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Goldfinch Primary School

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

personMrs Emilie Haston

corporate_fareTHE DUNRAVEN EDUCATIONAL TRUST

location_onLondon, SW16 6DS

language Visit Website phone 2087696486

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2022

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Students

193

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Expected Standard

57%

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Demand Ratio

0.8x

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Goldfinch Primary School is a Academy sponsor led primary school in London, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 64% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Goldfinch Primary School is an academy sponsor led in London, Wandsworth, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of THE DUNRAVEN EDUCATIONAL TRUST. The school has approximately 186 pupils on roll, of whom 46% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 57% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 4% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #47 of 62 primaries in Wandsworth and #9,709 of 15,231 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2022. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Outstanding, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.8× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 17.4:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 100.0%.

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

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

57%

LA 65%

Reading78% LA 77%

Writing65% LA 73%

Maths70% LA 75%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

48%

LA 65%England 61%

Reading57% LA 78% · Eng 74%

Writing57% LA 74% · Eng 72%

Maths48% LA 77% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

33%

LA 63%England 60%

Reading53% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing60% LA 73% · Eng 71%

Maths37% LA 76% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.6

Read

LA 0.7

-3.9 to 0.7

-0.2

Write

LA 0.9

-2.4 to 2.0

-4.0

Maths

LA 1.1

-6.2 to -1.9

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 68%England 65%

Reading-% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing-% LA 80% · Eng 78%

Maths-% LA 80% · Eng 79%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

LA 1.1

Write

LA 1.0

Maths

LA 1.0

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

31 August 2025

Inspection Report

04 May 2022

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2022-05-04

Academy First Section 5 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Outstanding

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2017-03-14

Maintained Academy and School Short inspection EIF

Inadequate

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Inadequate

2013-06-06

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

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 186 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)	186	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	184	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	198	1	0.5%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	185	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	185	1	0.5%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	205	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	193	1	0.5%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	189	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	214	3	1.4%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	210	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	202	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	218	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	219	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	213	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	218	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	218	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	215	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	234	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	226	1	0.4%	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 33 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 6 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 5 pupils

Multi-Sensory Impairment 1 pupils