.4%
First language not English24.8%
School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery.420
Pupils excluding nurseryPupils who take up school places.236
Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken.43.8%
SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school.56
EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs.10
Average class size22.6

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and School capacity, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.

Pupils ethnicity

White British
30.5%
Other mixed
18%
African
10.5%
Pakistani
9.4%
Other White
7.9%
Other Asian
6.8%
Other ethnic group
5.6%
Indian
5.3%
Other Black
3.8%
White and Black African
0.4%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26

Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.

MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher18.6
Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants.9.6
Teachers (FTE)13.8
Teaching assistants (FTE)11.07
Support staff (FTE)15.35

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Reception)Places offered on national offer day.30
Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed.117
First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice.31
First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place.24
Applications from another local authority (Reception)4

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed.

MeasureThis schoolWandsworthEngland
Overall absence5.4%, similar to England, similar to Wandsworth5.2%5.1%
Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions.13.3%, similar to England, similar to Wandsworth13.5%13.2%
Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions.0%, better than England, better than Wandsworth1%1%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Nearby schools

Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.

Schools near Fircroft Primary School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.1 miSecondaryErnest Bevin AcademyAcademy converter
Good
0.3 miNot applicableFinton House SchoolOther independent school
Unrated
0.3 miPrimarySt Anselm's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school
Outstanding
0.3 miNot applicableAl Risalah Secondary SchoolOther independent school
Good
0.4 miNot applicableAl Risalah Boys' SchoolOther independent school
Good
0.4 miPrimaryRutherford House SchoolFree schools
Good
0.5 miNot applicableEveline Day SchoolOther independent school
Unrated
0.5 miPrimaryGatton (VA) Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school
Outstanding
0.5 miPrimaryHillbrook SchoolFoundation school
Good
0.5 miPrimaryTrinity St Mary's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school
Good

Frequently asked questions about Fircroft Primary School

What is Fircroft Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Fircroft Primary School is rated Good, last inspected on 22 Oct 2024. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.

How hard is it to get into Fircroft Primary School?

For Reception entry in 2026/27, Fircroft Primary School made 30 offers from 117 applications (3.9 per offer), and 24 of 31 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.

How many pupils attend Fircroft Primary School?

Fircroft Primary School has 266 pupils aged 3 to 11.

What is the capacity of Fircroft Primary School?

Fircroft Primary School had 420 school places in 2024/25.

How big are classes at Fircroft Primary School?

At Fircroft Primary School, the average class had 22.6 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 18.6 pupils per teacher.

What is attendance like at Fircroft Primary School?

In 2025/26, pupils at Fircroft Primary School missed 5.4% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 13.3% were persistently absent, missing 10% or more of sessions (England 13.2%).

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.