Jessop Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 2–11 · London, Lambeth
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.24 miles
Published by Lambeth Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2018–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Jessop Primary School is a primary school in London, Lambeth for ages 2–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 30 January 2024. Lambeth has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2016 to 2026 entry.
Jessop 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 | 0.24 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 0.43 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 0.29 mi |
| Reception 2022 | 1.13 mi |
| Reception 2021 | 0.76 mi |
| Reception 2020 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2019 | 0.76 mi |
| Reception 2018 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2017 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2016 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception 2026, the last child offered a place lived 0.24 miles away, the 3rd shortest of 21 Lambeth primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- For Reception 2026 there were 62 first-choice applications for 30 offers; 27 offers went to first-choice families, and 35 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 85% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 21% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- The 2024/25 reading, writing and maths result was the 2nd highest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Lambeth that have results.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Lambeth schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Lowden Road, Herne Hill, London, SE24 0BJ
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Lambeth
- Pupils on roll
- 281 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 32% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 30 January 2024
Strengths
- “Jessop Primary School is a welcoming and caring community where pupils are happy, safe and thrive.”
- “All pupils benefit from the nurturing approach to their education and development, founded on strong relationships.”
- “Pupils play an important part in shaping their school through the many opportunities provided for them to lead and be active citizens.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 March 2024 (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) | 85% | 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: 62 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 27 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 Lambeth.
- Hill Mead Primary School 0.3 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- St Saviour's Church of England Primary School 0.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Jude's Church of England Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- St John's Angell Town Church of England Primary School 0.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Loughborough Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Helen's Catholic Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Jubilee Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Sudbourne Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published