Trafalgar Infant School
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Trafalgar Infant School is a council school in Twickenham for boys and girls aged 5 to 7. It has 133 pupils and room for 180. About 18 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, a bit fewer than at most schools. We give it 65 out of 100. That puts it in line with schools like it, ahead of 70% of the 50 schools most like it. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2023.
Gothic Road, Twickenham, TW2 5EH020 8894 5729trafalgarfederation.org.ukMrs Sarah Keefe headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 5 December 2023, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Good overall.
Results
No published results yet for this school.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
134 places were empty (50% of the total), so almost everyone who applies gets in. Pupil numbers have fallen by 38% since 2021/22, so places are getting easier to find.
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 Richmond upon Thames council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who a school teaches matters. That is why our score compares it with schools that take in a similar mix of children, not with every school in the country.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (9), Autistic spectrum disorder (3), Other difficulty or disability (3), emotional and mental health (2), Hearing impairment (1).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 133 | 138 | 149 | 188 | 222 | 231 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 18% | 15% | 14% | 17% | 16% | 12% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 29% | 25% | 32% | 11% | 10% | 8% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 7% | 7% | 7% | 2% | 7% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 4% | 4% | 3% | 3% | 1% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 95.8% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2018/19 | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 4.2% | 3.7% | 4.9% | 6.9% | 2.4% | 3.0% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 3.3% | 3.0% | 4.0% | 6.1% | 2.2% | 2.3% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 0.7% | 0.2% | 0.7% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 9.8% | 8.4% | 14.6% | 18.3% | 5.9% | 4.5% | 12.8% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 5.1 | 3.4 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
Staff
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025.
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 primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trafalgar Junior School | Council | 370 m | 274 | Good 2023 | 81 | Compare |
| Archdeacon Cambridge's Church of England Primary School | Church of England | 700 m | 440 | Good 2023 | 96 | Compare |
| Twickenham Primary Academy | Free school | 770 m | 380 | Not inspected | 69 | Compare |
| St James's Catholic Primary School | Roman Catholic | 900 m | 669 | No overall grade 2024 | 98 | Compare |
| Chase Bridge Primary School | Council | 0.7 miles | 656 | No overall grade 2025 | 97 | Compare |
| St Edmund's Catholic Primary School | Roman Catholic | 0.7 miles | 442 | Good 2022 | 85 | Compare |
| St Richard Reynolds Catholic Primary School | Academy | 0.7 miles | 210 | Outstanding 2024 | 100 | Compare |
| Bishop Perrin Church of England Primary School | Church of England | 0.7 miles | 204 | Outstanding 2024 | 95 | Compare |
Compared with schools like it
Our score compares Trafalgar Infant School with the 47 schools in England whose pupils are most like its own. We match on family income, how many children are learning English, special needs, the neighbourhood, the size of the school and how it admits pupils. Those 47 schools are dotted all over the country, so we don't list them. What matters is where this school sits among them.
Nearby schools with a similar mix of pupils that score higher
Of those 47 schools, these are within 25 km and score at least five points more than Trafalgar Infant School, nearest first. A school with the same kind of pupils and a higher score is the fairest sign that it gets more out of them.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St John the Baptist Church of England Junior School | Church of England | 2.6 miles | 212 | Good 2024 | 78 | Compare |
| St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School | Roman Catholic | 4.2 miles | 152 | Good 2024 | 85 | Compare |
| Cuddington Community Primary School | Academy | 6.5 miles | 182 | Not inspected | 72 | Compare |
| Hasmonean Primary School | Jewish | 11.1 miles | 172 | Good 2024 | 93 | Compare |
How the score was worked out
The score is out of 100. A 65 means that once everything below is added up, this school comes out ahead of 65% of primary schools in England. Results bounce around from year to year, especially in small schools, so we also show a likely range: 36 to 85. That range is wide enough that the school could sit in the next band, so take the band as a rough guide rather than a verdict. Every part is judged against schools with a similar mix of pupils. For small schools we pull each part towards the group average, so one unusual year can't swing the score too far.
| What we looked at | How much it counts | Against schools like it | Effect on the score | Based on |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Results over three years | 0% | no data | – | |
| Ofsted inspection | 20% | in line | +0.03 | Ofsted grade, 2.8 years old |
| Progress pupils make | 0% | no data | – | |
| Direction of travel over five years | 10% | in line | +0.03 | results and attendance falling year on year |
| Attendance and behaviour | 10% | above | +0.11 | 2024/25; 92 pupils |
| Results, allowing for the mix of pupils | 0% | no data | – | |
| What parents say | 0% | no data | – |
Worked out on 13 September 2026 (method v1). Read how the score works, including every weight and the checks we run. Think a number is wrong? Tell us.
Questions parents ask
Is Trafalgar Infant School a good school?
It is about average. Trafalgar Infant School scores 65 out of 100. That is in line with schools that take in a similar mix of pupils, and ahead of 70% of the 50 schools most like it in England. The score could fairly be anywhere from 36 to 85, so a few points either way between schools doesn't mean much.
What is Trafalgar Infant School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Trafalgar Infant School good at its last full inspection on 5 December 2023.
How many pupils does Trafalgar Infant School have?
133 pupils aged 5 to 7 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 180 places, so it is 74% full.
Is Trafalgar Infant School oversubscribed?
Probably not. 134 places were empty in 2024/25 (50% of the total), so most families who apply get a place.
What is attendance like at Trafalgar Infant School?
Pupils were in school 95.8% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 10% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
How big are the classes at Trafalgar Infant School?
The average class had 22.2 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. No class had more than 30 pupils.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Gothic Road, Twickenham, TW2 5EH
- Telephone
- 020 8894 5729
- Website
- trafalgarfederation.org.uk
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Keefe
- Type of school
- Council school (Community school, local authority maintained schools)
- Phase
- Primary school, ages 5-7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Richmond upon Thames
- Ward
- West Twickenham
- Constituency
- Twickenham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 102901 · LAESTAB 3182024 · UKPRN 10071900
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.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Class sizes: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- 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.