Merton Park Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · London, Merton
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.29 miles
Published by London Borough of Merton · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
Merton Park Primary School is a primary school in London, Merton for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 1 April 2025. Merton has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2019 to 2026 entry.
Merton Park 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 | 0.29 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 0.63 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 0.49 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 0.51 mi |
| Reception 2022 | 0.33 mi |
| Reception 2021 | 0.33 mi |
| Reception 2020 | 0.38 mi |
| Reception 2019 | 0.40 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Reception place for 2026 lived 0.29 miles away, the 3rd shortest of 13 Merton primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- The 2026 Reception last distance was the shortest of the 8 years with a published distance, nearer the school than in 2025 and nearer than in 2019.
- Reception 2026 had 74 first-choice applications for 30 offers; 29 offers went to first-choice families and 45 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 93% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 2nd highest 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
- Church Lane, Merton Park, London, SW19 3HQ
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Merton
- Pupils on roll
- 230 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 9.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 1 April 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy and extremely proud members of this welcoming school.”
- “Pupils live up to the expectations and virtues of ‘kindness, honesty and courage.”
- “Their behaviour and conduct are consistently excellent.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 May 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) | 93% | 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: 74 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 29 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.
- Park Academy 0.4 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Poplar Primary School 0.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Pelham Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Merton Abbey Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Wimbledon Chase Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Joseph Hood Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Dundonald Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published