Wandsworth · Reception 2027

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Battersea admissions: how far away places were offered

In 2026, everyone who applied to Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Battersea was offered a place here or at a school they ranked higher, so there was no distance cut-off.

Voluntary aided school · Roman Catholic · 60 Reception places
Este Road, London

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Reception offers at Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Battersea, year by year

What happened on offer day in each of the last five years, from the council’s allocation figures.

Latest cut-off
No cut-off
2026 offers
Reception places
60
Published admission number
Applications
104
For 2026 entry
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Battersea: Reception applications, places and last distance offered The last distance offered is for the group that got the last places. “No cut-off” means every applicant was offered a place at the school or at a school they ranked higher, so places never ran out on distance. Source: Wandsworth Council allocation figures.
Year Applications Places Places to siblings Who got the last places Last distance offered
2026 Unverified 104 — — Everyone who applied No cut-off
2025 Unverified — — — Everyone who applied No cut-off
2024 Unverified — — — Everyone who applied No cut-off
2023 Unverified — — — Everyone who applied No cut-off
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
  • 2022 to 2026: All applicants were offered a place here or at a school they ranked higher.

Admission criteria at Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Battersea

If more children apply than there are places, the 2026 admission rules offer places in this order:

  1. Looked-after and previously looked-after Catholic children (adopted, or under a child arrangements or special guardianship order).
  2. Baptised Catholic children with a Certificate of Catholic Practice signed by the parish priest (regular Mass attenders ranked before occasional, then irregular).
  3. Other baptised Catholic children (baptism certificate or evidence of reception into the Catholic Church required).
  4. Other looked-after and previously looked-after children.
  5. Children enrolled in the catechumenate (evidence of enrolment required).
  6. Children who are members of Eastern Orthodox Churches (evidence of baptism required).
  7. Children who are members of other faiths, Churches and denominations (evidence of baptism, dedication or membership required).
  8. Any other children, in order of straight-line distance from home to the central point 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: The Federation of Sacred Heart & St Mary's RC Primary School, Battersea: admissions policy 2027-2028. The school’s own published arrangements always take priority over our summary.

Things to know before you apply for September 2027

  • In each of 2022 to 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place here or at a school they ranked higher.
  • Catholic children have priority; applying under categories 2 and 3 needs a Certificate of Catholic Practice and/or a baptism certificate, taken to the school.
  • Within each category, ties are broken first by a sibling at the school, then by medical or social need, then by distance.
  • There is no separate sibling criterion.

From our reading of the council’s figures and the school’s admission arrangements. Always check the official rules: The Federation of Sacred Heart & St Mary's RC Primary School, Battersea: admissions policy 2027-2028.

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Questions about Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Battersea

How far away do you need to live to get into Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Battersea?

In 2022 to 2026, 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 Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Battersea?

Yes. Under the 2026 admission rules there is no separate sibling criterion, but within each priority group, siblings are ranked first. Check the school’s admission arrangements for who counts as a sibling.

Has everyone who applied to Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Battersea been offered a place in past years?

Yes. In each of 2022 to 2026, everyone who applied to Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Battersea was offered a place here or at a school they ranked higher, so there was no distance cut-off. That could change if more families apply, so check the latest figures each year.

How many applications does Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Battersea get?

In 2026, Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Battersea received 104 applications. Families name several schools, so one child can count as an application at more than one school.

When do you apply to Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Battersea 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.

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Sources

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  1. Primary school (Reception year) admissions 2026: how places were offered at each Wandsworth school, 16 April 2026Wandsworth Council · 2026 allocation figures · p. 4 · retrieved 1 November 2026
  2. Primary school (Reception year) admissions 2025: how places were offered at each Wandsworth school, 16 April 2025 (archived copy)Wandsworth Council · 2025 allocation figures · p. 5 · retrieved 1 November 2026
  3. Primary school (Reception year) admissions 2024: how places were offered at each Wandsworth school, 16 April 2024 (archived copy)Wandsworth Council · 2024 allocation figures · p. 5 · retrieved 1 November 2026
  4. Primary school (Reception year) admissions 2023: how places were offered at each Wandsworth school, 17 April 2023Wandsworth Council · 2023 allocation figures · p. 6 · retrieved 1 November 2026
  5. Primary school (Reception year) admissions 2022: how places were offered at each Wandsworth school, 19 April 2022 (archived copy)Wandsworth Council · 2022 allocation figures · p. 6 · retrieved 1 November 2026
  6. The Federation of Sacred Heart & St Mary's RC Primary School, Battersea: admissions policy 2027-2028Governing Board of the Federation of Sacred Heart & St Mary's RC Primary Schools (published by Wandsworth Council) · 2026 admission criteria; Admission arrangements · retrieved 1 November 2026
  7. Wandsworth Council: proposed admissions policy for community primary schools (without priority areas) 2027-28Wandsworth Council · How the council measures distance · retrieved 1 November 2026

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