Fenstanton 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.
Fenstanton Primary School is a primary school in London, Lambeth for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Requires improvement, from the inspection on 14 June 2023. Lambeth has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2016 to 2026 entry.
Fenstanton 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 | 6.88 mi |
| Reception 2021 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2020 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2019 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| 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
- Ofsted's latest outcome, on 14 June 2023, was Requires improvement; among the 8 nearest primary schools in Lambeth, 4 are Good, 2 Outstanding and 2 have no current grade.
- In 2024/25, 63% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 2% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Every Reception applicant was offered a place in 2026, with 3 first-choice applications for 6 offers: 0.5 first choices per offer, the 4th lowest of 58 Lambeth primary schools.
- Of pupils on roll, 56.6% are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 41.7% across 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
- Abbots Park, Tulse Hill, London, SW2 3PW
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Lambeth
- Pupils on roll
- 145 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 56.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Requires improvement Inspected 14 June 2023
Strengths
- “Now that the school's future is more assured, pupils are benefiting from calm, consistency and the high expectations that staff hold for them.”
- “Pupils feel part of a close-knit community.”
- “They enjoy a curriculum that has been strengthened in recent years.”
To improve
- “Pupils found this unsettling, and some of their friends left the school.”
- “Pupils' achievement has not been high enough in the past.”
- “Results at the end of Year 6 were below the national average for several years.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 8 September 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) | 63% | 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: 3 first-preference applications, 6 offers in total, 3 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.
- Streatham Wells Primary 0.2 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- The Orchard School 0.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Christ Church, Streatham Church of England Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Hitherfield Primary School 0.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Richard Atkins Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Jubilee Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Rosendale Primary School 0.7 mi Outstanding Last distance published