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St Jude's Church of England Primary School admissions: how far away places were offered

No cut-off

Everyone who applied was offered a place, 2026

Here or at a school they ranked higher

Last distance offered, 2023 to 2026

Places, 2027 entry
30
Applications, 2026
92

In 2026, everyone who applied to St Jude's Church of England Primary School was offered a place here or at a school they ranked higher, so there was no distance cut-off.

Voluntary aided · Church of England · 30 Reception places for September 2027
Regent Road, Herne Hill, London, SE24 0EL

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Last updated · Figures from Lambeth Council · How we work these out

Reception offers at St Jude's Church of England Primary School, year by year

St Jude's Church of England Primary School: Reception applications, places and last distance offered Source: Lambeth Council allocation figures (see sources). The last distance offered is for the group that got the last places.
Year Last distance offered Who got the last places Places that year Places to siblings Applications
2026 No cut-off Everyone who applied 30 — 92
2025 3.54 miles
published as 5701.73m		 Children living nearest (open places) 30 8 79
2024 0.48 miles
published as 768.04m		 Children living nearest (open places) 30 7 83
2023 0.40 miles
published as 637.23m		 Children living nearest (open places) 30 6 98
  • “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.
Notes on the council’s figures
  • 2026: All applicants received a place at the school or a higher preferred offer.
  • 2023 to 2025: Our result covers the open places.
  • 2025: Foundation Places (8 children): 0, 1, 2, 3, 0, 1 (7 listed); distance n/a.
  • 2025: Open Places (22 children): 0, 8, 0, 15 (23 listed); last distance (criteria 10) 5701.73 metres (straight line), seven times the 2023 and 2024 figures; ask the council.
  • 2025: Read from Lambeth's web page through WebFetch.
  • 2024: Foundation Places (8 children): 0, 0, St Matthew's 3, Herne Hill Baptist/CTBI 1, medical/social 4, nearness 0; distance n/a.
  • 2024: Open Places (22 children): looked after 1, siblings 7, medical/social 0, nearness 14; last distance (criteria 10) 768.04 metres (straight line).
  • 2023: Foundation Places (15 children): 0, 0, St Matthew's 1, Herne Hill Baptist/CTBI 1, medical/social 0, nearness 2 (4 offered); distance n/a.
  • 2023: Open Places (15 children): looked after 1, siblings 6, medical/social 4, nearness 14 (25 offered); last distance (criteria 10) 637.23 metres (straight line).
  • 2023: education, health and care plan (EHCP) placements 1.

Things to know before you apply for September 2027

  • Less predictable The distance cut-off has moved a lot from year to year (between 637 m and 5,702 m, or 0.40 and 3.54 miles). Treat past cut-offs here with extra caution.
  • Voluntary aided Church of England school with 15 foundation and 15 open places.
  • Our results cover the open places.

Ofsted inspection

At its graded inspection on 22 November 2022, Ofsted’s overall judgement of St Jude's Church of England Primary School was Good.

Graded inspection (previous framework),
JudgementOfsted’s grade
Overall effectivenessGood
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early years provisionRequires improvement
SafeguardingEffective
  • 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 Jude's Church of England Primary School

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

  1. Foundation places (15): children who worship regularly (twice a month for a year) with a parent or carer at a Churches Together in Britain and Ireland church: siblings who worship at St Matthew's, Brixton first, then St Matthew's, then Herne Hill Baptist or another CTBI church.
  2. Open places (15): looked-after and previously looked-after children.
  3. Open places: children with a brother or sister at the school when they start.
  4. Open places: children with an exceptional, professionally supported medical or social need.
  5. Open places: other children, by straight-line distance from home to school, measured in metres by Lambeth Council. Unfilled foundation places become open places.

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.

Questions about St Jude's Church of England Primary School

How far away do you need to live to get into St Jude's Church of England Primary School?

