West Hill Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 2–11 · 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.
West Hill Primary School is a primary school in London, Wandsworth for ages 2–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 28 February 2024. Wandsworth has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
West Hill 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2017 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| 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
- 43.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 28.8% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Wandsworth.
- Reception 2026 drew 16 first-choice applications for 31 offers, 0.5 first choices per offer, the 4th lowest of 54 Wandsworth primary schools.
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, and 15 of the offers went to families who ranked the school second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 50% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 5% 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
- 5 Merton Road, London, SW18 5ST
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Wandsworth
- Pupils on roll
- 162 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 43.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 28 February 2024
Strengths
- “Relationships between staff and pupils are professional, positive and warm.”
- “Staff know pupils and their families well.”
- “Pupils’ safety and well-being is treated with the utmost importance by staff.”
To improve
- “Some changes are not embedded, including the use of checks to measure what pupils know and remember over time.”
- “Sometimes, teaching is not as well adapted as it could be to meet pupils’ needs and abilities, including for pupils with SEND.”
- “On occasion, this affects some pupils’ concentration in class and they become restless and their attention wanes.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 30 April 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) | 50% | 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: 16 first-preference applications, 31 offers in total, 16 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.
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary and Nursery School 0.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Anglo Portuguese School of London 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- St Michael's CofE Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Brandlehow Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- St Faith's CofE Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Allfarthing Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Swaffield School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Riversdale Primary School 0.7 mi Requires improvement Last distance published