Bishop Gilpin CofE Primary School

MertonVoluntary aided school

Lake Road, Wimbledon, SW19 7EP

Headteacher: Mr Matt BirchSchool website ↗Pupils: 464 (capacity: 472)
Ofsted Outstanding
Inspected June 2024
Oversubscribed
53% of first-choice applicants offered a place
78%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Outstanding
Inspected June 2024
53%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 25 June 2024Full report ↗

Outstanding

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Rated Outstanding across all inspected areas — Quality of Teaching, Behaviour, Pupils' Development and Leadership.

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
78.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
31.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 88%·Writing 86%·Maths 88%All three 78%
Reading
Expected88%
Exceeding69%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected86%
Exceeding41%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected88%
Exceeding45%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
60
How many families wanted this school first?
101
How many got their first choice?
54of 101 (53.5%)
How many applied in total?
324

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
8.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
31.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
10.0%
Boys and girls
45%girls·55%boys
207 girls, 257 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↓ Peaked at 90% (2018/19), currently 78%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1680.0%18.0%+3.7-1.3+4.0
2016/1786.0%18.0%+2.8-1.7+2.0
2017/1888.0%26.0%+3.2+1.4+3.0
2018/1990.0%28.0%+2.3+2.0+3.2
2022/2386.0%41.0%+3.2+3.5+5.8
2023/2482.0%30.0%---
2024/2578.0%31.0%---
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