Earlsfield Primary School
Latest cut-off 0.22 miles
Wandsworth · Reception 2027
Beatrix Potter Primary School admissions: how far away places were offered
In 2026, the last child offered a place at Beatrix Potter Primary School under the distance criterion lived 580 m (0.36 miles) away.
Community school · 60 Reception places
Magdalen Road, Earlsfield, London
Reception offers at Beatrix Potter Primary School, year by year
What happened on offer day in each of the last five years, from the council’s allocation figures.
- Latest cut-off
- 0.36 miles
- 2026 offers
- Reception places
- 60
- Published admission number
- Applications
- 292
- For 2026 entry
| Year | Applications | Places | Places to siblings | Who got the last places | Last distance offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Unverified | 292 | 60 | 29 | Children living nearest | 0.36 miles published as 580m |
| 2025 Unverified | — | 60 | 18 | Children living nearest | 0.49 miles published as 789m |
| 2024 Unverified | — | 60 | 19 | Children living nearest | 0.58 miles published as 927m |
| 2023 Unverified | — | 60 | 14 | Children living nearest | 0.39 miles published as 625m |
| 2022 Unverified | — | 60 | 8 | Children living nearest | 0.55 miles published as 890m |
- Rows marked “Unverified” have not yet been checked against the source by a person.
Notes on the council’s figures
- 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2026: Priority area 2: fewer than 5.
- 2026: Medical/social: fewer than 5.
- 2026: Priority area 1: 15.
- 2026: 580m is the furthest distance offered to other children outside the priority areas on 16 April.
- 2025: Siblings (single criterion, wherever they live): 18.
- 2025: Priority area 1: 12.
- 2025: 789m is the furthest distance offered to other children outside the priority areas on 16 April.
- 2024: Siblings within priority areas: 8.
- 2024: Priority area 1: 10.
- 2024: Siblings outside priority areas: 19.
- 2024: 927m is the furthest distance offered to other children outside the priority areas on 16 April.
- 2023: Siblings within priority areas: 11.
- 2023: Priority area 1: 13.
- 2023: Siblings outside priority areas: 14.
- 2023: 625m is the furthest distance offered to other children outside the priority areas on 17 April.
- 2022: Siblings within priority areas: 14.
- 2022: Priority area 1: 9.
- 2022: Siblings outside priority areas: 8.
- 2022: 890m is the furthest distance offered to other children living outside the priority areas on 19 April.
Admission criteria at Beatrix Potter Primary School
If more children apply than there are places, the 2026 admission rules offer places in this order:
- Children with a professionally supported exceptional medical or social need for this particular school.
- 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.
- Other children living within the school's first priority area (around Magdalen Road, Openview and Burntwood Lane), nearest first.
- Other children living within the school's second priority area (roads including Dorlcote, Henderson, Nicosia and Patten Roads), nearest first.
- Other children living outside the priority areas, by straight-line distance from home to the centre of the school site.
Read the official rules: Wandsworth Council: admissions policy 2027-28 for Beatrix Potter Primary School. The school’s own published arrangements always take priority over our summary.
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.
Things to know before you apply for September 2027
- 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.
From our reading of the council’s figures and the school’s admission arrangements. Always check the official rules: Wandsworth Council: admissions policy 2027-28 for Beatrix Potter Primary School.
This school gives priority to its priority area
Children living in the school’s priority area rank ahead of others. We can’t check priority area boundaries yet, so we haven’t judged your chances here. Check the school’s and the council’s guidance.
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Questions about Beatrix Potter Primary School
How far away do you need to live to get into Beatrix Potter Primary School?
Beatrix Potter Primary School gives priority to children living in its priority area, ahead of distance, so whether you live inside it matters as well as how far away you are. In 2026, the last place offered under the distance criterion went to a child living 580 m (0.36 miles) away. In the five years with a distance cut-off (2022 to 2026), it ranged from 580 m (0.36 miles) (2026) to 927 m (0.58 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 Beatrix Potter Primary School?
Yes. Under the 2026 admission rules, children with a brother or sister at the school get priority after looked-after and previously looked-after children and children with a medical or social need, ahead of children admitted on distance. In 2026, 29 of the 60 places went to siblings. Check the school’s admission arrangements for who counts as a sibling.
How many applications does Beatrix Potter Primary School get?
In 2026, Beatrix Potter Primary School received 292 applications for 60 Reception places: about 4.9 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.
When do you apply to Beatrix Potter 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, naming up to six schools in your true order of preference. Offers are made on 16 April 2027.
How we work these out: our method.
Schools near Beatrix Potter Primary School
Distances are straight lines between the schools’ measuring points. Cut-offs are for 2026.
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Floreat Wandsworth Primary School
Latest cut-off 0.26 miles
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Swaffield School
Latest cut-off No cut-off
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Allfarthing Primary School
Latest cut-off 0.27 miles
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Riversdale Primary School
Latest cut-off No cut-off
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Smallwood Primary School and Language Unit
Latest cut-off 0.43 miles
Sources
Last updated
- 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: admissions policy 2027-28 for Beatrix Potter Primary School
- Wandsworth Council: proposed admissions policy for community primary schools (without priority areas) 2027-28
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