Rosendale Primary School admissions: how far away places were offered

Reception offers at Rosendale Primary School, year by year

Things to know before you apply for September 2027

• Less predictable The distance cut-off has moved a lot from year to year (between 1,049 m and 2,042 m, or 0.65 and 1.27 miles), and the share of places going to siblings has swung (44 of 90 places in 2024, 24 of 90 in 2026). Treat past cut-offs here with extra caution.
• The distance cut-off grew from 0.65 miles in 2025 to 1.27 miles in 2026.

Ofsted inspection

At its graded inspection on 18 April 2024, Ofsted’s overall judgement of Rosendale Primary School was Outstanding.

• This inspection was under Ofsted’s previous framework. Since 10 November 2025 Ofsted publishes report cards instead, and says the new grades can’t be compared with the old ones. How Ofsted grades schools
• From Ofsted’s data as at 30 September 2026. An inspection after that date may not be shown yet: the full report on Ofsted’s website is always the latest.

Read the full report on Ofsted’s website Source: Management information - state-funded schools - latest inspections as at 30 Sep 2026 (Ofsted, published 16 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Admission criteria at Rosendale Primary School

If more children apply than there are places, the 2026 rules offer places in this order. In 2026, the last places went to children in group 5.

1. Looked-after and previously looked-after children (including children adopted from state care outside England).
2. Children with a brother or sister (living at the same address) who will be on the school roll when they start.
3. Children with a medical and/or social reason for this school, with at least two pieces of professional evidence, considered by the school's admissions committee.
4. Children of staff employed by Dunraven Educational Trust for at least 0.6 of full time, either for at least 3 years or recruited to a post with a demonstrable skill shortage.
5. Other children, by straight-line distance from the home to a central point in the school's grounds, measured by mapping software.

Where a year’s rules are missing from our data, we use the nearest year’s.

Read the official admission rulesStarting primary school in Lambeth 2026/27: primary school admission brochure (September 2026 intake). The school’s own published arrangements always take priority over our summary.