Silburn Reid, London
Silburn Reid is a secondary school for pupils aged 11 to 16 in London.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Silburn Reid in detail
Getting a place at Silburn Reid
Across Lambeth, 61% of families were offered their first-choice secondary school for 2026 entry, and 91% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2026, families in Lambeth lodged 84 appeals against secondary school offers; 61 reached a hearing and 6 succeeded (9.8% of those heard).
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state secondary schools to Silburn Reid are St Joseph's College (0.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 44); Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic Secondary School (0.4 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 58.6); The Norwood School (0.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 46.9); and Dunraven School (0.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 49.6).
St Joseph's CollegeBishop Thomas Grant Catholic Secondary SchoolThe Norwood SchoolDunraven School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is West Norwood Station, about 1080 metres away (roughly a 14-minute walk).
12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Ryecroft Road, 60 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 593 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Lambeth (1302).
Primary schools nearby
The primary schools closest to Silburn Reid are Crown Lane Primary School (under 0.1 miles), St Joseph's RC Junior School (0.5 miles), St Joseph's RC Infant School (0.5 miles) and St Luke's Church of England Primary School (0.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.
Crown Lane Primary SchoolSt Joseph's RC Junior SchoolSt Joseph's RC Infant SchoolSt Luke's Church of England Primary School
Sources: DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
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
No inspection data available
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby secondary schools
Keep up with Silburn Reid
Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 70
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 11
- Children hurt
- 4
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 70 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 11 serious and 59 slight.
4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
14 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 Lambeth is 142.5 (the median across 102 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
Capacity & Demand
Area Demand Pressure - London
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for London
Across Lambeth council
Places available
2,111
Applications
2,198
Got 1st preference
61.4%
Got preferred school
91.2%
All secondary applications across Lambeth council (2026/27), not just this school.
Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Silburn Reid
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Questions parents ask about Silburn Reid
What is the catchment area for Silburn Reid?
No fixed boundary. When Silburn Reid is oversubscribed, Lambeth allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
How do I apply to Silburn Reid?
Apply through Lambeth's coordinated admissions process, naming Silburn Reid on your application. The national closing date in England is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.
How many road collisions happen near Silburn Reid?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 70 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 11 serious and 59 slight. 4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 14 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 Lambeth is 142.5 (the median across 102 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Silburn Reid?
Silburn Reid is at 51c Crown Lane, Streatham, London, SW16 3JE.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)