Rutherford House School
Primary · Free schools · Ages 4–11 · London, Wandsworth
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.48 miles
Published by Wandsworth Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2016–2026 (miles)
Rutherford House School is a primary school in London, Wandsworth for ages 4–11 (free schools). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 13 July 2022. Wandsworth has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
Rutherford House 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 | 0.48 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 0.37 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 0.34 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 0.90 mi |
| Reception 2022 | 0.64 mi |
| Reception 2018 | 0.44 mi |
| Reception 2017 | 0.25 mi |
| Reception 2016 | 0.28 mi |
| Reception 2015 | 0.52 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception in 2026, the last child offered a place lived 0.48 miles from the school, the 10th longest of 25 Wandsworth primary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 0.36 miles).
- The Reception last distance swung sharply between some years, and the 2026 figure was further from the school than in 2025.
- For Reception 2026 there were 67 first-choice applications for 60 offers; 50 offers went to first-choice families, and 17 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 73% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 17% 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
- 217 Balham High Road, Balham, Wandsworth, London, SW17 7BS
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Wandsworth
- Pupils on roll
- 376 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 16.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 13 July 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy to be at this school.”
- “Staff look after pupils well and keep them safe.”
- “Pupils take great pride in their school.”
To improve
- “In a few subjects and in the early years, leaders’ curriculum thinking is not as well developed.”
- “They have not identified fully the essential subject knowledge that pupils need to know and remember.”
- “Pupils’ knowledge in these subjects is not as secure as in other subjects.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 28 September 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) | 73% | 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: 67 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 50 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.
- Ravenstone Primary School 0.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Trinity St Mary's CofE Primary School 0.2 mi Good Last distance published
- St Anselm's Catholic Primary School 0.3 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Fircroft Primary School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Hillbrook School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Holy Ghost Catholic Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Alderbrook Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Gatton (VA) Primary School 0.8 mi Outstanding Last distance published