Alderbrook Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · London, Wandsworth
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Wandsworth Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2016–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Alderbrook Primary School is a primary school in London, Wandsworth for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 31 January 2024. Wandsworth has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
Alderbrook 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2018 | 0.53 mi |
| Reception 2017 | 0.38 mi |
| Reception 2016 | 0.50 mi |
| Reception 2015 | 0.45 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, as at 29 of the 55 other Wandsworth primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- For Reception, places ran out (a last distance was published) in 4 of the 8 earlier years with a published outcome, and the distance swung sharply between some years.
- The 2026 Reception entry had 19 first-choice applications for 25 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 6 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 74% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school (England 62%), and 22% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Wandsworth schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Oldridge Road, Balham, London, SW12 8PP
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Wandsworth
- Pupils on roll
- 216 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 39.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 31 January 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils flourish in this friendly primary school, which has a strong community feel.”
- “Pupils understand and share these goals.”
- “They learn how to achieve them through a carefully designed curriculum, which includes a focus on how to stick at learning even when it is difficult.”
To improve
- “However, there are occasions when some pupils are asked to tackle work that is too difficult for them.”
- “This means that the curriculum is not implemented as well in a small number of subjects.”
- “As a result, there are instances when pupils do not progress as well through the curriculum as intended.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 March 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) | 74% | 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: 19 first-preference applications, 25 offers in total, 19 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 Wandsworth.
- Holy Ghost Catholic Primary School 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Trinity St Mary's CofE Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Ravenstone Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Honeywell Infant School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Honeywell Junior School 0.7 mi Good
- Rutherford House School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Belleville Primary School 0.8 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St Anselm's Catholic Primary School 1.0 mi Outstanding Last distance published