Hotham Primary School
Community primary school in London (Wandsworth).
KS2 RWM expected
78%
▲ 16pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
85%
▲ 10pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
80%
▲ 6pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
87%
▲ 15pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
95.5%
▲ 1pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
20.5
▼ 0.2 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
21.5%
▼ 3pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
95%
400 / 420 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
Hotham Primary School is a primary school located in London, Wandsworth. The school caters for boys and girls aged 3 to 11. The Headteacher is Richard Byrne-Smith.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
21 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Athletics
- Basketball
- Choir
- Coding
- Computing
- Cooking
- Cricket
- Cross Country
- Dance
- Drama
- Fencing
- Football
- Gymnastics
- Multisports
- Music
- Netball
and 5 more
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
- Inclusion Quality MarkInclusion
Key facts
- URN
- 101013
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Wandsworth
- Constituency
- Putney
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (14 current, 3 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Bellis | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2030 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Kate DaSilva | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Jane Mitchell | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Colin Wheeler | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Rhidian Boobier | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Dr Shweta Gidwan | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Thampi Raveendran | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Lucia Lamb | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Christine Garthwaite-Brown | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Pratap Chatterjee | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr James Ma | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Emma Savage | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Giles Jiggens | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2022 · until 2030 |
| Headteacher Richard Byrne-Smith | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2020 |
| Vanessa Tran Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Jane Mitchell Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2025 |
| Roberta Gamba Former | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record