Beatrix Potter Primary School admissions: how far away places were offered

Reception offers at Beatrix Potter 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 580 m and 927 m, or 0.36 and 0.58 miles), and the share of places going to siblings has swung (8 of 60 places in 2022, 29 of 60 in 2026). Treat past cut-offs here with extra caution.
• The distance cut-off shrank from 789 m (0.49 miles) in 2025 to 580 m (0.36 miles) in 2026.
• Community school with its own admissions policy and two priority areas: area 1 around Magdalen Road, Openview and Burntwood Lane; area 2 covers roads including Dorlcote, Henderson, Nicosia and Patten Roads and Heathfield Road 1-31.
• Up to the 2024-25 policy, siblings were split.
• Those living in the priority areas ranked above the areas, and those living outside ranked below them.
• From 2025-26, all siblings rank above the priority areas.
• Children with an education, health and care plan (EHCP) naming the school are admitted first.
• In 2022-2026, places for children outside the priority areas ran out between 580m and 927m.

Ofsted inspection

At an ungraded inspection that ended on 20 June 2024, Ofsted found that Beatrix Potter Primary School remains Good.

Ungraded inspection (previous framework), ended 20 June 2024.

• 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 Beatrix Potter 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. Children with a professionally supported exceptional medical or social need for this particular school.
2. Children with a brother or sister at the school in Years R-6 at the time of admission (full, step or half siblings at the same address, or fostered children), wherever they live.
3. Other children living within the school's first priority area (around Magdalen Road, Openview and Burntwood Lane), nearest first.
4. Other children living within the school's second priority area (roads including Dorlcote, Henderson, Nicosia and Patten Roads), nearest first.
5. Other children living outside the priority areas, by straight-line distance from home to the centre of the school site.

Read the official admission rulesWandsworth Council: admissions policy 2027-28 for Beatrix Potter Primary School. The school’s own published arrangements always take priority over our summary.