Alderwood Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · London, Greenwich
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.79 miles
Published by Royal Borough of Greenwich · offers on 16 April 2026
2022–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Alderwood Primary School is a primary school in London, Greenwich for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Greenwich has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2022 to 2026 entry.
Alderwood 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 | 1.79 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 87% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 2nd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Greenwich.
- For Reception 2026 there were 27 first-choice applications for 28 offers; 25 offers went to first-choice families and 2 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2026 the last child offered a Reception place lived 1.79 miles from the school, about the same as in 2025 and nearer than in 2022.
- Of its pupils, 57.3% are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 14.4% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Greenwich.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Greenwich schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Rainham Close, Eltham, London, SE9 2JH
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Greenwich
- Pupils on roll
- 192 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 57.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 9 December 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils arrive at Alderwood Primary School happy and keen to start their day.”
- “They receive a warm welcome from staff.”
- “Positive and trusting relationships between staff and pupils underpin all aspects of the school’s work.”
To improve
- “That said, occasionally, teachers do not use these learning plans as effectively as they could to modify some aspects of learning for a small number of pupils.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 27 January 2026 (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) | 87% | 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: 27 first-preference applications, 28 offers in total, 25 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 Greenwich.
- Wyborne Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School 1.0 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Eltham Church of England Primary School 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Deansfield Primary School 1.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Gordon Primary School 1.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Greenacres Primary School and Language Impairment Unit 1.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Montbelle Primary School 1.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Christ Church Church of England Primary School, Shooters Hill 1.8 mi Good Last distance published