Hillcross Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Morden, Merton
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.31 miles
Published by London Borough of Merton · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Hillcross Primary School is a primary school in Morden, Merton for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 8 October 2024. Merton has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2019 to 2026 entry.
Hillcross 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 | 1.31 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 0.91 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 0.99 mi |
| Reception 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2022 | 1.00 mi |
| Reception 2021 | 0.42 mi |
| Reception 2020 | 1.00 mi |
| Reception 2019 | 1.65 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception 2026 the last child offered a place lived 1.31 miles away, 3rd longest of the 13 Merton primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- The 2026 distance was further than in 2025 but nearer than in 2019, and it has swung sharply, most of all from 2021 to 2022.
- Reception 2026 had 49 first-choice applications for 59 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 10 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 68% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 9% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
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
- Ashridge Way, Morden, SM4 4EE
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Merton
- Pupils on roll
- 437 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 13.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 26.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 8 October 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils really love attending this happy and welcoming school.”
- “They enjoy their learning and feel known and cared for by adults.”
- “They know who to speak to if they are worried about anything.”
To improve
- “At times, the curriculum is not implemented as precisely and consistently as it should be.”
- “Where this happens, sometimes pupils cannot recall in sufficient detail the key knowledge that they have learned previously.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 15 November 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) | 68% | 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: 49 first-preference applications, 59 offers in total, 49 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.
- Morden Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Hatfeild Primary School 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Poplar Primary School 0.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Joseph Hood Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Abbotsbury Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St John Fisher RC Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Aragon Primary School 0.8 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Merton Park Primary School 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published