St Bede's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided 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, 2020–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
St Bede's Catholic Primary School is a primary school in London, Lambeth for ages 3–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next, from the inspection on 1 March 2023. Lambeth has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2020 to 2026 entry.
St Bede's Catholic 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 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2022 | 0.0 metres |
| Reception 2021 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2020 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Reception 2026 had 9 first-choice applications for 19 offers, or 0.5 first choices per offer, the 3rd lowest of 58 Lambeth primary schools.
- In Reception 2026 every applicant was offered a place, and every first-choice family was offered one; 10 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In Reception 2026, 3 of the 30 applications (10%) came from families living outside Lambeth, and 2 offers went to them.
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
- Thornton Road, Clapham Park, London, SW12 0LF
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Lambeth
- Pupils on roll
- 143 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 44.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next Inspected 1 March 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are friendly and caring in this welcoming school community.”
- “They are enthusiastic about their learning in different subjects.”
- “They are confident that staff look out for them, take their concerns seriously and are there to talk to if they have any worries.”
To improve
- “Occasionally, gaps in pupils' learning are not identified and addressed as routinely well, which hinders pupils' progression to more complex concepts.”
- “Leaders have found that, occasionally, targets lack precision.”
- “When this is the case, adaptations are not as precisely focused on pupils' educational needs and the impact of additional support is less secure.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 September 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 9 first-preference applications, 19 offers in total, 9 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.
- Telferscot Primary School 0.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Henry Cavendish Primary School 0.3 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Richard Atkins Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Glenbrook Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Christ Church, Streatham Church of England Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Bonneville Primary School 0.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- The Orchard School 0.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Iqra Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published