Reay Primary School
Primary · Foundation school · Ages 3–11 · LONDON, Lambeth
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.43 miles
Published by Lambeth Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2020–2026 (miles)
Reay Primary School is a primary school in LONDON, Lambeth for ages 3–11 (foundation school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 4 December 2024. Lambeth has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2020 to 2026 entry.
Reay 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 | 0.43 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 0.43 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 0.64 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 0.47 mi |
| Reception 2022 | 0.0 metres |
| Reception 2020 | 0.24 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In Reception 2026 the last child offered a place lived 0.43 miles from the school, the 8th shortest of 21 Lambeth primary schools with a published last distance.
- The 2026 Reception last distance was about the same as in 2025 and further than in 2020, and it swung sharply between some years.
- Reception 2026 had 26 first-choice applications for 30 offers; 24 offers went to first-choice families, and 2 first-choice families (8%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 77% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 2nd highest 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
- Hackford Road, Stockwell, LONDON, SW9 0EN
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Lambeth
- Pupils on roll
- 216 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 53.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 4 December 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils really enjoy everything this school has to offer.”
- “They describe Reay as a welcoming and friendly place where everyone knows each other.”
- “Pupils are happy and safe here.”
To improve
- “However, there are inconsistencies in how well the curriculum is taught in some subjects.”
- “Sometimes, the activities pupils complete are not as effective as they could be at helping pupils to learn the most important subject knowledge.”
- “Occasionally, activities do not build well on pupils’ previous learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 29 January 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) | 77% | 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: 26 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 24 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.
- Van Gogh Primary 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Ashmole Primary School 0.3 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Christ Church Primary SW9 0.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Stephen's Church of England Primary School 0.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Herbert Morrison Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- St Mark's Church of England Primary School 0.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St John the Divine Church of England Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Wyvil Primary School and Resource Bases for Speech, Language and Communication Needs, and Autism 0.5 mi Good Last distance published