Furzedown Primary School
Latest cut-off No cut-off
Wandsworth · Reception 2027
Penwortham Primary School admissions: how far away places were offered
In 2026, the last child offered a place at Penwortham Primary School under the distance criterion lived 845 m (0.53 miles) away.
Community school · 90 Reception places
Penwortham Road, Streatham, London
Reception offers at Penwortham 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
- 0.53 miles
- 2026 offers
- Reception places
- 90
- Published admission number
- Applications
- 233
- For 2026 entry
| Year | Applications | Places | Places to siblings | Who got the last places | Last distance offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Unverified | 233 | 90 | 33 | Children living nearest | 0.53 miles published as 845m |
| 2025 Unverified | — | 90 | 39 | Children living nearest | 0.31 miles published as 495m |
| 2024 Unverified | — | 90 | 23 | Children living nearest | 0.31 miles published as 491m |
| 2023 Unverified | — | 90 | 27 | Children living nearest | 0.35 miles published as 570m |
| 2022 Unverified | — | — | — | Everyone who applied | No cut-off |
- Rows marked “Unverified” have not yet been checked against the source by a person.
Notes on the council’s figures
- 2023 to 2026: Looked after: fewer than 5.
- 2026: Other children within priority area: 43.
- 2026: 845m is the furthest distance offered under the proximity criterion on 16 April.
- 2025: Siblings (single criterion): 39.
- 2025: Other children within priority area: 25.
- 2025: 495m is the furthest distance offered under the proximity criterion on 16 April.
- 2024: Siblings within priority area: 17.
- 2024: Other children within priority area: 27.
- 2024: Siblings outside priority areas: 23.
- 2023: Siblings within priority area: 15.
- 2023: Other children within priority area: 16.
- 2023: Siblings outside priority areas: 27.
- 2022: All applicants were offered a place here or at a school they ranked higher.
Admission criteria at Penwortham Primary School
If more children apply than there are places, the 2026 admission rules offer places in this order:
- Looked-after children and children who were previously looked after (adopted or under a child arrangements or special guardianship order).
- 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 priority area (roads including Nimrod Road, Eardley Road, Aldrington Road and parts of Thrale and Southcroft Roads), nearest first.
- Other children living outside the priority area, by straight-line distance from home to the centre of the school site.
Our data doesn’t include separate rules for every year, so where a year’s rules are missing we use the nearest year’s.
Read the official rules: Wandsworth Council: admissions policy 2027-28 for Furzedown, Penwortham and Sellincourt Primary Schools. 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 491 m and 845 m, or 0.31 and 0.53 miles). Treat past cut-offs here with extra caution.
Things to know before you apply for September 2027
- The distance cut-off grew from 495 m (0.31 miles) in 2025 to 845 m (0.53 miles) in 2026.
- From 2025 there is one sibling criterion, ranked above the priority area (2025-26 and 2027-28 policies).
- Children with an education, health and care plan (EHCP) naming the school are admitted first.
- In 2023-2026, places for children outside the priority area ran out between 491m and 845m.
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 Furzedown, Penwortham and Sellincourt Primary Schools.
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 Penwortham Primary School
How far away do you need to live to get into Penwortham Primary School?
Penwortham 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 845 m (0.53 miles) away. In the four years with a distance cut-off (2023 to 2026), it ranged from 491 m (0.31 miles) (2024) to 845 m (0.53 miles) (2026). In 2022, everyone who applied was offered a place here or at a school they ranked higher. 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 Penwortham 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, ahead of children admitted on distance. In 2026, 33 of the 90 places went to siblings. Check the school’s admission arrangements for who counts as a sibling.
Has everyone who applied to Penwortham Primary School been offered a place in past years?
In 2022, yes: everyone who applied to Penwortham Primary School was offered a place here or at a school they ranked higher. In 2023 to 2026, places ran out, so not everyone was offered a place.
How many applications does Penwortham Primary School get?
In 2026, Penwortham Primary School received 233 applications for 90 Reception places: about 2.6 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 Penwortham 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 Penwortham Primary School
Distances are straight lines between the schools’ measuring points. Cut-offs are for 2026.
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Franciscan Primary School
Latest cut-off 0.67 miles
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Tooting Primary School
Latest cut-off No cut-off
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Hillbrook School
Latest cut-off No cut-off
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St Boniface RC Primary School
Latest cut-off No cut-off
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Sellincourt Primary School
Latest cut-off No cut-off
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 Furzedown, Penwortham and Sellincourt Primary Schools
- Wandsworth Council: proposed admissions policy for community primary schools (without priority areas) 2027-28
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