Schools Near Balham (SW12)
Ofsted-rated primary and secondary schools within 3km of SW12. Check ratings, distances, and school types.
Which schools serve Balham (SW12)?
With 30 primary and secondary schools mapped within 1.5km of its centre (OpenStreetMap, read 2026-10-04), SW12 has the 18th most of the 82 outcodes in London that HomeThink covers.
What do the Ofsted ratings shown for SW12 schools mean?
Of the 23 schools within 1.5km of the SW12 centre that we matched to an Ofsted record, 5 are rated Outstanding and 13 Good at their last graded inspection, and 5 have no current grade because Ofsted stopped giving single-word judgements in September 2024. Inspections can be years apart, so treat a rating as the last formal verdict rather than a description of the school today.
How do I check the school catchment for an SW12 address?
Enter the full postcode into the checker above. Catchment areas change year to year, so always confirm with the school or local authority before relying on it.
SW12 at a glance
OpenStreetMap maps 30 primary and secondary schools within 1.5km of the SW12 centre (25 primary and 5 secondary). The nearest is Alderbrook Primary School, 0.3km away.
- Primary and secondary schools within 1.5km
- 30
- Primary
- 25
- Secondary
- 5
- Rated Outstanding
- 5
- Rated Good
- 13
| School | Phase | Ofsted | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alderbrook Primary School | Primary | Good | 0.3km |
| La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls' School | Secondary | Outstanding | 0.4km |
| St Bernadette Catholic Junior School | Primary | Rating unavailable | 0.4km |
| Henry Cavendish Primary School (Balham Site) | Primary | Outstanding | 0.4km |
| Chestnut Grove Academy | Secondary | Good | 0.5km |
| Ravenstone Primary School | Primary | Good | 0.6km |
| Holy Ghost Catholic Primary School | Primary | Good | 0.6km |
| Hornsby House School | Primary | Rating unavailable | 0.6km |
| Trinity St Mary's CofE Primary School | Primary | Good | 0.6km |
| Oak Lodge School | Primary | Good | 0.7km |
| Broomwood Pre-Prep | Primary | Rating unavailable | 0.7km |
| Eveline Day School | Primary | Good | 0.8km |
Distances are straight-line from the outcode centre, not walking routes, and are not catchment areas — admissions are decided by each school or local authority.
"No current grade" means Ofsted inspected the school but, since September 2024, no longer gives single-word judgements; "Rating unavailable" means we could not match the school to an Ofsted record.
Source: School locations © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), within 1.5km of the SW12 centroid; ratings from Ofsted's published inspection records, as read on 2026-10-04.
How SW12 compares with its nearest outcodes
| Outcode | Schools within 1.5km of the centre | Rated Outstanding or Good | Distance between centres |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balham (SW12) | 30 | 18 | — |
| Clapham (SW4) | 25 | 18 | 1.8km |
| Tooting (SW17) | 23 | 13 | 2.0km |
| Brixton & Streatham Hill (SW2) | 28 | 17 | 2.1km |
| Battersea (SW11) | 26 | 20 | 2.7km |
Neighbours are the outcodes nearest SW12, by straight-line distance between outcode centres (postcodes.io), for which HomeThink holds the same school read.
A count of schools within a fixed circle, not of places or catchment: admissions are set by each school or local authority.
Source: School locations © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), within 1.5km of each outcode centroid; ratings from Ofsted's published inspection records, as read on 2026-10-04.
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