St Mark's Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Mitcham, Merton
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.44 miles
Published by London Borough of Merton · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
St Mark's Primary School is a primary school in Mitcham, Merton for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 10 December 2024. Merton has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2019 to 2026 entry.
St Mark's 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 | 0.44 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 1.85 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 0.51 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 0.28 mi |
| Reception 2022 | 0.34 mi |
| Reception 2021 | 0.41 mi |
| Reception 2020 | 0.12 mi |
| Reception 2019 | 0.38 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 0.44 miles away, the 6th shortest of 13 Merton primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- The 2026 Reception last distance was nearer the school than in 2025 and further than in 2019, with the biggest swing between 2024 and 2025.
- Reception 2026 had 37 first-choice applications for 29 offers; 29 offers went to first-choice families and 8 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 79% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 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
- St Mark's Road, Mitcham, CR4 2LF
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Merton
- Pupils on roll
- 225 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 44% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 10 December 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils love attending this warm and welcoming school.”
- “From the moment that children arrive in Nursery, they receive excellent care and support.”
- “The school motto ‘committed to excellence’ applies to every pupil.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 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) | 79% | 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: 37 first-preference applications, 29 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.
- St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School 0.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Bond Primary School 0.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Liberty Primary 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Gorringe Park Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Lonesome Primary School 0.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Beecholme Primary School 0.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Cranmer Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published