Beatrix Potter Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · London, Wandsworth
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.36 miles
Published by Wandsworth Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2016–2026 (miles)
Beatrix Potter Primary School is a primary school in London, Wandsworth for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 20 June 2024. Wandsworth has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
Beatrix Potter 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 | 0.36 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 0.49 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 0.58 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 0.39 mi |
| Reception 2022 | 0.55 mi |
| Reception 2018 | 0.46 mi |
| Reception 2017 | 0.18 mi |
| Reception 2016 | 0.36 mi |
| Reception 2015 | 0.13 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- At Reception in 2026 the last child offered a place lived 0.36 miles away, the 13th longest of 25 Wandsworth primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- The 2026 Reception last distance was nearer the school than in 2025 and further than in 2015, and it swung sharply between some years.
- There were 57 first-choice applications for 60 offers at Reception in 2026; 46 offers went to first-choice families, and 11 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 71% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school (England 62%), while 6% 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
- Magdalen Road, Earlsfield, London, SW18 3ER
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Wandsworth
- Pupils on roll
- 362 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 14.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 20 June 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils typically look forward to coming to a school where they said, ‘no new day is the same’.”
- “They enjoy learning new things.”
- “They are safe and know that staff will help them if they have any concerns.”
To improve
- “On occasion, pupils are set activities that are not as effective in supporting them to learn the intended subject content.”
- “Sometimes however, pupils’ understanding of subject vocabulary is not as secure as it should be.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 15 July 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: 57 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 46 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.
- Earlsfield Primary School 0.2 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Floreat Wandsworth Primary School 0.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Swaffield School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Allfarthing Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Riversdale Primary School 0.7 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Fircroft Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Anglo Portuguese School of London 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Smallwood Primary School and Language Unit 0.9 mi Good Last distance published