The Sherwood School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Mitcham, 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.
The Sherwood School is a primary school in Mitcham, Merton for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 12 July 2023. Merton has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2019 to 2026 entry.
The Sherwood 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| 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
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place for 2026, and 24 of the 42 other Merton primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome did the same.
- Reception 2026 had 18 first-choice applications for 21 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 3 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 64% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 2nd 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
- Abbotts Road, Mitcham, CR4 1JP
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Merton
- Pupils on roll
- 263 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 35% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 12 July 2023
Strengths
- “This is a school where pupils are happy and where staff support their safety.”
- “Pupils’ rights and responsibilities are at the heart of this community.”
- “Leaders empower pupils with a ‘voice’ to share their views.”
To improve
- “In a few subjects, assessment routines do not enable teachers to identify accurately what pupils know and remember.”
- “Some checks on pupils’ knowledge lack a clear focus on assessing the subject-specific content that pupils are expected to master.”
- “This limits teachers from being able to address pupils’ knowledge gaps and misconceptions.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 27 September 2023 (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) | 64% | 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: 18 first-preference applications, 21 offers in total, 18 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.
- Harris Primary Academy Merton 0.3 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- William Morris Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Lonesome Primary School 0.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Cranmer Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- St Mark's Primary School 1.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Beecholme Primary School 1.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published