John Ball Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 2–11 · London, Lewisham
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.63 miles
Published by Lewisham Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2018–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
John Ball Primary School is a primary school in London, Lewisham for ages 2–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 8 May 2024. Lewisham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
John Ball 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 | 0.63 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2018 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception in 2026 there were 138 first-choice applications for 91 offers; 85 offers went to first-choice families and 53 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- 177 of the 374 applications (47%) for Reception 2026 came from families living outside Lewisham, and 28 offers went to them.
- The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 lived 0.63 miles away, the 7th longest of 19 Lewisham primary schools with a published last distance.
- In 2024/25, 71% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 4th highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Lewisham.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Lewisham schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Southvale Road, Blackheath, London, SE3 0TP
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Lewisham
- Pupils on roll
- 672 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 11.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 8 May 2024
Strengths
- “Leaders’ and staff’s vision ‘to nurture each child to reach their full potential’ comes to life at this school.”
- “Pupils love their school and being part of the John Ball community.”
- “This is reflected in their high attendance.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 June 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) | 71% | 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: 138 first-preference applications, 91 offers in total, 85 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 Lewisham.
- All Saints' Church of England Primary School Blackheath 0.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Margaret's Lee CofE Primary School 0.5 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St Saviour's Catholic Primary School 0.8 mi Not judged
- Brindishe Lee School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Brindishe Manor School 1.0 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Brindishe Green School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- St Mary's Lewisham Church of England Primary School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade
- St Winifred's RC Primary School 1.3 mi School remains Good