Chesterton Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · London, Wandsworth
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
3.38 miles
Published by Wandsworth Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2016–2026 (miles)
Chesterton Primary School is a primary school in London, Wandsworth for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 13 December 2022. Wandsworth has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
Chesterton 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 | 3.38 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 0.95 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 0.99 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 1.36 mi |
| Reception 2022 | 0.78 mi |
| Reception 2018 | 0.53 mi |
| Reception 2017 | 0.30 mi |
| Reception 2016 | 0.57 mi |
| Reception 2015 | 0.34 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 lived 3.38 miles away, the longest of the 25 Wandsworth primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- The 2026 Reception last distance was further than in 2025 and 2015, and the longest of the 9 years with a published distance.
- Reception 2026 had 53 first-choice applications for 60 offers; 52 offers went to first-choice families, and 1 first-choice family was not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 77% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 13% 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
- Dagnall Street, Battersea, London, SW11 5DT
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Wandsworth
- Pupils on roll
- 416 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 49.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 13 December 2022
Strengths
- “Leaders and school staff share a strong belief that every pupil can achieve well.”
- “Leaders provide a highly effective curriculum and wide range of opportunities to enable all pupils to flourish.”
- “Pupils believe they can do well and they work hard.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 7 February 2023 (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) | 77% | 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: 53 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 52 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.
- John Burns Primary School 0.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Shaftesbury Park Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Mary's RC Voluntary Aided Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Battersea 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Westbridge Academy 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Belleville Wix Academy 0.7 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- St George's CofE Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Griffin Primary School 0.8 mi Requires improvement Last distance published