St John the Divine Church of England Primary School admissions: how far away places were offered

Reception offers at St John the Divine Church of England Primary School, year by year

• “No cut-off” means every applicant was offered a place at the school or at a school they ranked higher, so places never ran out on distance.
• The number of Reception places changed from 30 to 15 in 2025, so earlier years are less comparable.

Things to know before you apply for September 2027

• In each of 2023 to 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place here or at a school they ranked higher.
• There are 30 Reception places for September 2027, compared with 15 in 2026, so past cut-offs may not repeat.

Ofsted inspection

At its graded inspection on 14 November 2023, Ofsted’s overall judgement of St John the Divine Church of England Primary School was Good.

• 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 St John the Divine Church of England Primary School

If more children apply than there are places, the 2026 rules offer places in this order.

1. Looked-after and previously looked-after children (including children adopted from state care outside England).
2. Children with an exceptional, professionally supported medical or social need.
3. Children whose parents are faithful and regular worshippers (at least twice a month for a year) at the Parish Church of St John the Divine, Kennington.
4. Children whose parents are faithful and regular worshippers at another local Anglican parish church (St Agnes, Kennington Park; St Michael's, Camberwell; St Giles, Camberwell) for at least a year.
5. Children whose parents are faithful and regular worshippers at one of the Oriental Orthodox churches (up to 3 places).
6. Children with a brother or sister at the school when they start.
7. Other children, by straight-line distance from the home to a central point in the school's grounds (the council's mapping software). Equal distances: lots.

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.