William Morris 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.
William Morris 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 2 March 2022. Merton has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2019 to 2026 entry.
William Morris 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 | 0.37 mi |
| 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 in 2026, but places ran out, with a last distance published, in 1 of the 7 earlier years.
- In Reception 2026, 15 of the 73 applications (21%) came from families living outside Merton, and 3 offers went to them.
- Reception 2026 had 25 first-choice applications for 28 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 3 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 67% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 7% 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
- Recreation Way, Mitcham, CR4 1PJ
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Merton
- Pupils on roll
- 270 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 41.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 2 March 2022
Strengths
- “This is a happy school that sits at the heart of the community.”
- “Pupils enjoy coming to school.”
- “They work hard and behave well.”
To improve
- “Occasionally, opportunities are missed to ensure that pupils with SEND always receive what they need to achieve as well as they could.”
- “On these occasions, adults spend a disproportionate amount of time making notes about pupils rather than helping them.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 29 April 2022 (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) | 67% | 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: 25 first-preference applications, 28 offers in total, 25 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 0.1 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- The Sherwood School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Lonesome Primary School 0.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Beecholme Primary School 1.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Gorringe Park Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Mark's Primary School 1.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Cranmer Primary School 1.4 mi Good Last distance published