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Telferscot Primary School

Telferscot Road, Balham, London, SW12 0HW

Local ranking23rd of 58 primary schools in Lambeth
Ofsted: OutstandingUpdated— score data refreshed 2 August 2026

Primary

Phase

455

Capacity

3-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 11 February 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
Early years
Outstanding

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
70.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
15.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
85.0%
Writing (Expected)
78.0%
Maths (Expected)
81.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
76.0%
Reading avg scaled score
107.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
106.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
106.0
Cohort Size
54

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
417
Boys
210 (50%)
Girls
207 (50%)
Capacity
455 (92% full)
SEND
18.9%
FSM Eligible
12.9%
EAL
25.4%
SEN with EHC Plan
2.4%
SEN Support
16.6%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
20.9:1
Teachers (FTE)
19.6
Budget per Pupil
£9,077/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
4.4% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
10.8% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Does not apply
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 42.2%
  • White Other: 21.1%
  • Black African: 7.0%
  • Mixed Other: 6.0%
  • Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 4.7%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 3.7%
  • Black Caribbean: 3.5%
  • Mixed White & Black African: 2.5%

42.2%

White British

21.1%

White Other

7.0%

Black African

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
100586
UKPRN
10074656
Establishment No.
2591