Honeywell Infant School

About Honeywell Infant School

Honeywell Infant School was rated Good in its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2023, a change from its previous Outstanding rating in 2010. The inspection report gave every category — quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision — a solid Good (Grade 2). For a school that only covers Reception through Year 2, there are no Key Stage 2 SATs results to examine, so the most informative academic metric is the Ofsted judgement itself. The school serves 302 pupils aged 3 to 7, with a capacity of 320, and just 6% of children eligible for free school meals, which is well below the national average. The early years provision, previously rated Outstanding, is now Good, but the school remains a strong local option in Wandsworth, particularly for families who value a focused infant-phase setting with a dedicated nursery.

Because Honeywell is an infant school, it doesn’t publish Key Stage 2 results or a Progress 8 score — those metrics apply to junior and secondary schools. The local authority average for Key Stage 2 attainment across Wandsworth primary schools is 68%, but that figure is not directly comparable here. What is clear is that the school is highly sought after: for the 2025/26 intake, it received 414 applications for 89 places, an oversubscription ratio of 4.65 to one. Of the 121 first-preference applications, only 82 were offered places, meaning many families who put Honeywell first still missed out. The school’s Good rating, combined with its popularity, suggests parents trust the quality of teaching and early years provision. The nearest Outstanding-rated primary is Belleville Primary School, just 0.3 km away, which may be an alternative for families who don’t secure a place here.

The school sits on a site with a library, ICT suite, sensory room, outdoor playground, gymnasium, and art studios — a decent range for an infant school. Sports include rounders, cross country, gymnastics, and netball, while clubs cover chess, book club, and gardening. SEND provisions are broad, covering moderate learning difficulty, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, physical disability, autistic spectrum disorder, and other difficulties. The nursery provision means children can join from age three, making it a natural choice for local families wanting continuity from nursery through to Year 2. With no religious character and a mixed intake, Honeywell suits families in Wandsworth who want a well-regarded state infant school with strong early years support, but they should be prepared for the competitive admissions process — only about one in five applicants gets a place.

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