Park Academy
Primary · Free schools · Ages 4–11 · London, Merton
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Not published
From London Borough of Merton · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2021–2025 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Park Academy is a primary school in London, Merton for ages 4–11 (free schools). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 16 November 2023. Merton has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2019 to 2026 entry.
Park Academy 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 | Not published |
| 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 | Not published |
| Reception 2019 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Ofsted rated the school Outstanding on 16 November 2023; of the 8 nearest primary schools in Merton, 3 are Good and 5 have no current grade.
- For Reception 2026 there were 32 first-choice applications for 30 offers; 21 offers went to first-choice families and 11 first-choice families (34%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 94% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Merton.
- In the same 2024/25 results, 44% of pupils 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
- 200 Dorset Road, London, SW19 3EF
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Merton
- Pupils on roll
- 160 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 31.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 16 November 2023
Strengths
- “Park Academy provides an exceptional education for its pupils.”
- “It is a happy and joyous school where pupils flourish.”
- “The school’s ‘key drivers’ of mindfulness, challenge, creativity, communication and developing world citizens run through the curriculum.”
To improve
- “Pupils’ attendance was affected by the pandemic but is now improving rapidly.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 December 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) | 94% | 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: 32 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 21 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.
- Merton Park Primary School 0.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Merton Abbey Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Poplar Primary School 0.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Haslemere Primary School 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Pelham Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Benedict Academy 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- All Saints' CofE Primary School 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published