Granton Primary School
2026: 1.37 mi
Woodmansterne School admissions: how far away places were offered
0.61 miles
Last place offered on distance, 2026
979 m
Last distance offered, 2023 to 2026
- Places, 2027 entry
- 90
- Applications, 2026
- 257
In 2026, the last child offered a place at Woodmansterne School under the distance criterion lived 0.61 miles away.
Reception offers at Woodmansterne School, year by year
| Year | Last distance offered | Who got the last places | Places that year | Places to siblings | Applications |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0.61 miles published as 979.49m |
Children living nearest | 90 | 41 | 257 |
| 2025 | 0.61 miles published as 979.49m |
Children living nearest | 90 | 43 | 287 |
| 2024 | 0.72 miles published as 1155.16m |
Children living nearest | 90 | 40 | 262 |
| 2023 | — | No figures | — | — | — |
Things to know before you apply for September 2027
- The distance cut-off was 0.61 miles in both 2025 and 2026.
Ofsted inspection
At its graded inspection on 24 September 2024, Ofsted gave Woodmansterne School no overall grade (it stopped giving one in September 2024).
| Judgement | Ofsted’s grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Sixth form provision | Good |
| Safeguarding | Effective |
- 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 Woodmansterne 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.
- Looked-after and previously looked-after children (including children adopted from state care outside England).
- Children with a brother or sister at the school who will still be there when they start (siblings in the nursery class or Year 6 don't count).
- Children with a professionally supported exceptional medical or social need (or a parent's significant need) for this particular school, decided by Lambeth's MEDSOC panel.
- Children of teachers or teaching assistants employed at the school for at least 0.6 of full time and for at least 3 years (at most one child per form of entry).
- Other children, by straight-line distance from the home (a point from the Local Land and Property Gazetteer) to a central point in the school's grounds, measured by Lambeth Council's mapping software. Exactly equal distances are settled by random allocation.
Where a year’s rules are missing from our data, we use the nearest year’s.
Read the official admission rulesAdmissions policy for Lambeth's community primary and secondary schools for the 2026/2027 academic year (determined arrangements). The school’s own published arrangements always take priority over our summary.
Questions about Woodmansterne School
How far away do you need to live to get into Woodmansterne School?
In 2026, the last place offered under the distance criterion went to a child living 0.61 miles away. In the three years with a distance cut-off (2024 to 2026), it ranged from 0.61 miles (2025) to 0.72 miles (2024). We don’t have a usable distance figure for 2023. 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 Woodmansterne School?
Yes. Under the 2026 admission rules, children with a brother or sister at the school come second in the order of priority, after looked-after and previously looked-after children. In 2026, 41 of the 90 places went to siblings. Check the school’s admission arrangements for who counts as a sibling.
How many applications does Woodmansterne School get?
In 2026, Woodmansterne School received 257 applications for 90 Reception places: about 2.9 applications for each place, counting all six preferences. Between 2024 and 2026, applications ranged from 257 to 287 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 Woodmansterne School?
It depends mostly on how far away you live, unless you have a sibling at Woodmansterne School or another priority. For a family applying on distance: living within 0.61 miles would have got a place in all three years we have figures for, and living more than 0.72 miles away, in none of them. This is what happened in past years, not a promise. Our Shortlist replays your own address against each year.
Is Woodmansterne School oversubscribed?
Yes, in 2026 places ran out: the last place under the distance criterion went to a child living 0.61 miles away. It had 257 applications for 90 places, counting every preference families named.
Is Woodmansterne School’s catchment getting smaller?
Woodmansterne School has no fixed catchment area: places on distance go to the families living closest, so the cut-off moves each year. The distance cut-off was 0.61 miles in both 2025 and 2026. It depends on how many families apply and how many places go to siblings, so one year’s change doesn’t say what happens next.
What was Woodmansterne School’s latest Ofsted inspection result?
At its graded inspection on 24 September 2024, Ofsted gave Woodmansterne School no overall grade (it stopped giving one in September 2024). It judged quality of education Good, behaviour and attitudes Outstanding, personal development Outstanding, leadership and management Good, early years provision Good and sixth form provision Good. From Ofsted’s data as at 30 September 2026. The full report is on Ofsted’s website.
When do you apply to Woodmansterne 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.
Schools near Woodmansterne School
Straight-line distance between the schools. Last distance offered in 2026, with the five-year trend.
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Immanuel and St Andrew Church of England Primary School
2026: 0.24 mi
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St Andrew's Catholic Primary School
2026: Faith criterion 2
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St Leonard's Church of England Primary School
2026: Everyone offered
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Sunnyhill Primary School
2026: Everyone offered
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Crown Lane Primary School
2026: Everyone offered
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Sources
Last updated
5 documents from Lambeth Council and Ofsted behind this page
- How offers were made on primary National Offer Day (16 April 2026): Lambeth community schools
- How offers were made for Lambeth primary schools on National Offer Day (16 April 2025): Lambeth community schools (web page)
- How offers were made on primary National Offer Day (16 April 2024): Lambeth community schools, plus Oasis Academy Johanna (revised file, November 2024)
- Admissions policy for Lambeth's community primary and secondary schools for the 2026/2027 academic year (determined arrangements)
- Management information - state-funded schools - latest inspections as at 30 Sep 2026 (Ofsted, published 16 October 2026) (archived copy)
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