Upper Richmond Road West, Mortlake, London SW14 8ED
10 reasons to choose East Sheen Primary School
Main point of differentiation
East Sheen Primary School is one of the best state primary schools in the Barnes and Mortlake area, ranking in the top 50 schools in the country, with a Schoolsmith Score® of 74. It is an accredited ‘Thinking School’, and also some of the best facilities, and arts and sports programmes among local primary schools. (read the area review here)
School fundamentals
East Sheen Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 4 and 11 years. It is a community school. The school was also rated as Outstanding by Ofsted in its last (2023) inspection.
Average class size
East Sheen Primary School has three classes per year, and an average class size of 27 pupils.
Exam results and leavers' destinations
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that East Sheen Primary School ranks in the top 7% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 18% of schools. Pupils go on to one of 15 secondary schools, 50% to Richmond Park Academy. Around 30% go on to academically selective private & state schools.
The East Sheen Primary School curriculum
School curriculum also includes PSHE, French. The school is an accredited Thinking School, developing pupils’ higher order thinking skills through ‘thinking maps’, ‘thinking hats’, and ‘habits of mind’. The school offers each pupil over 5 different extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs. In recent years the school has enjoyed national tournament success in science.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and residential trips for Years 4 and 6.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with specialist teaching for computing, languages and sport.
Sport at East Sheen Primary School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at East Sheen Primary School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. The school offers each pupil over 5 different extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Out of school hours care from 7.45am to 6.00pm provided by an external contractor.
Find another school near East Sheen Primary School
Tower House School, East Sheen (0.7 miles); The Harrodian Prep & Pre-Prep School (1.2 miles).
Barnes Primary School (0.4 miles); St Mary Magdalen’s Catholic Primary School, Mortlake (0.5 miles); St Osmund’s Catholic Primary School, Barnes (1 mile).
The Harrodian School (1.2 miles); Ibstock Place School (1.7 miles); Putney High School (1.9 miles).
Christ’s Church of England Comprehensive Secondary School (1.7 miles); Ashcroft Technology Academy (2.2 miles); Lady Margaret School (2.7 miles).