Honeywell Infant School, London
Honeywell Infant School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 7 in London. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in January 2023. For 2026 entry it had 1.2 first-choice applications for every place. It was 96% full in 2025.
- Ofsted
- Good (2023)
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- Better than England average
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
Honeywell Infant School in detail
Getting a place at Honeywell Infant School
For September 2026 entry, 110 families put Honeywell Infant School as their first choice and 389 named it as one of their preferences, for 90 places offered. That is 1.2 first choices for every place. 25 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Honeywell Infant School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Honeywell Infant School are Honeywell Junior School (under 0.1 miles, Good, 92% reading, 87% maths); Belleville Primary School (0.2 miles, Outstanding, 91% reading, 81% maths); Holy Ghost Catholic Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 100% reading, 95% maths); and Alderbrook Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 85% reading, 81% maths).
Honeywell Junior SchoolBelleville Primary SchoolHoly Ghost Catholic Primary SchoolAlderbrook Primary School
Who goes there
4.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 26.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (37%) and Mixed (19%).
Staffing
Honeywell Infant School had 19 teachers in 2026, one for every 14 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Wandsworth Common Rail Station, about 950 metres away (roughly a 12-minute walk).
10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Darley Road (->s), 110 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Honeywell Infant 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
Honeywell Infant School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Honeywell Infant School are Ark Bolingbroke Academy (0.3 miles) and Chestnut Grove Academy (0.8 miles).
Sources: DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
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 GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 4 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its January 2023 inspection.
Rated Good for
Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management, Early years.
At a Glance
4.4%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
24.5
Avg class size
29.8
Infant (KS1)
13
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Honeywell Infant School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Honeywell Infant School.
- Russian School Raduga270m away · Not yet graded
- Youngstars Holiday Camp @ Belleville Primary School (Webbs Road)270m away · Not yet graded
- Play Makers Holiday Workshops at St Lukes510m away · Not yet graded
- Junior Adventures Group @ Broomwood Hall SW12510m away · Not yet graded
- Ultimate Activity Camps at Broomwood Girls Prep School560m away · Not yet graded
- Activ Camps Ltd760m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
Honeywell Infant School is a foundation school, 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
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Honeywell Infant School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Honeywell Infant 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
- 77
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 9
- Children hurt
- 4
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 77 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 9 serious and 68 slight.
4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 4 on foot.
15 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.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Honeywell Infant School
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What the report includes for Honeywell Infant School:
- The straight-line distance from your home to Honeywell Infant School.
- Wandsworth publishes last distance offered figures, but none for Honeywell Infant School that we hold, so the report covers demand, alternatives and dates.
- Applications, first choices and offers at Honeywell Infant 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
96%
Near capacity
259 pupils
270 places
11 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - London
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for London
Across Wandsworth council
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(4)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
35
SEN Support
10
EHC Plans
14.2%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
318
Total Pupils
191
Boys
127
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
19
Teachers
16.7:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£58,123
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,185
Per pupil
£1711k
Total funding
£23k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.2%
Overall absence
8.8%
Persistent absence
181
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Honeywell Infant School
Questions parents ask about Honeywell Infant School
What is Honeywell Infant School's Ofsted rating?
Honeywell Infant School was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in January 2023. At its previous graded inspection in 2010 it was rated Outstanding.
What is the catchment area for Honeywell Infant School?
No fixed boundary. When Honeywell Infant 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 Honeywell Infant School?
Honeywell Infant School was close to full in 2025, at 96% of its capacity.
How big are the classes at Honeywell Infant School?
Classes at Honeywell Infant School average 24.5 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Honeywell Infant School?
Honeywell Infant School has around 318 pupils on roll. 4% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Honeywell Infant School?
4.2% of sessions were missed at Honeywell Infant School in 2024/25. 8.8% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Honeywell Infant School?
Apply through Wandsworth's coordinated admissions process, naming Honeywell Infant 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 Honeywell Infant School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists 6 out-of-school clubs within a kilometre of Honeywell Infant School: Russian School Raduga (270m away, registered, not yet graded), Youngstars Holiday Camp @ Belleville Primary School (Webbs Road) (270m away, registered, not yet graded) and Play Makers Holiday Workshops at St Lukes (510m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near Honeywell Infant School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 77 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 9 serious and 68 slight. 4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 4 on foot. 15 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 Honeywell Infant School?
Honeywell Infant School is at Honeywell Road, London, SW11 6EF.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)