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Holy Ghost Catholic Primary School

Voluntary aided school · London · SW12 8QJ

Ages 5–11 · 197 pupils · Wandsworth

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

85%

Overall absence

3.1%

Admissions demand

1.10 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2024-06-06

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)85%
Higher standard (RWM)35%
Avg scaled score — reading
111.0
Avg scaled score — maths
110.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
113.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence3.1%
Persistent absence (10%+)2.4%
Unauthorised0.7%
Authorised absence
2.4%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
167

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.10 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

33

Places offered

30

1st-preference offers

29

Total preferences (any rank)
84
Preferred offers (top 3)
30
Applications from outside LA
12
Offers to outside-LA applicants
6

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill94%

197 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
197
Boys / girls
100 / 97
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
197 / 210 (94%)
Free school meals
6.1%
FSM pupils
12
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary aided school

Age range

Ages 5–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Religious character
Roman Catholic
Diocese
Archdiocese of Southwark
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary aided school
Headteacher
Mr Jared Brading

Location

Address
Nightingale Square, Balham
Postcode
SW12 8QJ
Town
London
Local authority
Wandsworth
District
Wandsworth
Constituency
Tooting
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed voluntary aided school (primary), Ages 5–11, in London, Wandsworth, 197 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 6.1%. Religious character: Roman Catholic. Diocese: Archdiocese of Southwark.

Open schools in London
1846
Primary schools in London
994
Academies among open schools in London
23% (427)
Open schools in SW12
15
Primary in SW12
7
Open schools in Wandsworth LA
114
Primary in Wandsworth LA
58

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    London · SW12 8PP · Wandsworth

    Ages 3–11

    • KS272%
    • Absence5.8%
    • FSM39.4%
    • Demand0.73

    0.3 miles away

  • Ravenstone Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    London · SW12 9SS · Wandsworth

    Ages 3–11

    • KS273%
    • Absence6.3%
    • FSM23.0%
    • Demand0.73

    0.4 miles away

  • Honeywell Junior School

    Ofsted: Good

    Foundation school · Primary

    London · SW11 6EF · Wandsworth

    Ages 7–11

    • KS284%
    • Absence4.6%
    • FSM8.6%

    0.5 miles away

  • Honeywell Infant School

    Ofsted: Good

    Foundation school · Primary

    London · SW11 6EF · Wandsworth

    Ages 3–7

    • Absence3.7%
    • FSM4.5%
    • Demand1.05

    0.5 miles away

  • Rutherford House School

    Ofsted: Good

    Free schools · Primary

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    Ages 4–11

    • KS289%
    • Absence4.2%
    • FSM16.2%
    • Demand1.41

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  • Henry Cavendish Primary School

    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Community school · Primary

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    Ages 3–11

    • KS276%
    • Absence5.0%
    • FSM12.7%
    • Demand1.19

    0.7 miles away

  • Belleville Primary School

    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Academy converter · Primary

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    Ages 3–11

    • KS280%
    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM15.5%
    • Demand1.40

    0.7 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Jared Brading
Telephone
02086733080
Website
www.holyghost.wandsworth.sch.uk/

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