Sunnyhill Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · London, Lambeth
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Lambeth Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2018–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Sunnyhill Primary School is a primary school in London, Lambeth for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 10 July 2024. Lambeth has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2016 to 2026 entry.
Sunnyhill 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2022 | 2.12 mi |
| Reception 2021 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2020 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2019 | 1.05 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
- 55.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 21.7% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Lambeth.
- Every Reception 2026 applicant was offered a place, though places ran out in 2 of the 9 earlier years with a published outcome.
- For Reception 2026 there were 30 first-choice applications for 39 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 9 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 51% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 2nd lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Lambeth.
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
- Sunnyhill Road, Streatham, London, SW16 2UW
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Lambeth
- Pupils on roll
- 402 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 55.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 10 July 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud of their school community.”
- “The school values are the heart of school life and pupils demonstrate respect for each other.”
- “They are well supported to settle.”
To improve
- “In some subjects, teachers do not routinely check pupils’ understanding before moving on to new learning.”
- “This limits pupils’ deeper knowledge and skills in these subjects.”
- “Pupils say that learning is sometimes disrupted but teachers usually deal with this.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 24 September 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) | 51% | 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: 30 first-preference applications, 39 offers in total, 30 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.
- St Andrew's Catholic Primary School 0.4 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Hitherfield Primary School 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Crown Lane Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Julian's School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Leonard's Church of England Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Streatham Wells Primary 0.8 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Immanuel and St Andrew Church of England Primary School 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Luke's Church of England Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published