Hornsby House School
Hornsby House School is an independent school in London for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 433 pupils and room for 450.
Hearnville Road, London, London, SW12 8RS020 8673 7573hornsbyhouse.org.ukMr Edward Rees headteacherAll details
Inspection
This private school is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted. Its reports are at isi.net.
Results
The government does not publish comparable results for most independent schools (IGCSEs are left out of its measures), so none are shown here.
Getting a place
Open to all. There is no entrance test.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Wandsworth council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 433 | 437 | 441 | 437 | 423 | 429 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 36% | 25% | 22% | 10% | 19% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chestnut Grove Academy | Academy | 80 m | 1,327 | Good 2024 | 80 | Compare |
| Balham Nursery School | Local authority nursery school | 220 m | 48 | No overall grade 2025 | – | Compare |
| Trinity St Mary's CofE Primary School | Church of England | 260 m | 103 | Good 2024 | 83 | Compare |
| Holy Ghost Catholic Primary School | Roman Catholic | 320 m | 197 | Good 2024 | 96 | Compare |
| Ravenstone Primary School | Academy | 420 m | 283 | Good 2023 | 66 | Compare |
| Oak Lodge School | Council | 450 m | 96 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Eveline Day School | Independent | 510 m | 78 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Alderbrook Primary School | Council | 630 m | 216 | Good 2024 | 63 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Hornsby House School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Hornsby House School yet.
How many pupils does Hornsby House School have?
433 pupils aged 4 to 11 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 450 places, so it is 96% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Hearnville Road, London, London, SW12 8RS
- Telephone
- 020 8673 7573
- Website
- www.hornsbyhouse.org.uk
- Headteacher
- Mr Edward Rees
- Type of school
- Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
- Phase
- Independent school, ages 4-11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Wandsworth
- Ward
- Balham
- Constituency
- Tooting
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 11 October 1988
- URN
- 101078 · LAESTAB 2126371 · UKPRN 10072285
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.