The Priory CofE School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 3–11 · London, Merton
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From London Borough of Merton · offers on 16 April 2026
Unlock every school · £9.99 Open on the map →The Priory CofE School is a primary school in London, Merton for ages 3–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 10 January 2023. Merton has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2019 to 2026 entry.
The Priory CofE 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 | Not published |
| Reception 2024 | Not published |
| Reception 2023 | Not published |
| Reception 2022 | Not published |
| Reception 2021 | Not published |
| Reception 2020 | Not published |
| Reception 2019 | Not published |
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; 24 of the 42 other Merton primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome also offered every applicant a place.
- Reception 2026 had 12 first-choice applications for 30 offers, 0.4 first choices per offer, the lowest of 43 Merton primary schools.
- Every first-choice family was offered a place for Reception 2026, and 18 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 70% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, the 3rd lowest of 9 schools: this one and 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
- Queens Road, Wimbledon, London, SW19 8LX
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Merton
- Pupils on roll
- 171 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 27.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 10 January 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils in this school are kind and considerate.”
- “They are kept safe because teachers always help and support them.”
- “Pupils know that if they have any worries staff will listen to them.”
To improve
- “However, in some subjects, the expectations of what pupils will learn in some units of work are not precisely set out.”
- “Where this is the case, the curriculum is not delivered in the way that leaders intend, and pupils do not achieve as well as they could.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 6 March 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) | 70% | 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: 12 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 12 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.
- Holy Trinity CofE Primary School 0.2 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Garfield Primary School 0.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Bishop Gilpin CofE Primary School 0.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Pelham Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- All Saints' CofE Primary School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Merton Abbey Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Singlegate Primary School 0.9 mi Outstanding Last distance published