Van Gogh Primary
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · London, Lambeth
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Lambeth Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2020–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Van Gogh Primary is a primary school in London, Lambeth for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 8 February 2023. Lambeth has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2020 to 2026 entry.
Van Gogh Primary 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2022 | 0.0 metres |
| Reception 2021 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2020 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- 64.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 51.9% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Lambeth.
- For Reception in 2026, every applicant was offered a place, as at 36 of the 57 other Lambeth primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Reception 2026 had 18 first-choice applications for 22 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 4 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 66% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 2% 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
- Cowley Road, London, SW9 6HF
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Lambeth
- Pupils on roll
- 239 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 64.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 8 February 2023
Strengths
- “Van Gogh Primary is a warm and nurturing school where pupils are happy and enjoy their learning.”
- “There is a growing sense of the school being at the heart of the community.”
- “This was summed up by one pupil, who said, ‘We are like a family at this school, with multiple adults and multiple children.”
To improve
- “Nevertheless, these strengths are not as well established in some subjects.”
- “This is because leaders were disappointed with pupils’ outcomes in mathematics in 2022.”
- “However, in some other subjects, checks on pupils’ learning are not used as well.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 29 March 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) | 66% | 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: 18 first-preference applications, 22 offers in total, 18 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.
- Christ Church Primary SW9 0.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Reay Primary School 0.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Loughborough Primary School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St John the Divine Church of England Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- St John's Angell Town Church of England Primary School 0.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Helen's Catholic Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Ashmole Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- St Stephen's Church of England Primary School 0.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published