Best primary schools in Merton
42 of 50 primary schools ranked by Met expected standard (RWM) · all Merton schools · secondary schools
Ranked on Met expected standard (RWM), 2024/25 — the most recent year each school has published. Official data, not our opinion — but the ranking is only as good as the measure, and a single number never describes a school.
- 35 of 50 rated Good or Outstanding
- 7 oversubscribed on first preference
- 10 Good or better and undersubscribed — the overlooked ones
- Median Met expected standard (RWM): 71.0% (best 94.0%)
| # | School | Met expected standard (RWM) | Ofsted | Places | Catchment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Park Academy London | 94.0% | Outstanding improving | about even 1.07 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 2 | Benedict Academy Mitcham | 93.0% | Not judged | about even 0.93 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 3 | Merton Park Primary School London | 93.0% | Not judged | oversubscribed 2.47 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 4 | Aragon Primary School Morden | 85.0% | Good | about even 0.93 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 5 | Hollymount School London | 84.0% | Good | oversubscribed 1.53 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 6 | Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School New Malden hidden gem | 84.0% | Good | undersubscribed 0.84 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 7 | Wimbledon Chase Primary School London | 80.0% | Good | about even 0.88 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 8 | St Mark's Primary School Mitcham | 79.0% | Not judged | oversubscribed 1.28 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 9 | Bishop Gilpin CofE Primary School Wimbledon | 78.0% | Outstanding | oversubscribed 1.92 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 10 | Harris Primary Academy Merton Mitcham | 78.0% | Outstanding | about even 1.1 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 11 | St Teresa's Catholic Primary School Morden | 77.0% | Good improving | about even 0.86 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 12 | Pelham Primary School London hidden gem | 76.0% | Good | undersubscribed 0.78 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 13 | St Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School MITCHAM | 76.0% | Good | about even 0.93 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 14 | Dundonald Primary School London | 75.0% | Good declining | about even 1.07 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 15 | Holy Trinity CofE Primary School London | 75.0% | Outstanding improving | oversubscribed 1.27 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 16 | St Mary's Catholic Primary School London hidden gem | 75.0% | Good declining | undersubscribed 0.83 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 17 | Wimbledon Park Primary School London | 75.0% | Outstanding improving | oversubscribed 1.49 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 18 | Garfield Primary School Wimbledon hidden gem | 74.0% | Good | undersubscribed 0.69 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 19 | Singlegate Primary School London | 74.0% | Outstanding | about even 0.97 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 20 | St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School Mitcham | 74.0% | Good | about even 0.93 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 21 | Beecholme Primary School Mitcham | 72.0% | Good | about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 22 | Malmesbury Primary School Morden | 70.0% | Not judged | oversubscribed 1.2 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 23 | Poplar Primary School London hidden gem | 70.0% | Good | undersubscribed 0.85 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 24 | The Priory CofE School London hidden gem | 70.0% | Good | undersubscribed 0.4 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 25 | All Saints' CofE Primary School London | 69.0% | Not judged | about even 0.96 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 26 | Hillcross Primary School Morden | 68.0% | Not judged improving | undersubscribed 0.83 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 27 | Lonesome Primary School Mitcham | 68.0% | Good | about even 0.95 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 28 | Merton Abbey Primary School London hidden gem | 67.0% | Good | undersubscribed 0.8 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 29 | William Morris Primary School Mitcham | 67.0% | Good improving | about even 0.89 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 30 | Morden Primary School Morden | 65.0% | Good | about even 0.97 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 31 | Liberty Primary Mitcham | 64.0% | Good improving | about even 0.96 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 32 | The Sherwood School Mitcham | 64.0% | Good | about even 0.86 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 33 | West Wimbledon Primary School London | 64.0% | Good declining | about even 0.87 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 34 | Hatfeild Primary School Morden | 63.0% | Not judged declining | about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 35 | Joseph Hood Primary School London hidden gem | 63.0% | Good | undersubscribed 0.48 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 36 | St Matthew's CofE Primary School London hidden gem | 63.0% | Good | undersubscribed 0.73 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 37 | Gorringe Park Primary School Mitcham | 59.0% | Good improving | about even 0.96 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 38 | Abbotsbury Primary School Morden | 58.0% | Good | about even 0.91 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 39 | Haslemere Primary School Mitcham | 56.0% | Not judged | about even 0.89 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 40 | Links Primary School London | 53.0% | Good | about even 0.87 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 41 | Cranmer Primary School Mitcham | 43.0% | Good | about even 0.89 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 42 | Bond Primary School Mitcham | 38.0% | Not judged improving | undersubscribed 0.67 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
Also in Merton
8 further primary schools with no published Met expected standard (RWM) for the latest year — usually too small a cohort to report, newly opened, or a special school. Listed because leaving them out would make this a misleading picture of Merton, not a fairer one.
- Donhead Preparatory School
- Oak Tree Primary School
- St John Fisher RC Primary School Ofsted: Good hidden gem
- The Norwegian Kindergarten In London Ofsted: Good
- The Rowans School
- The Study Preparatory School
- Willington School
- Wimbledon Common Preparatory School
Applying in Merton
Knowing which school is best is only half of it — these are the deadlines that decide whether you can apply at all.
- Secondary application deadline 2026-10-31 · 2027 entry Secondary Common Application Form (CAF) deadline for September 2027 entry (Year 7). National statutory deadline 31 October 2026; apply via your home local authority. Selective/grammar registration, if any, is a separate earlier deadline.
- Primary (Reception) application deadline 2027-01-15 · 2027 entry Primary (Reception) application deadline for September 2027 entry. National statutory deadline 15 January 2027; apply via your home local authority.
- Secondary National Offer Day 2027-03-01 · 2027 entry Secondary National Offer Day for September 2027 entry — state school Year 7 place offers (1 March).
- Primary National Offer Day 2027-04-16 · 2027 entry Primary National Offer Day for September 2027 entry — Reception place offers (16 April).
- Secondary application deadline 2027-10-31 · 2028 entry Secondary Common Application Form (CAF) deadline for September 2028 entry (Year 7). National statutory deadline 31 October 2027; apply via your home local authority. Selective/grammar registration, if any, is a separate earlier deadline.
- Primary (Reception) application deadline 2028-01-15 · 2028 entry Primary (Reception) application deadline for September 2028 entry. National statutory deadline 15 January 2028; apply via your home local authority.
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