Holy Ghost Catholic Primary School

Wandsworth · SW12 8QJ

General information Primary School · 5-11 years Who goes here 197 pupils, 6.1% FSM

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Holy Ghost Catholic Primary School

General Information

Address: Nightingale Square, Balham, London, SW12 8QJ – View on map
Phone: 02086733080
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mr Jared Brading
Age range: 5-11 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 42 families put it first for 30 places – 14 for every 10 places. 67% of them were offered a place. 7 of the 30 places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 13 · 2024 11 · 2025 16 · 2026 14
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

197 pupils out of 210 places

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 12
% eligible for free school meals: 6.1%
Pupil mix: 8 in 10 (less mixed than the Wandsworth average)
English as an additional language: 40% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 33.1% a year (Wandsworth 21.8%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 30% moved to another school, 70% 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: 2.6%
Persistently absent pupils: 0.6%
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: 6.1%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 1.0%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Social, emotional and mental health: 7 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 4 pupils
Hearing impairment: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Social, emotional and mental health: 1 pupil
Speech, language and communications needs: 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: 86% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 29% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 15 percentage points above the Wandsworth average (71%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Well above (3-year average 88% against an expected 71%)
3-year average (expected standard): 88%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 100% · Writing 90% · Maths 95% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 95%
Average test scores: reading 111, maths 111
Based on: 21 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→ Broadly steady No clear rise or fall since 2022/23 (changes this small are normal from one year group to the next). In 2024/25 this school was 15 percentage points above the Wandsworth average (71%).

Year 6 SATs: joint 4th of 53 junior and primary schools in the area

#2Sheringdale Primary School95%
#3John Burns Primary School90%
=4Holy Ghost Catholic Primary School86%
=4Roehampton Church Forest Primary School86%
=6Honeywell Junior School84%

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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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24th of 47 primary schools in Wandsworth for Ofsted rating

#22Granard Primary SchoolGood
#23Hillbrook SchoolGood
#24Holy Ghost Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#25Hotham Primary SchoolGood
#26John Burns 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
#27Oasis Academy PutneyGood
#28Our Lady of Victories Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#29Ravenstone Primary SchoolGood
#30Roehampton Church Forest Primary SchoolGood
#31Rutherford House SchoolGood
#32Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, BatterseaGood
#33Sellincourt Primary SchoolGood
#34Shaftesbury Park Primary SchoolGood
#35Smallwood Primary School and Language UnitGood
#36Southmead Primary SchoolGood
#37St Faith's CofE Primary SchoolGood
#38St George's CofE Primary SchoolGood
#39St Joseph's Catholic Primary and Nursery SchoolGood
#40St Mary's RC Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolGood
#41St Michael's CofE Primary SchoolGood
#42The Alton SchoolGood
#43Trinity St Mary's CofE Primary SchoolGood
#44West Hill Primary SchoolGood
#45Westbridge AcademyGood
#46Griffin Primary SchoolRequires improvement
#47Riversdale Primary SchoolRequires improvement

Financials

Spending per pupil: £7,318 (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.

50th of 54 primary schools in Wandsworth for spending per pupil

#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

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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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