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Sir John Lillie Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Sue Hayward

location_onFulham, SW6 7LN

language Visit Website phone 4473852107

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

243

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Expected Standard

70%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Sir John Lillie Primary School is a Community school primary school in Fulham, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 34% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Sir John Lillie Primary School is a community school in Fulham, Hammersmith and Fulham, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 191 pupils on roll, of whom 50% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 70% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 4% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #28 of 35 primaries in Hammersmith and Fulham and #3,775 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.1:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

70%

LA 75%

Reading81% LA 84%

Writing78% LA 81%

Maths81% LA 84%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

74%

LA 75%England 61%

Reading81% LA 83% · Eng 74%

Writing81% LA 82% · Eng 72%

Maths88% LA 84% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

64%

LA 71%England 60%

Reading82% LA 81% · Eng 73%

Writing79% LA 80% · Eng 71%

Maths82% LA 83% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.3

Read

LA 1.6

-3.7 to 1.1

1.1

Write

LA 1.7

-1.2 to 3.5

-0.6

Maths

LA 1.9

-2.8 to 1.7

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

67%

LA 75%England 65%

Reading86% LA 81% · Eng 73%

Writing81% LA 84% · Eng 78%

Maths83% LA 84% · Eng 79%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.5

Read

LA 1.7

-2.4 to 1.4

-2.0

Write

LA 0.7

-3.8 to -0.2

-0.9

Maths

LA 1.3

-2.6 to 0.8

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

66%

LA 75%

Reading83% LA 83%

Writing79% LA 82%

Maths83% LA 84%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.1

Read

LA 1.7

-1.7 to 1.9

-1.3

Write

LA 0.7

-3 to 0.4

0.2

Maths

LA 1.8

-1.4 to 1.8

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

04 March 2025

Inspection Report

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29 October 2019

Inspection Report

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26 April 2016

Inspection Report

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06 February 2014

Inspection Report

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24 October 2013

Inspection Report

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09 January 2012

Inspection Report

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10 December 2008

Inspection Report

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28 September 2005

Inspection Report

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11 October 1999

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2016-04-26

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2013-10-24

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 191 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	191	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	188	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	228	5	2.2%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	224	9	4.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	217	5	2.3%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	240	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	243	1	0.4%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	246	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	281	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	294	4	1.4%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	285	7	2.5%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	317	2	0.6%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	296	2	0.7%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	293	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	320	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	320	1	0.3%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	311	2	0.6%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	333	3	0.9%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	332	6	1.8%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	321	5	1.6%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	345	1	0.3%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	331	2	0.6%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	326	1	0.3%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	349	2	0.6%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	351	2	0.6%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	341	5	1.5%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 26 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 7 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 7 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 5 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 2 pupils