Garfield Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Wimbledon, Merton
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From London Borough of Merton · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Garfield Primary School is a primary school in Wimbledon, Merton for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 27 November 2024. Merton has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2019 to 2026 entry.
Garfield Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 1.35 mi |
| Reception 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2022 | 0.35 mi |
| Reception 2021 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2020 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2019 | 1.07 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant for a Reception place in 2026 was offered one, but places ran out (a last distance was published) in 3 of the 7 earlier years.
- Reception 2026 had 41 first-choice applications for 59 offers, giving 0.7 first choices per offer, the 4th lowest of 43 Merton primary schools.
- In 2024/25, 74% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 4th lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Merton.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Merton schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Garfield Road, Wimbledon, SW19 8SB
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Merton
- Pupils on roll
- 306 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 24.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 27 November 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils love being part of this school.”
- “They feel happy and safe because they trust adults to help them if they have any worries.”
- “They look forward to coming to school every day.”
To improve
- “Sometimes, however, teaching provides pupils with too much information at once.”
- “When this happens, pupils have too much to think about and do not learn as well as they could.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 January 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 74% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 41 first-preference applications, 59 offers in total, 41 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Merton.
- All Saints' CofE Primary School 0.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- The Priory CofE School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Holy Trinity CofE Primary School 0.5 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Singlegate Primary School 0.5 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Merton Abbey Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Pelham Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Bishop Gilpin CofE Primary School 1.0 mi Outstanding Last distance published