Franciscan Primary School

Wandsworth · SW17 8HQ

General information Primary School · 2-11 years Who goes here 286 pupils, 52.8% FSM

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Franciscan Primary School

General Information

Address: 221 Franciscan Road, Tooting, London, SW17 8HQ – View on map
Phone: 02086723048
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Ms Fahri Francis
Age range: 2-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: Yes

Who goes here

286 pupils out of 520 places Plenty of room

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 151
% eligible for free school meals: 52.8%
Pupil mix: 9 in 10 (more mixed than the Wandsworth average)
English as an additional language: 54% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 29.9% a year (Wandsworth 21.8%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 32% moved to another school, 68% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across Wandsworth: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 0 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 2 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 0 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Wandsworth, not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 6.7%
Persistently absent pupils: 21.7%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 18.2%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 6.3%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 24 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 13 pupils
Other difficulty or disability: 5 pupils
SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 5 pupils
Physical disability: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 8 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 6 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 2 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Physical disability: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Good 2024 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 46% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 7% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 25 percentage points below the Wandsworth average (71%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Below (3-year average 45% against an expected 54%)
3-year average (expected standard): 45%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 75% · Writing 68% · Maths 61% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 64%
Average test scores: reading 104, maths 102
Based on: 28 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolWandsworth averageEngland↘ Falling Down 10 percentage points since 2022/23. In 2024/25 this school was 25 percentage points below the Wandsworth average (71%).

Year 6 SATs: 52nd of 53 junior and primary schools in the area

#50Albemarle Primary School49%
#51The Alton School47%
#52Franciscan Primary School46%
#53Smallwood Primary School and Language Unit41%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1Our Lady of Victories Catholic Primary School96%
#2Sheringdale Primary School95%
#3John Burns Primary School90%
=4Holy Ghost Catholic Primary School86%
=4Roehampton Church Forest Primary School86%
=6Honeywell Junior School84%
=6St Joseph's Catholic Primary and Nursery School84%
=8Ronald Ross Primary School83%
=8St Michael's CofE Primary School83%
=10St Anselm's Catholic Primary School81%
=10Westbridge Academy81%
#12Oasis Academy Putney80%
=13All Saints' CofE Primary School, Putney79%
=13Earlsfield Primary School79%
#15Hotham Primary School78%
=16Belleville Primary School77%
=16Chesterton Primary School77%
=16Gatton (VA) Primary School77%
#19St Mary's CofE Nursery and Primary School76%
=20Alderbrook Primary School74%
=20Brandlehow Primary School74%
=20St Faith's CofE Primary School74%
#23Rutherford House School73%
=24Penwortham Primary School72%
=24Ravenstone Primary School72%
=24Sellincourt Primary School72%
=27Beatrix Potter Primary School71%
=27St Boniface RC Primary School71%
=27Trinity St Mary's CofE Primary School71%
=30Granard Primary School70%
=30Hillbrook School70%
=30Our Lady Queen of Heaven RC School70%
#33Allfarthing Primary School69%
#34Furzedown Primary School68%
=35ARK John Archer Primary Academy67%
=35St George's CofE Primary School67%
=37Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Battersea66%
=37Shaftesbury Park Primary School66%
#39Heathmere Primary School65%
#40Mosaic Jewish Primary School63%
#41Riversdale Primary School62%
#42Belleville Wix Academy61%
#43St Mary's RC Voluntary Aided Primary School58%
#44Floreat Wandsworth Primary School57%
=45Falconbrook Primary School56%
=45Tooting Primary School56%
#47Southmead Primary School52%
=48Griffin Primary School50%
=48West Hill Primary School50%
#50Albemarle Primary School49%
#51The Alton School47%
#52Franciscan Primary School46%
#53Smallwood Primary School and Language Unit41%

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20th of 44 primary schools in Wandsworth for Ofsted rating

