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0.521miles
was the furthest place offered on offer day for 2026-27 (Reception). That is how far the last place reached in ONE year — not a boundary, and not a guarantee. It moves with the number of applicants, so treat it as a guide rather than a line on a map.
Last distance offered at Holy Ghost Catholic Primary School, year by year →
When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.
If two applications tie: Where applications within any of the above categories exceed the places available, priority is decided using: i. A brother or sister on the school roll at the time of admission (siblings/twins from multiple births); ii. Living in the parish of The Holy Ghost Church, Balham or in the parish of St Vincent de Paul, Battersea; iii. Social, pastoral, and medical needs which make the school particularly suitable for the child; iv. Children of members of staff (employed at least 0.6 FTE for two or more consecutive academic years); v. Proximity to the school of the child's home address, measured by straight-line distance via the National Land Planning Gazetteer and Wandsworth Council's GIS; where distances are identical, priority determined at random.
Voluntary aided school in the Diocese of Southwark. Detailed notes on definitions (Catholic, looked after child, sibling, permanent home address) and admissions procedures, appeals, waiting list, in-year applications, and Certificate of Catholic Practice requirements are also published but not part of the ranked oversubscription criteria.
Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.
Same phase, ranked by distance and how closely they match.
St Mary's RC Voluntary Aided Primary School
primary · Good · 3.3 km away
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Battersea
primary · Good · 2.5 km away
St Anselm's Catholic Primary School
primary · Outstanding · 1.3 km away
Alderbrook Primary School
primary · Good · 524 m away
St Helen's Catholic Primary School
primary · Good · 3.7 km away
Christ Church, Streatham Church of England Primary School
primary · 2.5 km away
See every school within walking distance, ranked by distance and inspection grade.
Separately-registered childcare operating at this school's site, each with its own Ofsted record.
Pupils here are given admissions priority at these schools.
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