St Joseph's Catholic Primary and Nursery School
2026: Everyone offered
Brandlehow Primary School admissions: how far away places were offered
0.40 miles
Last place offered on distance, 2026
645 m
Last distance offered, 2022 to 2026
- Places, 2027 entry
- 60
- Applications, 2026
- 171
In 2026, the last child offered a place at Brandlehow Primary School under the distance criterion lived 645 m (0.40 miles) away.
Reception offers at Brandlehow Primary School, year by year
| Year | Last distance offered | Who got the last places | Places that year | Places to siblings | Applications |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0.40 miles published as 645m |
Children living nearest | 60 | 25 | 171 |
| 2025 | 0.45 miles published as 728m |
Children living nearest | 60 | 26 | — |
| 2024 | 0.51 miles published as 818m |
Children living nearest | 60 | 15 | — |
| 2023 | 0.37 miles published as 592m |
Children living nearest | 60 | 22 | — |
| 2022 | 0.35 miles published as 566m |
Children living nearest | 60 | 17 | — |
Notes on the council’s figures
- 2026: Looked after: fewer than 5.
- 2022 and 2025: Children of staff: fewer than 5.
- 2024: Looked after: fewer than 5; Children of staff: fewer than 5.
Things to know before you apply for September 2027
- The distance cut-off shrank from 728 m (0.45 miles) in 2025 to 645 m (0.40 miles) in 2026.
- Sibling priority: the council's 2023-24 policy limited it to families within 800 m (with exceptions); the proposed 2027-28 policy has no distance limit, which could mean more sibling places.
Ofsted inspection
At its graded inspection on 10 October 2023, Ofsted’s overall judgement of Brandlehow Primary School was Good.
| Judgement | Ofsted’s grade |
|---|---|
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years 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 Brandlehow 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.
- Looked-after children and children who were previously looked after (adopted or under a child arrangements or special guardianship order).
- Children with a professionally supported exceptional medical or social need for this particular school.
- Children with a brother or sister at the school (Reception to Year 6) at the time of admission.
- Children of staff employed directly at the school (conditions apply).
- Other children, in order of straight-line distance from home to the centre of the school site (measured by Wandsworth Council).
Where a year’s rules are missing from our data, we use the nearest year’s.
Read the official admission rulesWandsworth Council: proposed admissions policy for community primary schools (without priority areas) 2027-28. The school’s own published arrangements always take priority over our summary.
Questions about Brandlehow Primary School
How far away do you need to live to get into Brandlehow Primary School?
In 2026, the last place offered under the distance criterion went to a child living 645 m (0.40 miles) away. In the five years with a distance cut-off (2022 to 2026), it ranged from 566 m (0.35 miles) (2022) to 818 m (0.51 miles) (2024). 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 Brandlehow 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 looked-after and previously looked-after children and children with a medical or social need. In 2026, 25 of the 60 places went to siblings. Check the school’s admission arrangements for who counts as a sibling.
How many applications does Brandlehow Primary School get?
In 2026, Brandlehow Primary School received 171 applications for 60 Reception places: about 2.9 applications for each place, counting all six preferences. Families name several schools, so one child can count as an application at more than one school.
What are my chances of getting into Brandlehow Primary School?
It depends mostly on how far away you live, unless you have a sibling at Brandlehow Primary School or another priority. For a family applying on distance: living within 566 m (0.35 miles) would have got a place in all five years we have figures for, and living more than 818 m (0.51 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 Brandlehow Primary School oversubscribed?
Yes, in 2026 places ran out: the last place under the distance criterion went to a child living 645 m (0.40 miles) away. It had 171 applications for 60 places, counting every preference families named.
Is Brandlehow Primary School’s catchment getting smaller?
Brandlehow Primary 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 shrank from 728 m (0.45 miles) in 2025 to 645 m (0.40 miles) in 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 Brandlehow Primary School’s latest Ofsted inspection result?
At its graded inspection on 10 October 2023, Ofsted’s overall judgement of Brandlehow 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 Brandlehow 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 Wandsworth Council, naming up to six schools in your true order of preference. Offers are made on 16 April 2027.
Schools near Brandlehow Primary School
Straight-line distance between the schools. Last distance offered in 2026, with the five-year trend.
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West Hill Primary School
2026: Everyone offered
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Our Lady of Victories Catholic Primary School
2026: Random ballot
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Hotham Primary School
2026: 0.55 mi
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St Mary's CofE Nursery and Primary School
2026: 0.19 mi
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St Michael's CofE Primary School
2026: Priority area
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Sources
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7 documents from Wandsworth Council and Ofsted behind this page
- Primary school (Reception year) admissions 2026: how places were offered at each Wandsworth school, 16 April 2026
- Primary school (Reception year) admissions 2025: how places were offered at each Wandsworth school, 16 April 2025 (archived copy)
- Primary school (Reception year) admissions 2024: how places were offered at each Wandsworth school, 16 April 2024 (archived copy)
- Primary school (Reception year) admissions 2023: how places were offered at each Wandsworth school, 17 April 2023
- Primary school (Reception year) admissions 2022: how places were offered at each Wandsworth school, 19 April 2022 (archived copy)
- Wandsworth Council: proposed admissions policy for community primary schools (without priority areas) 2027-28
- Management information - state-funded schools - latest inspections as at 30 Sep 2026 (Ofsted, published 16 October 2026) (archived copy)
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