Hitherfield Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · London, Lambeth
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.59 miles
Published by Lambeth Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2018–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Hitherfield Primary School is a primary school in London, Lambeth for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 8 October 2024. Lambeth has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2016 to 2026 entry.
Hitherfield 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 | 0.59 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 0.45 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 0.57 mi |
| Reception 2022 | 1.19 mi |
| Reception 2021 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2020 | 0.67 mi |
| Reception 2019 | 0.40 mi |
| Reception 2018 | 0.63 mi |
| Reception 2017 | 0.42 mi |
| Reception 2016 | 0.55 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception 2026, the last child offered a place lived 0.59 miles away, the 10th longest of 21 Lambeth primary schools with a published last distance.
- The 2026 Reception last distance was further from the school than in 2025 and about the same as in 2016, with sharp swings between some years.
- Reception 2026 had 92 first-choice applications for 90 offers; 77 offers went to first-choice families, and 15 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 57% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 15% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Lambeth schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Leigham Vale, Streatham, London, SW16 2JQ
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Lambeth
- Pupils on roll
- 630 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 21% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 8 October 2024
Strengths
- “Hitherfield Primary School is a welcoming, inclusive environment where pupils are safe and happy.”
- “Parents and carers are overwhelmingly positive about the school.”
- “Leaders make significant efforts to work with the community.”
To improve
- “However, in a few subjects, this is done less consistently.”
- “As a result, adaptations to the curriculum that would help some pupils secure their understanding more effectively are not made swiftly enough.”
- “This is less consistent in unstructured times and leaders are prioritising this.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 15 November 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) | 57% | 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: 92 first-preference applications, 90 offers in total, 77 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 Lambeth.
- Streatham Wells Primary 0.3 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Fenstanton Primary School 0.4 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Julian's School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Sunnyhill Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- The Orchard School 0.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Christ Church, Streatham Church of England Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Crown Lane Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published