Wimbledon Chase Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · London, Merton
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.53 miles
Published by London Borough of Merton · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
Wimbledon Chase Primary School is a primary school in London, Merton for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 19 March 2024. Merton has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2019 to 2026 entry.
Wimbledon Chase 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 | 0.53 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 0.37 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 0.27 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 0.35 mi |
| Reception 2022 | 0.38 mi |
| Reception 2021 | 0.35 mi |
| Reception 2020 | 0.36 mi |
| Reception 2019 | 0.35 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 lived 0.53 miles away, the 7th longest of 13 Merton primary schools with a published last distance (this one included).
- For Reception, the 2026 last distance was further out than in 2025 and 2019, and the 2026 figure was the longest of the 8 years with a published distance.
- Reception 2026 had 78 first-choice applications for 89 offers; 68 offers went to first-choice families, and 10 first-choice families (13%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 80% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 16% 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
- Merton Hall Road, Wimbledon, London, SW19 3QB
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Merton
- Pupils on roll
- 678 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 7.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 19 March 2024
Strengths
- “This school is successful at bringing its community together.”
- “Parents and carers have high levels of confidence in the staff, because of how well teachers know each pupil.”
- “The pupils here are very happy members of the school.”
To improve
- “In a few subjects, work is still under way to ensure that content matches the national curriculum expectations accurately.”
- “As a result, some pupils have gaps in what they know in these subjects.”
- “Sometimes, however, they do not have the information and analysis needed to challenge leaders effectively about the quality of education at the school.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 17 May 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) | 80% | 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: 78 first-preference applications, 89 offers in total, 68 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.
- Dundonald Primary School 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Joseph Hood Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Merton Park Primary School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Pelham Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Hollymount School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Poplar Primary School 0.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Park Academy 0.9 mi Outstanding Last distance published