Singlegate Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · London, Merton
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.43 miles
Published by London Borough of Merton · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
Singlegate Primary School is a primary school in London, Merton for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 15 November 2023. Merton has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2019 to 2026 entry.
Singlegate 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 | 1.43 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 0.89 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 0.58 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 0.89 mi |
| Reception 2022 | 0.45 mi |
| Reception 2021 | 0.43 mi |
| Reception 2020 | 0.41 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 distance offered for Reception in 2026 was 1.43 miles, the 2nd longest of 13 Merton primary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 0.53 miles).
- The 2026 Reception last distance was further from the school than in 2025 and 2019, and the 2026 figure was the longest of the 8 years with a published distance.
- For Reception in 2026, there were 87 first-choice applications for 90 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 74% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), 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
- South Gardens, Colliers Wood, London, SW19 2NT
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Merton
- Pupils on roll
- 642 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 22.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 15 November 2023
Strengths
- “This is a vibrant and highly exciting place to learn, and pupils are proud to attend.”
- “Leaders have exceptionally high expectations for pupils’ academic and social development.”
- “This enables all pupils to succeed and thrive.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 5 March 2024 (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: 87 first-preference applications, 90 offers in total, 87 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
- Garfield Primary School 0.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Liberty Primary 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Merton Abbey Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Haslemere Primary School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Bond Primary School 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Holy Trinity CofE Primary School 0.9 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- The Priory CofE School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published