Community school · Wandsworth

Smallwood Primary School and Language Unit

3–11Ages
253Pupils
PrimaryPhase
101021URN

Smallwood Road, Tooting, London, SW17 0TW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

1.4 below Wandsworth median (3.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Wandsworth

50 applications for 29 places · 48th of 50 in Wandsworth

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

41%met the expected standard

Wandsworth 71% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 22 February 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.7applications per place, Reception

1.4 below Wandsworth median (3.1) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

50 applications · 29 places offered · 20 named it first

2026 1.7; Wandsworth median median 3.1
2025 2.6; Wandsworth median median 2.8
2024 2.9; Wandsworth median median 3.0
2023 1.8; Wandsworth median median 3.1
2022 2.8; Wandsworth median median 3.0
2021 2.1; Wandsworth median median 3.2
2020 3.6; Wandsworth median median 3.6
2019 2.0; Wandsworth median median 3.1
2018 2.1; Wandsworth median median 3.6
2017 2.6; Wandsworth median median 3.7
2016 2.3; Wandsworth median median 3.3
2015 2.4; Wandsworth median median 3.7
2014 1.7; Wandsworth median median 3.7

More applications per place than the Wandsworth median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Wandsworth median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	29	50	1.7	20	0.69
Sep 2025	30	77	2.6	25	0.83
Sep 2024	30	88	2.9	31	1.03
Sep 2023	50	91	1.8	24	0.48
Sep 2022	30	83	2.8	26	0.87
Sep 2021	30	62	2.1	20	0.67
Sep 2020	27	97	3.6	24	0.89
Sep 2019	55	108	2.0	31	0.56
Sep 2018	56	115	2.1	35	0.63
Sep 2017	56	148	2.6	46	0.82
Sep 2016	63	147	2.3	44	0.70
Sep 2015	53	127	2.4	38	0.72
Sep 2014	59	101	1.7	30	0.51

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 50% · Writing 47% · Maths 53% → all three 41% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard41%52nd of 52 in Wandsworth

Wandsworth 71% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard50%

Wandsworth 84% England 78%

Higher standard18%

Wandsworth 44% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard47%

Wandsworth 78% England 75%

Greater depth12%

Wandsworth 16% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard53%

Wandsworth 82% England 77%

Higher standard12%

Wandsworth 34% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Wandsworth median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	41%	6%	102	101
2023/24	39%	8%	103	100
2022/23	41%	6%	105	102

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Smallwood Primary School and Language UnitThis school
This school

Good2022

1.7applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
Gatton (VA) Primary School
0.8 km · Wandsworth

Outstanding2024

1.9applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Garfield Primary School
0.9 km · Merton

Standards maintained2024

2.5applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
St Boniface RC Primary School
1.1 km · Wandsworth

2026

2.3applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Sellincourt Primary School
1.1 km · Wandsworth

Remains Good2023

3.1applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
The Priory CofE School
1.2 km · Merton

Good2023

3.9applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Fircroft Primary School
1.2 km · Wandsworth

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.9applications per place
Earlsfield Primary School
1.3 km · Wandsworth

Remains Outstanding2023

6.6applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Tooting Primary School
1.3 km · Wandsworth

Graded · no overall grade2025

4.2applications per place 56%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 101021 · 212/2558
Capacity: 530 pupils · 253 on roll
Free school meals: 44.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Smallwood Road, Tooting, London, SW17 0TW
Local authority: Wandsworth

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources