Lewisham primary school cut-off changes, 2025 to 2026
Of the 15 Lewisham primary schools with a distance cut-off in both 2025 and 2026, the last distance offered shrank at 7 and grew at 8.
The cut-off is how far away the last child offered a place under the distance criterion lived. It moves every year with the number of applicants and siblings, so one year’s change is not a trend you can rely on.
Cut-offs that shrank, 2025 to 2026
Places went to children living closer than the year before. Biggest change first.
| School | 2025 cut-off | 2026 cut-off | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Launcelot Primary School and Nursery | 6,067 m (3.77 miles) | 724 m (0.45 miles) | −5,343 m |
| Myatt Garden Primary School | 5,456 m (3.39 miles) | 1,121 m (0.70 miles) | −4,335 m |
| Beecroft Garden Primary | 1,266 m (0.79 miles) | 915 m (0.57 miles) | −351 m |
| Downderry Primary School | 938 m (0.58 miles) | 604 m (0.38 miles) | −334 m |
| Ashmead Primary School | 820 m (0.51 miles) | 661 m (0.41 miles) | −159 m |
| Horniman Primary School | 525 m (0.33 miles) | 473 m (0.29 miles) | −52 m |
| John Ball Primary School | 1,066 m (0.66 miles) | 1,015 m (0.63 miles) | −51 m |
Cut-offs that grew, 2025 to 2026
Places reached children living further away than the year before. Biggest change first.
| School | 2025 cut-off | 2026 cut-off | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brindishe Green School | 997 m (0.62 miles) | 1,573 m (0.98 miles) | +576 m |
| Eliot Bank Primary School | 1,345 m (0.84 miles) | 1,640 m (1.02 miles) | +295 m |
| Brindishe Lee School | 532 m (0.33 miles) | 796 m (0.49 miles) | +264 m |
| Rathfern Primary School | 1,054 m (0.65 miles) | 1,257 m (0.78 miles) | +203 m |
| Brindishe Manor School | 511 m (0.32 miles) | 692 m (0.43 miles) | +181 m |
| Edmund Waller Primary School | 606 m (0.38 miles) | 772 m (0.48 miles) | +166 m |
| Sandhurst Primary School | 503 m (0.31 miles) | 645 m (0.40 miles) | +142 m |
| Gordonbrock Primary School | 720 m (0.45 miles) | 778 m (0.48 miles) | +58 m |
Using this list
A cut-off that shrank can grow again the next year, and the other way round. Each school page shows every year we hold, so you can see whether a change is part of a pattern.
Check your exact address
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- Year by year from 2022 to 2026: whether you’d have been inside each cut-off, and by how much
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