Community school · Wandsworth

John Burns Primary School

3–11Ages
158Pupils
PrimaryPhase
101014URN

Wycliffe Road, Lavender Hill, London, SW11 5QR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJan 2018

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jun 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.8per place

0.7 above Wandsworth median (3.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Wandsworth

53 applications for 14 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

90%met the expected standard

Wandsworth 71% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJan 2018

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jun 2023

Inspection history

28 June 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
10 January 2018
Graded inspection: 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

3.8applications per place, Reception

0.7 above Wandsworth median (3.1) 1.6 above England median (2.2)

53 applications · 14 places offered · 11 named it first

2026 3.8; Wandsworth median median 3.1
2025 3.6; Wandsworth median median 2.8
2024 3.2; Wandsworth median median 3.0
2023 5.4; Wandsworth median median 3.1
2022 3.0; Wandsworth median median 3.0
2021 3.7; Wandsworth median median 3.2
2020 4.2; Wandsworth median median 3.6
2019 3.7; Wandsworth median median 3.1
2018 3.8; Wandsworth median median 3.6
2017 4.2; Wandsworth median median 3.7
2016 4.8; Wandsworth median median 3.3
2015 4.8; Wandsworth median median 3.7
2014 4.7; Wandsworth median median 3.7

More applications per place than the Wandsworth median in 12 of 13 years.

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	14	53	3.8	11	0.79
Sep 2025	14	50	3.6	10	0.71
Sep 2024	15	48	3.2	12	0.80
Sep 2023	14	76	5.4	13	0.93
Sep 2022	30	89	3.0	26	0.87
Sep 2021	29	107	3.7	22	0.76
Sep 2020	30	127	4.2	31	1.03
Sep 2019	30	112	3.7	23	0.77
Sep 2018	30	113	3.8	25	0.83
Sep 2017	29	122	4.2	31	1.07
Sep 2016	30	144	4.8	35	1.17
Sep 2015	30	143	4.8	28	0.93
Sep 2014	30	142	4.7	34	1.13

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 95% · Writing 95% · Maths 100% → all three 90% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard90%3rd of 52 in Wandsworth

Wandsworth 71% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard95%

Wandsworth 84% England 78%

Higher standard48%

Wandsworth 44% England 33%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard95%

Wandsworth 78% England 75%

Greater depth24%

Wandsworth 16% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard100%

Wandsworth 82% England 77%

Higher standard33%

Wandsworth 34% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (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	90%	14%	110	108
2023/24	89%	18%	108	107
2022/23	83%	26%	108	108

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

John Burns Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

3.8applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
Shaftesbury Park Primary School
0.3 km · Wandsworth

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Chesterton Primary School
0.6 km · Wandsworth

Outstanding2022

2.4applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Belleville Wix Academy
0.6 km · Wandsworth

Improved significantly2025

4.5applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Heathbrook Primary School
0.7 km · Lambeth

Standards maintained2025

1.8applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Macaulay Church of England Primary School
0.7 km · Lambeth

Good2023

2.4applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
St Mary's RC Voluntary Aided Primary School
0.9 km · Wandsworth

Good2023

2.1applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Battersea
1.0 km · Wandsworth

Good2023

1.8applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Griffin Primary School
1.1 km · Wandsworth

Requires improvement2023

2.2applications per place 50%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 101014 · 212/2334
Capacity: 236 pupils · 158 on roll
Free school meals: 62.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Wycliffe Road, Lavender Hill, London, SW11 5QR
Local authority: Wandsworth

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