Smallwood Primary School and Language Unit
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · London, Wandsworth
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.43 miles
Published by Wandsworth Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2016–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Smallwood Primary School and Language Unit is a primary school in London, Wandsworth for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 22 February 2022. Wandsworth has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
Smallwood Primary School and Language Unit 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 | 0.29 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 0.22 mi |
| Reception 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2022 | 0.37 mi |
| Reception 2018 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2017 | 0.43 mi |
| Reception 2016 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2015 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 41% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 6% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- The Reception 2026 last distance offered was 0.43 miles, the 11th longest of 25 Wandsworth primary schools with a published last distance, and further from the school than in 2025.
- Reception 2026 had 20 first-choice applications for 29 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 9 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 42.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 21.4% across 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
- Smallwood Road, Tooting, London, SW17 0TW
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Wandsworth
- Pupils on roll
- 253 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 42.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 22 February 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy coming to school and are safe.”
- “They value their teachers and describe them as kind.”
- “They have high aspirations for all pupils and make it possible for them to succeed in their learning.”
To improve
- “Although it does take place, staff treat it seriously, and it is rarely repeated.”
- “Some subjects in the wider curriculum, such as physical education and religious education, are better developed than others.”
- “In a few subjects, the exact knowledge and steps within each topic are not always clear.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 May 2022 (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) | 41% | 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: 20 first-preference applications, 29 offers in total, 20 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.
- Gatton (VA) Primary School 0.5 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St Boniface RC Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Sellincourt Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Fircroft Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Earlsfield Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Tooting Primary School 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Franciscan Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Beatrix Potter Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published