In the three years with a distance cut-off (2023 to 2025), it ranged from 0.40 miles (2023) to 3.54 miles (2025). In 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place here or at a school they ranked higher. Cut-offs move each year with the number of applicants and siblings, so treat these as a guide to past years, not a promise.

Do siblings get priority at St Jude's Church of England Primary School?

Yes. Under the 2026 admission rules, children with a brother or sister at the school come third in the order of priority, after children offered foundation places and looked-after and previously looked-after children. In 2025, 8 of the 30 places went to siblings. Check the school’s admission arrangements for who counts as a sibling.

Has everyone who applied to St Jude's Church of England Primary School been offered a place in past years?

In 2026, yes: everyone who applied to St Jude's Church of England Primary School was offered a place here or at a school they ranked higher. In 2023 to 2025, places ran out, so not everyone was offered a place.

How many applications does St Jude's Church of England Primary School get?

In 2026, St Jude's Church of England Primary School received 92 applications for 30 Reception places: about 3.1 applications for each place, counting all six preferences. Between 2023 and 2026, applications ranged from 79 to 98 a year. Families name several schools, so one child can count as an application at more than one school.

What are my chances of getting into St Jude's Church of England Primary School?

It depends mostly on how far away you live, unless you have a sibling at St Jude's Church of England Primary School or another priority. For a family applying on distance: living within 0.40 miles would have got a place in all four years we have figures for, and living more than 3.54 miles away, in one of them. This is what happened in past years, not a promise. Our Shortlist replays your own address against each year.

Is St Jude's Church of England Primary School oversubscribed?

Not in 2026: everyone who applied was offered a place at St Jude's Church of England Primary School or at a school they ranked higher. It had 92 applications for 30 places, counting every preference families named. Many of those families were offered a school they ranked higher, so more applications than places doesn’t mean places ran out.

What was St Jude's Church of England Primary School’s latest Ofsted inspection result?

At its graded inspection on 22 November 2022, Ofsted’s overall judgement of St Jude's Church of England Primary School was Good. From Ofsted’s data as at 30 September 2026. The full report is on Ofsted’s website.

When do you apply to St Jude's Church of England Primary School for a Reception place in September 2027?

Apply by 15 January 2027 for a Reception place starting in September 2027. Apply to the council where you live, even if it isn’t Lambeth Council, naming up to six schools in your true order of preference. Offers are made on 16 April 2027.

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Sources

Last updated

7 documents from Lambeth Council and Ofsted behind this page
  1. How offers were made on primary National Offer Day (16 April 2026): Lambeth voluntary aided primary schoolsLambeth Council · 2026 allocation figures · p. 4 · retrieved 5 November 2026
  2. How offers were made for Lambeth primary schools on National Offer Day (16 April 2025): Lambeth voluntary-aided schools (web page)Lambeth Council · 2025 allocation figures · retrieved 5 November 2026
  3. How offers were made on primary National Offer Day (16 April 2024): Lambeth voluntary aided primary schools (archived copy)Lambeth Council · 2024 allocation figures · p. 4 · retrieved 5 November 2026
  4. How offers were made on primary National Offer Day (17 April 2023): Lambeth voluntary aided primary schools (archived copy)Lambeth Council · 2023 allocation figures · p. 4 · retrieved 5 November 2026
  5. Starting primary school in Lambeth 2026/27: primary school admission brochure (September 2026 intake) (archived copy)Lambeth Council · 2026 admission criteria; Admission arrangements · retrieved 5 November 2026
  6. Admissions policy for Lambeth's community primary and secondary schools for the 2026/2027 academic year (determined arrangements)Lambeth Council · How the council measures distance · pp. 4-7 · retrieved 5 November 2026
  7. Management information - state-funded schools - latest inspections as at 30 Sep 2026 (Ofsted, published 16 October 2026) (archived copy)Ofsted · Latest Ofsted inspection · retrieved 5 November 2026

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