Beecholme Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · 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.
Beecholme Primary School is a primary school in Mitcham, Merton for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 9 October 2024. Merton has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2019 to 2026 entry.
Beecholme 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 | 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 | 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 for a Reception 2026 place was offered one, as at 24 of the 42 other Merton primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- In 2024/25, 72% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 12% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Reception 2026 entry drew 17 first-choice applications for 17 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- There are 14.4 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 19.7 across 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
- Edgehill Road, Mitcham, CR4 2HZ
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Merton
- Pupils on roll
- 155 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 43.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 9 October 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are looked after well in this school and describe it as a ‘second home’ to them.”
- “They flourish under the care of adults who know them very well.”
- “Pupils look forward to the learning experiences each day brings.”
To improve
- “However, in a few subjects, teaching does not check and make sure that pupils have secured important knowledge before introducing new ideas.”
- “Where this happens, some pupils struggle to deepen their understanding and make links in their learning.”
- “Sometimes, however, the curriculum is not enabling pupils’ understanding of subject vocabulary to become as secure as it could be.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 12 November 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) | 72% | 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: 17 first-preference applications, 17 offers in total, 17 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.
- Gorringe Park Primary School 0.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Lonesome Primary School 0.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Links Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Mark's Primary School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Bond Primary School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Liberty Primary 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Harris Primary Academy Merton 1.0 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published