Links Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · London, 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.
Links Primary School is a primary school in London, Merton for ages 3–11 (community school). Merton has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2019 to 2026 entry.
Links 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 | 0.40 mi |
| Reception 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2022 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2021 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2020 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2019 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 53% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 3% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, though places ran out (a last distance was published) in 1 of the 7 earlier years.
- Reception 2026 had 26 first-choice applications for 30 offers, 0.9 first choices per offer, the 15th lowest of 43 Merton primary schools.
- 12 of the 73 applications (16%) for Reception 2026 came from families living outside Merton; 3 offers went to them.
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
- Frinton Road, London, SW17 9EH
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Merton
- Pupils on roll
- 290 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 39.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 10 February 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils are excited and enjoy attending this school.”
- “Staff support pupils who join midway through their school life so that they settle in quickly.”
- “Staff know pupils' needs well.”
To improve
- “Leaders know there is more work to do to ensure that all pupils achieve well, especially in writing and phonics.”
- “In some instances, this support is not as tightly focused as it could be in addressing gaps in reading development, including pupils’ phonics knowledge.”
- “Similarly, some pupils who need further practice and guidance to develop handwriting fluency are not as well supported as they could be.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 30 April 2026 (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) | 53% | 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: 26 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 26 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.
- Beecholme Primary School 0.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Gorringe Park Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Lonesome Primary School 0.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Bond Primary School 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Singlegate Primary School 0.9 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Liberty Primary 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- St Mark's Primary School 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published