Hillbrook School
Primary · Foundation 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.
Hillbrook School is a primary school in London, Wandsworth for ages 3–11 (foundation school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 12 June 2024. Wandsworth has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
Hillbrook 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 | 1.17 mi |
| Reception 2022 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2018 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2017 | 1.74 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
- Every Reception applicant was offered a place in 2026, while places ran out, with a last distance published, in 2 of the 8 earlier years.
- Reception 2026 had 40 first-choice applications for 58 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 18 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 70% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 5% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- The school has 17.1 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 21.7 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
- Hillbrook Road, Tooting, London, SW17 8SG
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Wandsworth
- Pupils on roll
- 567 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 35.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 12 June 2024
Strengths
- “The school sits at the heart of the local community.”
- “Despite its considerable size, every pupil is known and valued here.”
- “Pupils said that there was a family feel at the school.”
To improve
- “In some subjects, curriculum changes are recent and have not been fully embedded.”
- “This limits pupils’ deeper knowledge and skills in these subjects.”
- “In some subjects, the school does not use pupils’ assessment information to identify and address any gaps in pupils’ knowledge closely.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 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) | 70% | 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: 40 first-preference applications, 58 offers in total, 40 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.
- Franciscan Primary School 0.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Tooting Primary School 0.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Anselm's Catholic Primary School 0.3 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St Boniface RC Primary School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Gatton (VA) Primary School 0.4 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Fircroft Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Rutherford House School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Furzedown Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published