Primary
Holy Ghost Catholic Primary School
Nightingale Square, Balham, London, SW12 8QJ
Key facts
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 197 of 210 places
- Local authority
- Wandsworth
- Religious character
- Yes
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Southwark
Ofsted
Last inspected June 2024
Good
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Early yearsOutstanding
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Quality of educationGood
Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)SATs results
86%
111.0
188th of 927 by our score, among the primary schools in London we can score - 1017 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Average maths score | 111 |
| Average reading score | 111 |
| Reading, writing and maths | 86% |
| Working at a higher standard | 29% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time3 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 92% |
| 23/24 | 85% |
| 24/25 | 86% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 112.0 |
| 23/24 | 111.0 |
| 24/25 | 111.0 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 109.0 |
| 23/24 | 110.0 |
| 24/25 | 111.0 |
Nightingale Square, Balham, London, SW12 8QJ
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 15 January, the year before starting.
Wandsworth admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Jared Brading
- Address
- Nightingale Square, Balham, London, SW12 8QJ
- Telephone
- 02086733080