Voluntary aided school · Wandsworth

Holy Ghost Catholic Primary School

5–11Ages
197Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
101036URN

Nightingale Square, Balham, London, SW12 8QJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.4per place

0.3 above Wandsworth median (3.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Wandsworth

103 applications for 30 places · 21st of 50 in Wandsworth

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

86%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 · 6 June 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
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

3.4applications per place, Reception

0.3 above Wandsworth median (3.1) 1.2 above England median (2.2)

103 applications · 30 places offered · 42 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.4; Wandsworth median median 3.1
2025 3.8; Wandsworth median median 2.8
2024 2.8; Wandsworth median median 3.0
2023 3.1; Wandsworth median median 3.1
2022 2.8; Wandsworth median median 3.0
2021 2.5; Wandsworth median median 3.2
2020 3.7; Wandsworth median median 3.6
2019 3.3; Wandsworth median median 3.1
2018 3.3; Wandsworth median median 3.6
2017 3.7; Wandsworth median median 3.7
2016 4.0; Wandsworth median median 3.3
2015 3.0; Wandsworth median median 3.7
2014 3.9; 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	30	103	3.4	42	1.40
Sep 2025	30	115	3.8	49	1.63
Sep 2024	30	84	2.8	33	1.10
Sep 2023	30	93	3.1	38	1.27
Sep 2022	29	80	2.8	29	1.00
Sep 2021	31	78	2.5	33	1.06
Sep 2020	30	110	3.7	43	1.43
Sep 2019	30	99	3.3	38	1.27
Sep 2018	30	98	3.3	41	1.37
Sep 2017	30	112	3.7	48	1.60
Sep 2016	29	115	4.0	36	1.24
Sep 2015	29	88	3.0	30	1.03
Sep 2014	30	117	3.9	39	1.30

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 100% · Writing 90% · Maths 95% → all three 86% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard86%4th of 52 in Wandsworth

Wandsworth 71% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard100%

Wandsworth 84% England 78%

Higher standard62%

Wandsworth 44% England 33%

Average scaled score 111 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard90%

Wandsworth 78% England 75%

Greater depth29%

Wandsworth 16% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard95%

Wandsworth 82% England 77%

Higher standard62%

Wandsworth 34% England 24%

Average scaled score 111 (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	86%	29%	111	111
2023/24	85%	35%	111	110
2022/23	92%	24%	112	109

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

Holy Ghost Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

3.4applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
Alderbrook Primary School
0.5 km · Wandsworth

Good2024

3.7applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Trinity St Mary's CofE Primary School
0.6 km · Wandsworth

Good2024

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

Good2023

4.7applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Honeywell Junior School
0.9 km · Wandsworth

2026

84%met the SATs standard
Honeywell Infant School
0.9 km · Wandsworth

Good2023

4.3applications per place
Rutherford House School
1.0 km · Wandsworth

Good2022

3.5applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Henry Cavendish Primary School
1.1 km · Lambeth

Outstanding2024

5.5applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Belleville Primary School
1.2 km · Wandsworth

Outstanding2022

3.5applications per place 77%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: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 101036 · 212/3376
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 210 pupils · 197 on roll
Free school meals: 6.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Nightingale Square, Balham, London, SW12 8QJ
Local authority: Wandsworth

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