Gorringe Park Primary 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.
Gorringe Park Primary 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 23 February 2023. Merton has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2019 to 2026 entry.
Gorringe 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2024 | 0.55 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 0.89 mi |
| Reception 2022 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2021 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2020 | 0.48 mi |
| 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 in 2026, but places ran out in 3 of the 7 earlier years, and the published last distance swung sharply between some years.
- Reception 2026 had 47 first-choice applications for 49 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 2 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 59% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 2% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- The school has 25.7 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 19.3 across 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
- Sandy Lane, Figges Marsh, Mitcham, CR4 2YA
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Merton
- Pupils on roll
- 434 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 31.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 25.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 23 February 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils look forward to coming to school every day.”
- “They are happy to play and learn with their friends and classmates.”
- “Pupils feel safe in the company of adults who they know will look after them.”
To improve
- “In a few subjects, however, the delivery of the curriculum is not helping pupils to remember and use vocabulary in a subject accurately.”
- “When this happens, pupils are less well prepared to make sense of new learning.”
- “In a few instances, however, these pupils do not get lots of extra practice in blending sounds together to read a word confidently.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 27 April 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) | 59% | 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: 47 first-preference applications, 49 offers in total, 47 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 0.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Lonesome Primary School 0.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Mark's Primary School 0.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Bond Primary School 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Links Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Liberty Primary 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Singlegate Primary School 0.9 mi Outstanding Last distance published