Woodmansterne School

At a glance

Type

Community school (state-funded)

Phase

All-through

Ages

3 to 18

Gender

Mixed

Pupils

1,637 census January 2026

Capacity

1,842

Sixth form

Yes

Nursery classes

Yes

Executive Headteacher

Ms Samantha Palin

Address

Woodmansterne Road, Streatham, London, SW16 5UQ

Borough

Lambeth

Telephone

02087641825

DfE reference (URN)

100590

Website

woodmansterne.london

Source: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools · daily extract as at 2026-10-07 · last checked 9 October 2026

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Key dates for 2027 entry

Reception (4+)

1. Application deadlineFriday 15 January 2027Open

   National closing date for Reception applications: Friday 15 January 2027. Apply through your home borough's coordinated scheme, not directly to the school.

   Source: Your borough's admissions page · checked 9 Oct 2026

2. National offer dayFriday 16 April 2027Upcoming

   Primary National Offer Day: Friday 16 April 2027. Offers are released by your home borough.

   Source: Your borough's admissions page · checked 9 Oct 2026

3. Accept your offerFriday 30 April 2027Open

   Deadline to accept your primary offer: Friday 30 April 2027.

   Source: GOV.UK · checked 9 Oct 2026

Year 7 (11+)

1. Application deadlineSaturday 31 October 2026Closes in 21 days

   National closing date for Year 7 applications: Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply through your home borough's coordinated scheme (eAdmissions), not directly to the school.

   Source: Your borough's admissions page · checked 9 Oct 2026

2. National offer dayMonday 1 March 2027Upcoming

   Secondary National Offer Day: Monday 1 March 2027. Offers are released by your home borough.

   Source: Your borough's admissions page · checked 9 Oct 2026

3. Accept your offerDate not statedDate not stated

   Accept the offer by the deadline given in your offer letter; your home borough sets the date.

   Source: GOV.UK · checked 9 Oct 2026

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A status ("Closes in 12 days") is shown only for a closing date we have checked, worked out from today's date, 10 October 2026. Other dates are printed as the school published them, with its own wording beside them. Dates given only as "early January" are shown as approximate and never counted down. Always confirm with the school or council.

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Open days and tours

1. Open morning · Reception, Nursery · 09:15Thursday 12 November 2026, 09:15

   Reception, Nursery Book or read more

2. Open morning · Reception, Nursery · 09:15Tuesday 17 November 2026, 09:15

   Reception, Nursery Book or read more

3. Open morning · Reception, Nursery · 09:15Friday 27 November 2026, 09:15

   Reception, Nursery Book or read more

Dates as published on the school's own page, read 10 Oct 2026. Schools add and change dates at short notice and most ask you to book: confirm with the school. All open days in London

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Admissions

You apply through the council where you live, not to the school, naming up to six schools in order on one form. Every applicant on time hears on the same national offer day.

99 first-preference applications and 257 applications naming it at any preference for 90 places offered (September 2026 entry, DfE)

These are counts of applications and offers on national offer day. They are not a chance of getting in: places are allocated by the school's published admissions criteria, such as siblings, distance or faith.

Source: Department for Education, Secondary and primary school applications and offers · entry years up to 2026/27 · last checked 9 October 2026

Lambeth: Reception offers, September 2026 entry

Across the borough, 80.6% of applicants were offered their first preference and 96.5% were offered one of their preferences (2,122 applications). These are borough-wide figures, not a forecast for any school or child.

Source: Department for Education, Secondary and primary schools applications and offers 2026 · entry years 2014/15 to 2026/27 (release published 2026-06-18) · last checked 9 October 2026

Lambeth: Year 7 offers, September 2026 entry

Across the borough, 61.4% of applicants were offered their first preference and 91.2% were offered one of their preferences (2,198 applications). These are borough-wide figures, not a forecast for any school or child.

Source: Department for Education, Secondary and primary schools applications and offers 2026 · entry years 2014/15 to 2026/27 (release published 2026-06-18) · last checked 9 October 2026

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Inspection

Source: Ofsted, Management information - state-funded schools - latest inspections as at 31 August 2026 · latest inspections as at 2026-08-31 · last checked 9 October 2026

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Results

Key stage 2 (end of primary), 2024/25

• % meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths2022/23: 64% · 2023/24: 79%
  74%This school68%Lambeth62%England, state-funded
• % achieving the higher standard in reading, writing and maths2022/23: 6% · 2023/24: 15%
  12%This school11%Lambeth8%England, state-funded
• Average scaled score in reading2022/23: 106 · 2023/24: 109
  109This school107Lambeth106England, state-funded
• Average scaled score in maths2022/23: 106 · 2023/24: 109
  108This school106Lambeth105England, state-funded

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 90 pupils in the cohort

GCSE (key stage 4), 2024/25

• Attainment 8 score2022/23: 48.6 · 2023/24: 50.1
  49.3This school45.4Lambeth46.1England, state-funded
• % achieving grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs2022/23: 49% · 2023/24: 58%
  54%This school41%Lambeth45%England, state-funded
• % achieving grade 4 or above in English and maths GCSEs2022/23: 72% · 2023/24: 79%
  76%This school62%Lambeth65%England, state-funded
• % entering the English Baccalaureate2022/23: 38% · 2023/24: 20%
  28%This school49%Lambeth40%England, state-funded
• EBacc average point score2022/23: 4.41 · 2023/24: 4.28
  4.38This school4.10Lambeth4.09England, state-funded

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 143 pupils in the cohort

A level (16 to 18), 2024/25

• A level average result, expressed as a grade2023/24: D
  CThis schoolC+LambethB-England, state-funded
• A level average point score per entry2023/24: 21.6
  30.5This school35Lambeth35England, state-funded
• Average point score for a student's best 3 A levels2023/24: 21.9
  30.1This school35.2Lambeth35.8England, state-funded
• % of A level students achieving AAB or higher including at least 2 facilitating subjects2023/24: 0%
  16%This school19%Lambeth18%England, state-funded
• A level value added score2023/24: -0.86
  -0.29This school-0.03England, state-funded

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 29 pupils in the cohort

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Pupils and context

Eligible for free school meals

23.6% January 2026

English as an additional language

53.2%

Receiving SEN support

7.2%

With an Education, Health and Care Plan

3.1%

Girls / boys

48% / 52%

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · school census 2024/25

Attendance and staffing

Overall absence

6.1% 2024/25

Persistently absent (missed 10% or more)

16.3%

Pupils per teacher

15.4 2025/26

Source: Department for Education, Absence rates by school level · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026

Places

Places

1,744

Pupils on roll

1,556

Source: Department for Education, Capacity - school / Sixth form capacity - school · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · position at 1 May, 2024/25

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Nearby schools

Schools covering the same ages within about a mile, by straight-line distance (not walking or travel time).

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Compare with similar schools

Side-by-side comparisons with the nearest schools of the same type. Sourced facts only; no winner is declared.

• Woodmansterne School and Dunraven School1.6 miles apart

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