Community school · Wandsworth

Alderbrook Primary School

3–11Ages
216Pupils
PrimaryPhase
100995URN

Oldridge Road, Balham, London, SW12 8PP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.7per place

0.6 above Wandsworth median (3.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Wandsworth

92 applications for 25 places · 16th of 50 in Wandsworth

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

74%met the expected standard

Wandsworth 71% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 31 January 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

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

3.7applications per place, Reception

0.6 above Wandsworth median (3.1) 1.5 above England median (2.2)

92 applications · 25 places offered · 19 named it first

2026 3.7; Wandsworth median median 3.1
2025 3.5; Wandsworth median median 2.8
2024 6.0; Wandsworth median median 3.0
2023 3.0; Wandsworth median median 3.1
2022 3.2; Wandsworth median median 3.0
2021 3.0; Wandsworth median median 3.2
2020 3.2; Wandsworth median median 3.6
2019 3.9; Wandsworth median median 3.1
2018 3.7; Wandsworth median median 3.6
2017 4.1; Wandsworth median median 3.7
2016 3.0; Wandsworth median median 3.3
2015 3.8; Wandsworth median median 3.7
2014 3.2; Wandsworth median median 3.7

This school
Wandsworth 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	25	92	3.7	19	0.76
Sep 2025	30	106	3.5	19	0.63
Sep 2024	18	108	6.0	11	0.61
Sep 2023	47	143	3.0	28	0.60
Sep 2022	42	133	3.2	35	0.83
Sep 2021	65	193	3.0	43	0.66
Sep 2020	66	210	3.2	38	0.58
Sep 2019	65	255	3.9	43	0.66
Sep 2018	62	228	3.7	42	0.68
Sep 2017	59	243	4.1	44	0.75
Sep 2016	90	267	3.0	52	0.58
Sep 2015	60	228	3.8	32	0.53
Sep 2014	60	189	3.2	34	0.57

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 85% · Writing 81% · Maths 81% → all three 74% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard74%19th of 52 in Wandsworth

Wandsworth 71% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard85%

Wandsworth 84% England 78%

Higher standard44%

Wandsworth 44% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard81%

Wandsworth 78% England 75%

Greater depth30%

Wandsworth 16% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard81%

Wandsworth 82% England 77%

Higher standard41%

Wandsworth 34% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Wandsworth median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	74%	22%	107	107
2023/24	72%	6%	106	107
2022/23	62%	14%	106	105

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

Alderbrook Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

3.7applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Holy Ghost Catholic Primary School
0.5 km · Wandsworth

Good2024

3.4applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
Henry Cavendish Primary School
0.7 km · Lambeth

Outstanding2024

5.5applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Trinity St Mary's CofE Primary School
0.8 km · Wandsworth

Good2024

3.3applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Ravenstone Primary School
0.8 km · Wandsworth

Good2023

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

Outstanding2024

3.9applications per place 89%met the SATs standard
St Bede's Catholic Primary School
1.1 km · Lambeth

2026

1.6applications per place
Telferscot Primary School
1.1 km · Lambeth

Graded · no overall grade2025

4.1applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Rutherford House School
1.1 km · Wandsworth

Good2022

3.5applications per place 73%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: 100995 · 212/2004
Capacity: 420 pupils · 216 on roll
Free school meals: 39.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Oldridge Road, Balham, London, SW12 8PP
Local authority: Wandsworth

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources