Chesterton Primary School
Dagnall Street, Battersea, London, SW11 5DTOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Chesterton Primary School is a primary school in Wandsworth for ages 3 to 11. It is one of the 111 schools in Wandsworth. It ranks 7th of 53 primary schools in Wandsworth. Its latest Ofsted rating is Outstanding, from an inspection in December 2022.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 13 December 2022, report published 6 February 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Outstanding
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years provision
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 13 December 2022
Leaders and school staff share a strong belief that every pupil can achieve well. Leaders provide a highly effective curriculum and wide range of opportunities to enable all pupils to flourish. Pupils believe they can do well and they work hard. Pupils are happy in school. At breaktime, pupils and school staff enjoy a wide range of activities together, including musical action games and playing various sports. Pupils have positive, respectful working relationships with adults and each other. Pupils said that the adults help them to sort out any problems that may arise. Leaders deal with any incidents of bullying swiftly and effectively. Pupils are safe. Leaders provide many wider curriculum opportunities. Pupils enjoy caring for animals in the school's forest school environment and collecting produce from the edible garden. Pupils have opportunities to take up positions of responsibility in the school. This includes house captains, librarians and school council representatives. Older pupils enjoy helping younger pupils. Pupils enjoy sharing their views and making decisions about this school. For example, in recent times, pupils decided they wanted to create a foodbank at the school. Pupils worked together to raise funds to set up the facility.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
52 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
416 pupils on roll, with places for 420
Schools near Chesterton Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Burns Primary School | 0.3 miles | Ofsted: Good | 90% met the expected standard |
| Shaftesbury Park Primary School | 0.4 miles | Ofsted: Good | 66% met the expected standard |
| St Mary's RC Voluntary Aided Primary School | 0.5 miles | Ofsted: Good | 58% met the expected standard |
| Newton Preparatory School | 0.5 miles | No Ofsted inspection | Not published |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Battersea | 0.5 miles | Ofsted: Good | 66% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Academy converter
- Sector
- Academy
- Trust
- WANDLE LEARNING TRUST
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Miss Danine Smith
- Phone
- 02076221619
- Address
- Dagnall Street, Battersea, London, SW11 5DT
- Local authority
- Wandsworth
- URN
- 145280
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.