#18Falconbrook Primary SchoolGood
#19Floreat Wandsworth Primary SchoolGood
#20Franciscan Primary SchoolGood
#21Furzedown Primary SchoolGood
#22Granard Primary SchoolGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1Belleville Primary SchoolOutstanding
#2Chesterton Primary SchoolOutstanding
#3Earlsfield Primary SchoolOutstanding
#4Gatton (VA) Primary SchoolOutstanding
#5Our Lady Queen of Heaven RC SchoolOutstanding
#6Penwortham Primary SchoolOutstanding
#7Ronald Ross Primary SchoolOutstanding
#8St Anselm's Catholic Primary SchoolOutstanding
#9ARK John Archer Primary AcademyGood
#10Albemarle Primary SchoolGood
#11Alderbrook Primary SchoolGood
#12All Saints' CofE Primary School, PutneyGood
#13Allfarthing Primary SchoolGood
#14Anglo Portuguese School of LondonGood
#15Beatrix Potter Primary SchoolGood
#16Belleville Wix AcademyGood
#17Brandlehow Primary SchoolGood
#18Falconbrook Primary SchoolGood
#19Floreat Wandsworth Primary SchoolGood
#20Franciscan Primary SchoolGood
#21Furzedown Primary SchoolGood
#22Granard Primary SchoolGood
#23Hillbrook SchoolGood
#24Holy Ghost Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#25Hotham Primary SchoolGood
#26John Burns Primary SchoolGood
#27Our Lady of Victories Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#28Ravenstone Primary SchoolGood
#29Roehampton Church Forest Primary SchoolGood
#30Rutherford House SchoolGood
#31Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, BatterseaGood
#32Sellincourt Primary SchoolGood
#33Shaftesbury Park Primary SchoolGood
#34Smallwood Primary School and Language UnitGood
#35Southmead Primary SchoolGood
#36St Faith's CofE Primary SchoolGood
#37St George's CofE Primary SchoolGood
#38St Mary's RC Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolGood
#39St Michael's CofE Primary SchoolGood
#40Trinity St Mary's CofE Primary SchoolGood
#41West Hill Primary SchoolGood
#42Westbridge AcademyGood
#43Griffin Primary SchoolRequires improvement
#44Riversdale Primary SchoolRequires improvement

Financials

Spending per pupil: £8,089 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

39th of 54 primary schools in Wandsworth for spending per pupil

#37St George's CofE Primary School£8,549
#38Hotham Primary School£8,227
#39Franciscan Primary School£8,089
#40Rutherford House School£7,927
#41Our Lady of Victories Catholic Primary School£7,910

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Smallwood Primary School and Language Unit£13,728
#2John Burns Primary School£12,904
#3Granard Primary School£12,727
#4Trinity St Mary's CofE Primary School£12,260
#5Oasis Academy Putney£11,298
#6Southmead Primary School£11,240
#7Heathmere Primary School£11,223
#8West Hill Primary School£11,092
#9Falconbrook Primary School£10,711
#10Mosaic Jewish Primary School£10,506
#11Ravenstone Primary School£10,452
#12The Alton School£10,412
#13Riversdale Primary School£10,375
#14Griffin Primary School£10,267
#15Roehampton Church Forest Primary School£10,250
#16Hillbrook School£10,230
#17St Joseph's Catholic Primary and Nursery School£9,995
#18Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Battersea£9,946
#19Alderbrook Primary School£9,854
#20St Mary's RC Voluntary Aided Primary School£9,788
#21Shaftesbury Park Primary School£9,728
#22ARK John Archer Primary Academy£9,649
#23Anglo Portuguese School of London£9,538
#24St Boniface RC Primary School£9,334
#25All Saints' CofE Primary School, Putney£9,178
#26Brandlehow Primary School£9,143
#27Ronald Ross Primary School£9,096
#28St Mary's CofE Nursery and Primary School£9,061
#29Chesterton Primary School£8,955
#30Our Lady Queen of Heaven RC School£8,871
#31Sellincourt Primary School£8,859
#32Albemarle Primary School£8,782
#33Allfarthing Primary School£8,694
#34Tooting Primary School£8,650
#35Furzedown Primary School£8,627
#36Belleville Wix Academy£8,605
#37St George's CofE Primary School£8,549
#38Hotham Primary School£8,227
#39Franciscan Primary School£8,089
#40Rutherford House School£7,927
#41Our Lady of Victories Catholic Primary School£7,910
#42Sheringdale Primary School£7,872
#43St Faith's CofE Primary School£7,796
#44Earlsfield Primary School£7,784
#45Beatrix Potter Primary School£7,758
#46St Anselm's Catholic Primary School£7,648
#47Penwortham Primary School£7,596
#48Gatton (VA) Primary School£7,577
#49Westbridge Academy£7,329
#50Holy Ghost Catholic Primary School£7,318
#51Belleville Primary School£7,301
#52Floreat Wandsworth Primary School£7,209
#53St Michael's CofE Primary School£6,945
#54Fircroft Primary School£3,952

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