John Ball Primary School

Term dates

Lewisham council sets the term dates for this school. See all Lewisham dates, taken from the council's own page.

• Term
• Holiday
• INSET day
• Exeat

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Admissions

Places for Reception and junior school are applied for through your home council, not the school.

Apply for a primary school place on GOV.UK

How places are given: there's no entrance test. When there are more applicants than places, places usually go by criteria such as siblings, distance or catchment area. Check the council's or school's admissions policy for the exact rules.

How many families applied: Reception

For September 2026, 138 families put this school as their first choice, and 91 places were offered. 85 of the families who put it first got a place (62%). More families put it first than there were places.

Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.

Before and after school

This club is registered with Ofsted at the school's postcode, so usually run on the school site:

• Superkids Club Ltd, after-school club. Ofsted report

Ask the club or the school about times, prices and places. More clubs nearby.

Ofsted inspection

Latest graded inspection, 8 May 2024. Overall: Outstanding

Quality of education

Outstanding

Behaviour and attitudes

Outstanding

Personal development

Outstanding

Leadership and management

Outstanding

Early years

Outstanding

Read the Ofsted reports

From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.

About and location

Type

Community school

Phase

Primary

Ages

2–11

Pupils

672 (capacity 684)

Gender

Mixed

Phone

02088521601

Address

Southvale Road, Blackheath, London, SE3 0TP

Website

johnball.lewisham.sch.uk

Official school record, including Ofsted reports