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Penwortham Primary School and St Leonard's Church of England Primary School

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What differs

  • Penwortham Primary School takes ages 3 to 11; St Leonard's Church of England Primary School takes ages 4 to 11.
  • Penwortham Primary School has 675 pupils; St Leonard's Church of England Primary School has 387.
  • The two schools are 0.6 miles apart in a straight line.

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FactPenwortham Primary SchoolSt Leonard's Church of England Primary School
The basics
TypeState-funded: Community school

DfE register

State-funded: Academy converter

DfE register

Ages3 to 11

DfE register

4 to 11

DfE register

GenderMixed

DfE register

Mixed

DfE register

Pupils675

DfE register

387

DfE register

Religious characterNot publishedChurch of England

DfE register

BoroughWandsworth

DfE register

Lambeth

DfE register

BoardingNo

DfE register

No

DfE register

Admissions for 2027
Next deadline to apply or register15 January 2027 (open)

school or council page

15 January 2027 (open)

school or council page

Applications and places, last round97 first preferences for 90 places

DfE, September 2026 entry

38 first preferences for 48 places

DfE, September 2026 entry

Cost
Published day feesNo tuition fees (state-funded)No tuition fees (state-funded)
Inspection
Latest inspectionOfsted graded inspection, 19 June 2024: Outstanding at that inspection

Ofsted

Ofsted ungraded inspection, 12 May 2022: School remains Outstanding

Ofsted

Results
Key stage 2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths72% (2024/25)

DfE

45% (2024/25)

DfE

Pupils
Eligible for free school meals15.8%

DfE register

22.4%

DfE register

English as an additional language21.7%

school census 2024/25

49.3%

school census 2024/25

Receiving SEN support17.2%

school census 2024/25

7.4%

school census 2024/25

Pupils per teacher22.9

DfE workforce census

19.1

DfE workforce census

Overall absence3.3%

DfE, 2024/25

5.6%

DfE, 2024/25

DfE register: Get Information About Schools, daily extract as at 2026-10-07. Other sources are named in each cell; every figure links to its source on the school's own page.

Shaded cells differ between the two schools. A blank is not a weakness: it means the figure has not been published, or does not apply to that type of school. Fees and results are not comparable between state and independent schools.

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