Holy Ghost Catholic Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 5–11 · London, Wandsworth
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.52 miles
Published by Wandsworth Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2015–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Holy Ghost Catholic Primary School is a primary school in London, Wandsworth for ages 5–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 6 June 2024. Wandsworth has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
Holy Ghost Catholic 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 | 0.52 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 1.03 mi |
| Reception 2024 | Not published |
| Reception 2023 | Not published |
| Reception 2022 | 0.28 mi |
| Reception 2018 | 0.50 mi |
| Reception 2017 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2016 | 0.73 mi |
| Reception 2015 | 0.58 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2026 Reception entry, the last child offered a place lived 0.52 miles away, the 9th longest of 25 Wandsworth primary schools with a published last distance.
- The 2026 Reception last distance was nearer the school than in 2025 and nearer than in 2015, though it swung sharply between some years.
- 2026 Reception entry had 42 first-choice applications for 30 offers; 28 offers went to first-choice families, and 14 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 86% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 29% 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
- Nightingale Square, Balham, London, SW12 8QJ
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Wandsworth
- Pupils on roll
- 197 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 6.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 6 June 2024
Strengths
- “The school has high expectations of its pupils.”
- “Pupils achieve exceedingly well in national tests for reading and mathematics, including pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).”
- “In the early years, children get off to an excellent start, particualrly in developing a wide, rich vocabulary and strong early writing skills.”
To improve
- “Currently, the school is redeveloping some aspects of the curriculum where the key knowledge to be learned is less clearly defined than in the rest of the curriculum.”
- “Where this is the case, teaching does not emphasise the most important concepts and, as a result, pupils find it difficult to recall some of the content they have been taught.”
- “Outcomes in other subjects are more variable, and particularly in subjects where the curriculum is not as well developed.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 23 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) | 86% | 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: 42 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 28 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.
- Alderbrook Primary School 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Trinity St Mary's CofE Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Ravenstone Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Honeywell Infant School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Honeywell Junior School 0.5 mi Good
- Rutherford House School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Belleville Primary School 0.7 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Fircroft Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published