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Victoria Drive Primary Pupil Referral Unit

Special / other · London · SW19 6HR

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Outstanding

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Outstanding. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 9 March 2023

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At a glance

School type
Pupil referral unit
Age range
5–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
0% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
0% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
0% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
0% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
https://www.victoriapru.wandsworth.sch.uk/
URN
132077

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
8.7
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

87% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 13% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, special schools and PRUs: 0.68% vacant, 1.02% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

62.5% of teachers took sickness absence, 3.8 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £65,933; 50% on the leadership pay range · England, special schools and PRUs: £53,604, 18.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£23,036
Typical special / other school£30,084

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for pupil referral unit schools in brackets: Staff 86% (78%) · premises 7% (4%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 1% (4%) · supplies and services 6% (11%) · educational supplies 3% (3%) · bought-in professional services 2% (5%) · catering 0% (1%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £530,545; in-year balance -£36,166

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
3/10more deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
6/10around the middle for England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher52.9%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications13.6%18.1%
In managerial or professional work41.4%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways14.4%18.1%
Residents in very good health56.9%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier42.8%62.3%
Social housing17.3%17.1%
Privately rented39.7%20.5%
Detached houses6%22.9%
Flats82.6%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms15.8%21.1%
Households with no car or van39.4%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01004636 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£522,500530 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£385,000–£947,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (20)£2,550,000
Semi-detached (30)£1,230,500
Terraced (135)£1,230,000
Flat (345)£417,000

Homes around this school are dearer than three quarters of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
0an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
10an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
35an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
4an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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