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Holy Ghost Catholic Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 5–11 · Voluntary aided
Nightingale Square, Balham, London SW12 8QJ · holyghost.wandsworth.sch.uk · 020 8673 3080
On the mapSearch near SW12 8QJ
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 86%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Wandsworth 69%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.52 mi
- 0.84 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Wandsworth Council
- Demand for places
- 1.4
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 197
- 94% of 210 places
- Local authority
- Wandsworth
- Free school meals
- 6.1%
- First language not English
- 40.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.52 mi (838 m) from the school. Source: Wandsworth Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 42 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 67% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 30 | 42 | 1.4▲ | 67% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | 49 | 1.6▲ | 61% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 30 | 33 | 1.1▲ | 88% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 38 | 1.3▲ | 79% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 29 | 29 | 1 | 97% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.52 mi0.84 km | |
| September 2022 | 0.28 mi0.44 km | |
| September 2025 | 1.03 mi1.66 km | |
| September 2024 | No distance given | |
| September 2023 | No distance given | |
Note: The 2023 and 2024 tables show offers by faith criterion only, with no last distance. Published as 'no distance given'.
Results
In 2024/25, 86% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 29% the higher standard. Across Wandsworth it was 69%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲86% | 62% | ||
| ▲29% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲111 | 106 | ||
| ▲111 | 105 | ||
| ▲110 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Holy Ghost Catholic Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 6 June 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 6 Jun 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Oct 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Oct 2013Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Nov 2008Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (163 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 163
- 85% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 65% who raised concerns
based on the 25% who had a child bullied
based on 21 parents (13%) with SEND