Ealdham Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · London, Greenwich
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
2.86 miles
Published by Royal Borough of Greenwich · offers on 16 April 2026
2022–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Ealdham Primary School is a primary school in London, Greenwich for ages 3–11 (community school). Greenwich has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2022 to 2026 entry.
Ealdham Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 2.86 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception in 2026 the last child offered a place lived 2.86 miles away, the 12th longest of 48 Greenwich primary schools with a published last distance.
- The 2026 Reception last distance was further from the school than in 2025 and nearer than in 2022, and it swung sharply between some years.
- In 2026 Reception had 42 first-choice applications for 60 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 18 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 77% reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 3rd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Greenwich.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Greenwich schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Ealdham Square, Eltham, London, SE9 6BP
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Greenwich
- Pupils on roll
- 455 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 40.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 14 April 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils experience a caring and inclusive environment where they feel supported and ready to learn.”
- “They enjoy learning across the curriculum and engage positively in lessons.”
- “Pupils speak enthusiastically about what they are learning and show curiosity and interest in their work.”
To improve
- “While attendance remains a challenge for some pupils, systems and support are improving.”
- “However, some pupils are less confident about important knowledge that they have learned in a small number of subjects.”
- “Sometimes, teaching does not adapt or check pupils' understanding closely.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 8 June 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 77% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 42 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 42 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Greenwich.
- Haimo Primary School 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Henwick Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- St Thomas More Catholic Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Wingfield Primary School 0.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Gordon Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Brooklands Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Kidbrooke Park Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Middle Park Primary School 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published