Merstham Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Redhill, Surrey
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.39 miles
Published by Surrey County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2024–2026 (miles)
Merstham Primary School is a primary school in Redhill, Surrey for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 13 September 2022. Surrey has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Merstham 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 | 0.39 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 0.81 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 0.49 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The Reception 2026 last distance offered was 0.39 miles, 9th shortest of the 113 Surrey primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance (middle figure 1.31 miles).
- The distance has swung sharply between years, and the 2026 figure was the shortest of the 3 years with a published distance.
- For Reception 2026 there were 36 first-choice applications for 30 offers; 26 offers went to first-choice families, and 10 first-choice families (28%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 34% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Surrey schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- London Road South, Merstham, Redhill, RH1 3AZ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Surrey
- Pupils on roll
- 236 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 24.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 13 September 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils love coming to Merstham Primary School.”
- “Adults help every child to feel happy and safe and to thrive.”
- “The school is a community where everyone is valued and respected.”
To improve
- “While the school is now back on its feet, leaders recognise the disruption caused to pupils’ education.”
- “Currently, there are pupils who require extra reading sessions to catch up.”
- “Leaders know they must act fast.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 November 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) | 34% | 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: 36 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 26 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 Surrey.
- Lime Tree Primary School and Nursery 0.4 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Furzefield Primary Academy 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Matthew's CofE Primary School 1.4 mi Good Last distance published
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Wray Common Primary School 1.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Peter and St Paul Church Primary School 1.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Hatchlands Primary 2.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Earlswood Infant and Nursery School 2.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published