Community school · Lambeth

Telferscot Primary School

3–11Ages
436Pupils
PrimaryPhase
100586URN

Telferscot Road, Balham, London, SW12 0HW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

4.1per place

1.4 above Lambeth median (2.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lambeth

243 applications for 59 places · 6th of 51 in Lambeth

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

70%met the expected standard

Lambeth 69% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 11 February 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

4.1applications per place, Reception

1.4 above Lambeth median (2.8) 1.9 above England median (2.2)

243 applications · 59 places offered · 68 named it first

2026 4.1; Lambeth median median 2.8
2025 3.2; Lambeth median median 2.9
2024 3.7; Lambeth median median 2.7
2023 3.7; Lambeth median median 3.1
2022 3.6; Lambeth median median 2.8
2021 4.4; Lambeth median median 3.0
2020 4.0; Lambeth median median 2.9
2019 4.4; Lambeth median median 3.0
2018 4.2; Lambeth median median 3.1
2017 4.9; Lambeth median median 3.1
2016 4.7; Lambeth median median 3.1
2015 3.9; Lambeth median median 3.0
2014 3.7; Lambeth median median 3.0

More applications per place than the Lambeth median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Lambeth median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	59	243	4.1	68	1.15
Sep 2025	60	191	3.2	53	0.88
Sep 2024	59	217	3.7	60	1.02
Sep 2023	58	214	3.7	65	1.12
Sep 2022	60	217	3.6	71	1.18
Sep 2021	60	265	4.4	71	1.18
Sep 2020	59	237	4.0	78	1.32
Sep 2019	59	257	4.4	62	1.05
Sep 2018	60	250	4.2	75	1.25
Sep 2017	60	293	4.9	92	1.53
Sep 2016	60	280	4.7	82	1.37
Sep 2015	60	232	3.9	60	1.00
Sep 2014	60	223	3.7	72	1.20

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 85% · Writing 78% · Maths 81% → all three 70% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard70%27th of 56 in Lambeth

Lambeth 69% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard85%

Lambeth 81% England 78%

Higher standard41%

Lambeth 42% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard78%

Lambeth 78% England 75%

Greater depth26%

Lambeth 19% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard81%

Lambeth 81% England 77%

Higher standard30%

Lambeth 29% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Lambeth median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	70%	15%	107	106
2023/24	72%	21%	108	106
2022/23	63%	8%	108	103

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Telferscot Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

4.1applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
St Bede's Catholic Primary School
0.2 km · Lambeth

2026

1.6applications per place
Henry Cavendish Primary School
0.5 km · Lambeth

Outstanding2024

5.5applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Richard Atkins Primary School
0.9 km · Lambeth

Remains Good2022

2.2applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
The Orchard School
1.1 km · Lambeth

Standards maintained2025

3.0applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Christ Church, Streatham Church of England Primary School
1.1 km · Lambeth

Remains Good2022

2.1applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
Alderbrook Primary School
1.1 km · Wandsworth

Good2024

3.7applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Ravenstone Primary School
1.2 km · Wandsworth

Good2023

4.7applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Bonneville Primary School
1.2 km · Lambeth

Outstanding2024

3.9applications per place 89%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 100586 · 208/2591
Capacity: 455 pupils · 436 on roll
Free school meals: 9.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Telferscot Road, Balham, London, SW12 0HW
Local authority: Lambeth

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources