Lowther Primary School

General Information

Address: Stillingfleet Road, Barnes, London, SW13 9AE
Phone: 02087483984
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mr Mark Tuffney
Age range: 3-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Number of pupils: 244
School capacity: 420
Pupils eligible for free school meals: 61
% eligible for free school meals: 26.2%
Nursery provision: Yes

Behaviour

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Behaviour information for this school has not been added yet.

Attendance

Overall absence: 5.3%
Persistently absent pupils: 14.6%
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.

SEN provision information for this school has not been added yet.

Pupils on SEN Support: 8.6%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 5.3%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 5 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 4 pupils
SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 4 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 4 pupils
Hearing impairment: 3 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Autistic spectrum disorder: 4 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 4 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 2 pupils
Other difficulty or disability: 2 pupils
Severe learning difficulty: 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 2023 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.

Educational attainment data for this school has not been added yet.

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Ranked #13 of 26 Ofsted Rating schools of this type in the area

#11Darell Primary and Nursery SchoolGood
#12Kew Riverside Primary SchoolGood
#13Lowther Primary SchoolGood
#14Meadlands Primary SchoolGood
#15Nelson 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.

#1Barnes Primary SchoolOutstanding
#2Bishop Perrin Church of England Primary SchoolOutstanding
#3Deer Park SchoolOutstanding
#4East Sheen Primary SchoolOutstanding
#5St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary SchoolOutstanding
#6St Mary's Church of England Primary SchoolOutstanding
#7St Mary's and St Peter's Church of England Primary SchoolOutstanding
#8St Richard Reynolds Catholic Primary SchoolOutstanding
#9Archdeacon Cambridge's Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#10Chase Bridge Primary SchoolGood
#11Darell Primary and Nursery SchoolGood
#12Kew Riverside Primary SchoolGood
#13Lowther Primary SchoolGood
#14Meadlands Primary SchoolGood
#15Nelson Primary SchoolGood
#16Orleans Primary SchoolGood
#17Sacred Heart Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#18Sheen Mount Primary SchoolGood
#19St Edmund's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#20St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#21St Richard's Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#22St Stephen's C E Primary SchoolGood
#23Stanley Primary SchoolGood
#24The King's Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#25The Russell Primary SchoolGood
#26The Vineyard SchoolGood

Financials

Financial summary information for this school has not been added yet.

Spending per pupil: £9,298 (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.

Ranked #5 of 34 Spending Per Pupil schools of this type in the area

#3Darell Primary and Nursery School£10,178
#4Stanley Primary School£10,114
#5Lowther Primary School£9,298
#6Buckingham Primary School£9,193
#7Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School£8,807

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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.

#1St Richard's Church of England Primary School£11,247
#2Kew Riverside Primary School£11,223
#3Darell Primary and Nursery School£10,178
#4Stanley Primary School£10,114
#5Lowther Primary School£9,298
#6Buckingham Primary School£9,193
#7Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School£8,807
#8St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School£8,754
#9The Russell Primary School£8,423
#10Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School£8,411
#11Meadlands Primary School£8,068
#12Nelson Primary School£7,710
#13St Mary's Hampton Church of England Primary£7,704
#14St Osmund's Catholic Primary School£7,463
#15Collis Primary School£7,376
#16Thomson House School£7,353
#17Barnes Primary School£7,347
#18The King's Church of England Primary School£7,206
#19St James's Catholic Primary School£7,179
#20Bishop Perrin Church of England Primary School£7,159
#21The Vineyard School£7,051
#22Deer Park School£7,026
#23St Stephen's C E Primary School£7,000
#24East Sheen Primary School£6,955
#25St Mary's Church of England Primary School£6,939
#26Sheen Mount Primary School£6,798
#27St Edmund's Catholic Primary School£6,733
#28Chase Bridge Primary School£6,720
#29Twickenham Primary Academy£6,716
#30Marshgate Primary School£6,510
#31St Mary's and St Peter's Church of England Primary School£6,483
#32Orleans Primary School£6,457
#33Archdeacon Cambridge's Church of England Primary School£6,442
#34St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School£5,991

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