John Burns 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.
John Burns 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 28 June 2023. Wandsworth has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
John Burns 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 | 0.67 mi |
| Reception 2017 | 0.30 mi |
| Reception 2016 | 0.25 mi |
| Reception 2015 | 0.30 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every Reception applicant was offered a place in 2026, though places ran out, with a last distance published, in 4 of the 8 earlier years.
- Reception 2026 drew 11 first-choice applications for 14 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place and 3 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 90% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Wandsworth.
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
- Wycliffe Road, Lavender Hill, London, SW11 5QR
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Wandsworth
- Pupils on roll
- 158 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 63.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 28 June 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud to attend John Burns.”
- “Leaders have worked hard to build a united community.”
- “They have created an exciting environment, full of opportunities for learning, collaboration and play.”
To improve
- “However, in some other subjects, the tasks pupils complete do not match the ambition of the designed curriculum.”
- “In these instances, pupils do not build as secure knowledge and understanding over time.”
- “However, there are a few occasions where low-level disruption in some lessons prevents pupils from learning as well as they could.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 29 September 2023 (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) | 90% | 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: 11 first-preference applications, 14 offers in total, 11 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.
- Shaftesbury Park Primary School 0.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Chesterton Primary School 0.3 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Belleville Wix Academy 0.4 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- St Mary's RC Voluntary Aided Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Battersea 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Griffin Primary School 0.7 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- St George's CofE Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Falconbrook Primary School 0.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published