Heathmere Primary SchoolThe Alton School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in London.

Summary of the comparison

Heathmere Primary School and The Alton School are primary schools in London.

  • Heathmere Primary School scores 45 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and The Alton School scores 53 out of 100 (grade D, below average). The Alton School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Heathmere Primary School was judged strong and The Alton School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 65.0% for Heathmere Primary School and 47.0% for The Alton School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Heathmere Primary School (28.0% in 2022-23, 65.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at The Alton School (41.0% in 2022-23, 47.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Heathmere Primary School versus The Alton School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure LondonHeathmere Primary SchoolLondonThe Alton SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD45/100D53/100Stronger figure
Local ranking53rd of 57 in Wandsworth 44th of 57 in Wandsworth Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: StrongStronger figureOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll260 228
Capacity351 260
LocationLondon, SW15 4LJ London, SW15 4PD
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard65.0% Stronger figure47.0% 62.0%
At higher standard3.0% 3.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score105.0 105.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score108.0 Stronger figure102.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census260 228
Free school meals (ever 6)65.0% 67.8%
English as an additional language60.8% 68.4%
SEN support21.5% 16.7%
SEN with an EHC plan5.8% 14.0%
Attendance
Overall absence6.4% Stronger figure7.5% 6.2%
Persistent absence16.4% Stronger figure24.6% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Heathmere Primary School

The Alton School

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