Telferscot Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · London, Lambeth
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.29 miles
Published by Lambeth Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2018–2026 (miles)
Telferscot Primary School is a primary school in London, Lambeth for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 11 February 2025. Lambeth has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2016 to 2026 entry.
Telferscot 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 | 0.29 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 0.66 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 0.51 mi |
| Reception 2022 | 0.52 mi |
| Reception 2021 | 0.29 mi |
| Reception 2020 | 0.20 mi |
| Reception 2019 | 0.31 mi |
| Reception 2018 | 0.22 mi |
| Reception 2017 | 0.18 mi |
| Reception 2016 | 0.27 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- 9.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Lambeth is 44.8%.
- For Reception 2026, Telferscot had 68 first-choice applications for 59 offers; 46 offers went to first-choice families and 22 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2026 the last child offered a Reception place lived 0.29 miles away, the 6th shortest of 21 Lambeth primary schools with a published last distance.
- In 2024/25, 70% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 15% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
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
- Telferscot Road, Balham, London, SW12 0HW
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Lambeth
- Pupils on roll
- 436 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 9.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 11 February 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils are enthusiastic and excited to share their learning.”
- “They are incredibly proud of their school community and value their positive relationships with staff and peers.”
- “Pupils demonstrate positive attitudes to learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 March 2025 (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) | 70% | 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: 68 first-preference applications, 59 offers in total, 46 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 Bede's Catholic Primary School 0.2 mi School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Henry Cavendish Primary School 0.3 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Richard Atkins Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Christ Church, Streatham Church of England Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Bonneville Primary School 0.7 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- The Orchard School 0.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Glenbrook Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published