Hitherfield Primary School
Leigham Vale, Streatham, London, SW16 2JQOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Hitherfield Primary School is a primary school in Lambeth for ages 3 to 11. It is one of the 97 schools in Lambeth. It ranks 33rd of 56 primary schools in Lambeth. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in October 2024, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 8 October 2024, report published 14 November 2024
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 8 October 2024
Hitherfield Primary School is a welcoming, inclusive environment where pupils are safe and happy. Parents and carers are overwhelmingly positive about the school. Leaders make significant efforts to work with the community. Staff are nurturing and build positive relationships by getting to know pupils and their families well. As a result, pupils thrive. The school has high expectations of pupils' achievement. Classrooms are calm and purposeful places to learn. Pupils rise to these high expectations and achieve well. Pupils understand the importance of the school values, such as determination, creativity, risk taking and collaboration, demonstrating a real thirst for learning. There are many opportunities to broaden pupils' horizons through whole-school visits, events, and a wide range of additional activities. For example, pupils take part in the school's outdoor learning curriculum, in which they learn how to grow food in the school garden. All pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and those from disadvantaged backgrounds, benefit from these activities. Pupils readily take on additional responsibilities, such as 'Well-being' and 'Fit for Life' champions and sports ambassadors. This helps to ensure that pupils contribute to the wider life of the school.
What the school should improve
- In a few subjects, oversight of curriculum implementation and impact is at an earlier stage of development. This means that adaptations to the curriculum that would support some pupils to learn more effectively are not made swiftly enough. The school should ensure that the implementation and impact of each subject is checked, and necessary adaptations made in a timely way.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
84 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
630 pupils on roll, with places for 700
Schools near Hitherfield Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Streatham Wells Primary | 0.3 miles | Ofsted: Outstanding | 93% met the expected standard |
| Fenstanton Primary School | 0.4 miles | Ofsted: Requires improvement | 63% met the expected standard |
| Julian's School | 0.5 miles | Ofsted: Good | 64% met the expected standard |
| Sunnyhill Primary School | 0.5 miles | Ofsted: Good | 51% met the expected standard |
| Christ Church, Streatham Church of England Primary School | 0.7 miles | Ofsted: Good | 85% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Community school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Mr Christopher Ashley-Jones
- Phone
- 02087698428
- Address
- Leigham Vale, Streatham, London, SW16 2JQ
- Local authority
- Lambeth
- URN
- 131824
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.