Liberty Primary
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.
Liberty Primary is a primary school in Mitcham, Merton for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 20 June 2023. Merton has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2019 to 2026 entry.
Liberty Primary 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 | 2.80 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 for a Reception place in 2026 was offered a place, as was the case at 24 of the 42 other Merton primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Reception places ran out, with a last distance published, in 1 of the 7 earlier years.
- For Reception 2026, there were 44 first-choice applications for 46 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 2 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 64% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 2% 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
- Western Road, Mitcham, CR4 3EB
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Merton
- Pupils on roll
- 446 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 38.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 20 June 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils recognise and celebrate their rich and diverse community within an exceptionally strong culture of acceptance and respect.”
- “There are ample opportunities for pupils to develop their character, for example by taking on leadership responsibilities and raising money for charity.”
- “Pupils at Liberty are kept safe and happy.”
To improve
- “However, this is not done consistently.”
- “In some classes, teachers’ explanations are not fully accurate and errors and misconceptions are not identified or corrected.”
- “In these instances, pupils’ understanding is more limited.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 15 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: 44 first-preference applications, 46 offers in total, 44 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.
- Bond Primary School 0.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Mark's Primary School 0.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Haslemere Primary School 0.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Benedict Academy 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Singlegate Primary School 0.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Gorringe Park Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published