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Belleville Primary School, London

Outstanding
Primary
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Ages 3–11

Belleville Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in London, part of Quality First Education Trust. It was rated Outstanding at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in March 2022. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 367th-highest of the 959 schools in London with published results, and 3,012th of 14,452 across England. It was 97% full in 2025.

SATs results
Above England average
Ofsted
Outstanding (2022)
Demand
Oversubscribed
Attendance
In line with England
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Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days

Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Wandsworth (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.

Data last updated 26 Oct 2026

Belleville Primary School in detail

Belleville Primary School in its own words

From the headteacher's welcome: "At Belleville our aim is simple: to provide a high-quality education for all the children we serve. Belleville is a friendly and successful school at the centre of its local community, and we have a reputation for leading the way in educational developments."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include orchestra and book club.

The school runs after-school care.

Coming up: an open day on Wednesday 4 November 2026 at 9.15am, an open day on Thursday 5 November 2026 at 9.15am, an open day on Tuesday 10 November 2026 and an open day on Thursday 26 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

All school open days in Wandsworth

Headteacher's welcome (school website)Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)Open days on the school's site (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Results

In 2025, 91% of Year 6 pupils at Belleville Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 81% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 83% and 81% in Wandsworth and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 96% in reading and 92% in maths in 2024.

Getting a place at Belleville Primary School

For September 2026 entry, 172 families put Belleville Primary School as their first choice and 511 named it as one of their preferences, for 148 places offered. That is 1.2 first choices for every place. 38 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

Admissions history and your chances at Belleville Primary School

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Belleville Primary School are Honeywell Junior School (0.2 miles, Good, 92% reading, 87% maths); Honeywell Infant School (0.2 miles, Good); ARK John Archer Primary Academy (0.6 miles, Good, 70% reading, 81% maths); and Belleville Wix Academy (0.7 miles, Good, 96% reading, 87% maths).

Belleville Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 3 schools.

Honeywell Junior SchoolHoneywell Infant SchoolARK John Archer Primary AcademyBelleville Wix Academy

The trust

Belleville Primary School is one of 5 schools run by Quality First Education Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 68% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

All 5 schools in Quality First Education Trust

Who goes there

15.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 28.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (30%), Mixed (16%) and Black (14%).

In 2026, 142 pupils (13.8%) received SEN support and 30 (2.9%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Clapham Junction Station, about 840 metres away (roughly a 10-minute walk).

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Salcott Road (->s), 140 metres away.

The area around the school

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Belleville Primary School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, Belleville Primary School issued 14 suspensions, 1.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics

Location

Likely (~306m)Possible (~437m)Unlikely (~568m)

Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:John Budden Mary Lyne Latour
Pupils:1,031
LA:Wandsworth
Phone:02072286727
Address:Belleville Road, Battersea, London, SW11 6PR
Trust:QUALITY FIRST EDUCATION TRUST (5 schools)
Status:open
Opened:1 October 2011

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 5 years ago
Outstanding

Overall

Outstanding

Quality of Education

Outstanding

Behaviour & Attitudes

Outstanding

Personal Development

Outstanding

Leadership & Management

Outstanding

Early Years

Inspected 2 March 2022View full report
URN:137563
UKPRN:10035480
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Battersea
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Outstanding at its March 2022 inspection.

Rated Outstanding for

Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management, Early years.

At a Glance

15.1%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading-5ppMaths-11ppWriting+2pp

Reading has declined from 96% to 91% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 92% to 81% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 84% (2024 to 2025).

Class Sizes

29.0

Avg class size

29.7

Infant (KS1)

28.4

KS2

33

Total classes

2025/26 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools

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Social & online

Keep up with Belleville Primary School

Before and after school care

Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Belleville Primary School.

  • Russian School RadugaAt the school · Not yet graded
  • Youngstars Holiday Camp @ Belleville Primary School (Webbs Road)At the school · Not yet graded
  • Activ Camps Ltd670m away · Not yet graded
  • Play Makers Holiday Workshops at St Lukes740m away · Not yet graded
  • Junior Adventures Group @ Broomwood Hall SW12740m away · Not yet graded
  • Ultimate Activity Camps at Broomwood Girls Prep School840m away · Not yet graded

Term dates

Belleville Primary School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Wandsworth's term dates for its community schools.

Getting There

Train Stations

Clapham Junction Station (Entrance)
839m · 14 min walk

Bus Stops

Salcott Road (->S)
138m · 2 min walk
Darley Road (->S)
287m · 5 min walk
Broomwood Road / Hillier Road (->W)
379m · 6 min walk
Bolingbroke Academy & Medical Centre (->S)
388m · 6 min walk
Eccles Road (->W)
419m · 7 min walk

Free school transport

Check free transport to Belleville Primary School from your postcode →

You apply to the council where you live. Belleville Primary School is in Wandsworth; for families living there:

Apply to Wandsworth for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.

Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
178
Fatal
0
Serious
32
Children hurt
7

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 178 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 32 serious and 146 slight.

7 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 5 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.

30 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.

The typical figure for schools in Wandsworth is 99 (the median across 113 schools, same distance and years).

Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Your chances of a place at Belleville Primary School

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Your home postcode, set against Belleville Primary School's admissions figures, in one report saved to your account.

What the report includes for Belleville Primary School:

  • The straight-line distance from your home to Belleville Primary School.
  • Wandsworth publishes last distance offered figures, but none for Belleville Primary School that we hold, so the report covers demand, alternatives and dates.
  • Applications, first choices and offers at Belleville Primary School for 2014 to 2026 entry.
  • How many families in Wandsworth got their first choice, and how often appeals there succeed.
  • The nearest state schools to your home, with Ofsted rating, demand and last distance offered where published.
  • Key dates for September 2027 entry and how to apply.

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

97%

Near capacity

956 pupils

984 places

28 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - London

Low pressure
New homes approved:114,409
Projected new pupils:28,602

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for London

Across Wandsworth council

Low demand council-wide0.92 applications per place

Places available

2,624

Applications

2,403

Got 1st preference

78.5%

Got preferred school

95.1%

All primary applications across Wandsworth council (2026/27), not just this school.

This school: Oversubscribed

Inspection History(2)

2 March 2022
OutstandingReport
Quality of EducationOutstanding
Behaviour & AttitudesOutstanding
Personal DevelopmentOutstanding
Leadership & ManagementOutstanding
Early YearsOutstanding
10 May 2007
Outstanding
Leadership & ManagementOutstanding

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

142

SEN Support

30

EHC Plans

16.7%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Speech, Language & Communication61
Social, Emotional & Mental Health55
Specific Learning Difficulty10
Autistic Spectrum Disorder10
Other8
Physical Disability6
Moderate Learning Difficulty5
Hearing Impairment4
Visual Impairment2
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
29.8%
Asian
5.4%
Black
13.7%
Mixed
15.5%
Chinese
1.2%
Other
1.5%
Unclassified
0.1%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals15.1%
English as Additional Language28.2%

1,031

Total Pupils

501

Boys

530

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

56

Teachers

18.4:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£54,516

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£5,730

Per pupil

£5950k

Total funding

£224k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£441,229
EAL funding£115,899
Lump sum£168,670

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

5.1%

Overall absence

11.5%

Persistent absence

837

Enrolments

Authorised3.3%
Unauthorised1.8%
Persistent (10%+)11.5%
Severe (50%+)0.2%

Absence trend

3.2%
18/19
2.9%
20/21
6.4%
21/22
5.9%
22/23
5.3%
23/24
5.1%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

Secondary Schools Nearby

Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to

Questions parents ask about Belleville Primary School

What are SATs results like at Belleville Primary School?

Of the pupils at Belleville Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 91% reached the expected standard in reading and 81% did so in maths.

What is Belleville Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Belleville Primary School was rated Outstanding at its most recent Ofsted inspection in March 2022.

What is the catchment area for Belleville Primary School?

No fixed boundary. When Belleville Primary School is oversubscribed, Wandsworth allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.

Is it hard to get a place at Belleville Primary School?

Belleville Primary School was close to full in 2025, at 97% of its capacity.

How big are the classes at Belleville Primary School?

Classes at Belleville Primary School average 29 pupils (2025/26).

How many pupils go to Belleville Primary School?

Belleville Primary School has around 1031 pupils on roll. 15% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at Belleville Primary School?

5.1% of sessions were missed at Belleville Primary School in 2024/25. 11.5% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to Belleville Primary School?

Apply through Wandsworth's coordinated admissions process, naming Belleville Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.

Does Belleville Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?

Ofsted's childcare register lists 2 out-of-school clubs at the school: Russian School Raduga (registered, not yet graded) and Youngstars Holiday Camp @ Belleville Primary School (Webbs Road) (registered, not yet graded). There are 4 more within a kilometre. The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.

How many road collisions happen near Belleville Primary School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 178 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 32 serious and 146 slight. 7 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 5 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 30 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Wandsworth is 99 (the median across 113 schools, same distance and years).

Where is Belleville Primary School?

Belleville Primary School is at Belleville Road, Battersea, London, SW11 6PR.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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