Complete guide for parents in Battersea choosing a Wandsworth primary school

Parents whose children will begin primary school this year must submit their preferred school choices by Sunday (15 January).

With the deadline looming, Battersea Nub News has put together a brief guide to primary schools in the area, the application process, and the timeline from there until term starts in September.

There are 62 state-funded primary schools in Wandsworth and parents can apply their child for a place at up to six.

Battersea Primary Schools

Below is a list of primary Schools in Battersea and nearby, towards neighbouring areas in Clapham and Wandsworth Common.

Included here is the school's address, its pupil size and details of the previous year's admissions.

Chesterton Primary School

Dagnall Street, Battersea Park Road, SW11 5DT

Size: 379

Ofsted rating: Outstanding

Last year: All siblings were offered a place and other applicants living up to a distance of 1,260 (1,318) metres.

St Mary's Battersea (Catholic) Primary School

7 St Joseph's Street, SW8 4EN

Size: 170

Ofsted rating: Good

Last year: All applicants were offered a place

St George's (CE) Primary School

Corunna Road, SW8 4JS

Size: 193

Ofsted rating: Good

Last year: All siblings were offered a place and other applicants living up to a distance of 1,613 metres.

Griffin Primary

Stewarts Road, SW8 4JB

Size: 177

Ofsted rating: Requires Improvement

Last year: All applicants were offered a place

John Burns Primary School

Wycliffe Road, SW11 5QR

Size: 193

Ofsted Rating: Good

Last year: All applicants were offered a place

Shaftesbury Park Primary School

Ashbury Road, SW11 5UW

Size: 332

Ofsted Rating: Good

Last year: All applicants were offered a place.

Sacred Heart Battersea (Catholic)

Este Road, SW11 2TD

Size: 353

Ofsted rating: Good

Last year: All applicants were offered a place

Christchurch (CE) Primary School

Batten Street, SW11 2TH

Size: 129

Ofsted rating: Good

Last year: All applicants were offered a place

Falconbrook Primary School

Wye Street, SW11 2LX

Size: 167

Ofsted rating: Good

Last year: All applicants were offered a place

Honeywell Infant School

Honeywell Road, SW11 6EF

Size: 270

Ofsted rating: Outstanding

Last year: All siblings were offered a place and other applicants living up to a distance of 323 metres

Ark John Archer Primary Academy

Plough Terrace, St John's Hill, SW11 2AA

Size: 210

Ofsted rating: Requires improvement

Last year: All applicants were offered a place

Belleville Primary School

Webbs Road, SW11 6PR and Meteor Street, SW11 5NZ

Size: 874

Ofsted rating: Outstanding

Last year: All siblings were offered a place and other applicants living up to a distance of 897 metres (all applicants subsequently offered a place).

Belleville Wix Academy

Wix's Lane, Clapham Common Northside, SW4 0AJ

Size: 263

Ofsted rating: Good

Last year: In the bilingual class, 12 siblings were offered places and others up to a distance of 75 metres. In the English language class, 8 siblings were offered places and others up to a distance of 586 metres.

Westbridge Academy

Bolingbroke Walk, Westbridge Road, SW11 3NE

Size: 156

Ofsted rating: Good

Last year: All applicants were offered a place

Wandsworth Primary Schools Application Process

• List up to six schools in the borough of Wandsworth; do not list private schools.
• Apply your child to several schools unless you are certain they will receive a place in the school you most prefer
• Make choices carefully by reading the admission criteria that will be used to decide which children will qualify for places if there are more applications than places available
• Apply for the schools in your local area (distance is used by most schools to decide which children are offered places)
• List the schools in the order you prefer them. If your child can be allocated a place at more than one school, the council will use this information to offer whichever of these you most prefer. The order cannot be changed at a later date.

If you apply online, you must submit the form before midnight on 15 January 2023.

Parents applying on a paper form must return it by 15 January, 2023 to:

Pupil Services

Wandsworth Council

Children's Services Department

Town Hall Extension

Wandsworth High Street

SW18 2PU

Wandsworth Primary Schools: Timeline for Applications

All applications received by 15 January 2023 will be considered together. If an application is not received by the council's Pupil Services department by this date, your child will not be considered for a place until after initial offers of places have been made on 17 April, 2023.

The council reserves the right to accept a late application where it considers there are exceptional reasons for its untimely submission. No applications received after 9 February, 2023, can be accepted for this possible leeway.

Wandsworth has published a comprehensive guide for parents which details schools in the borough, contact details, admissions information and frequently asked questions.

To find out more before submitting your application, click here.