Alderbrook Primary School

About Alderbrook Primary School

Alderbrook Primary School sits within Wandsworth, a London borough with 62 primary schools, 13 of which hold an Outstanding rating from Ofsted. The school itself is ranked 21st in the local authority, placing it comfortably in the top half of its peers. Among the highest-scoring schools nearby are Sheringdale Primary, Ronald Ross Primary, and Rutherford House School, all of which achieve stronger ranking scores. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is Belleville Primary, about 1.4 kilometres away. Alderbrook is a mixed, non-religious state primary for children aged 3 to 11, with a nursery on site. It is led by headteacher Carly Foulkes and currently has 231 pupils against a capacity of 420, meaning there is room to grow. The school is oversubscribed for 2025/26 reception places, with 106 applications for 30 spots and only 19 first-preference offers made, giving an oversubscription ratio of 3.53 to one.

In its most recent Ofsted inspection in January 2024, Alderbrook was rated Good across all five categories: overall effectiveness, quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management. The early years provision also received a Good rating. This continues a pattern of solid performance, as the school was also rated Good in its previous inspection in 2014. At Key Stage 2 in the 2023/24 academic year, 72% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths combined, which is above the Wandsworth local authority average of 68%. In reading and maths individually, 89% of pupils reached the expected standard in each subject. Higher-standard attainment was more varied: 39% achieved higher in reading, 33% in maths, but only 11% in writing. The average scaled scores were 106 in reading and 107 in maths. Nationally, Alderbrook ranks in the top 25% of all primary schools for the combined expected standard metric.

The school offers a range of facilities including an ICT suite, sports hall, gymnasium, outdoor playground, sensory room, music rooms, and a chapel. Sports on offer include football, netball, cricket, swimming, and tennis, while clubs extend to book club, chess, choir, science club, coding, and eco club. Alderbrook provides support for a broad spectrum of special educational needs, including specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, hearing impairment, and physical disability. With 33.5% of pupils eligible for free school meals, the school serves a relatively diverse intake. For families seeking a Good-rated primary with strong KS2 results above the local average, a wide range of extracurricular activities, and dedicated SEND provision, Alderbrook is a practical choice within a competitive Wandsworth admissions landscape.

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