Community school · Merton

Cranmer Primary School

3–11Ages
430Pupils
PrimaryPhase
102653URN

Cranmer Road, Mitcham, CR4 4XU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

1.0 below Merton median (2.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Merton

85 applications for 45 places · 39th of 43 in Merton

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

43%met the expected standard

Merton 70% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 7 November 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.9applications per place, Reception

1.0 below Merton median (2.9) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

85 applications · 45 places offered · 40 named it first

2026 1.9; Merton median median 2.9
2025 1.9; Merton median median 2.9
2024 1.8; Merton median median 3.0
2023 1.8; Merton median median 2.8
2022 2.0; Merton median median 2.9
2021 2.2; Merton median median 2.8
2020 2.1; Merton median median 2.9
2019 1.9; Merton median median 2.7
2018 1.9; Merton median median 2.9
2017 2.5; Merton median median 2.8
2016 2.6; Merton median median 2.8
2015 2.3; Merton median median 2.7
2014 2.6; Merton median median 2.7

More applications per place than the Merton median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Merton median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	45	85	1.9	40	0.89
Sep 2025	55	106	1.9	46	0.84
Sep 2024	55	97	1.8	46	0.84
Sep 2023	59	104	1.8	58	0.98
Sep 2022	55	109	2.0	51	0.93
Sep 2021	64	140	2.2	60	0.94
Sep 2020	80	165	2.1	73	0.91
Sep 2019	88	168	1.9	69	0.78
Sep 2018	79	149	1.9	68	0.86
Sep 2017	88	222	2.5	92	1.05
Sep 2016	89	230	2.6	89	1.00
Sep 2015	90	205	2.3	78	0.87
Sep 2014	89	233	2.6	103	1.16

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 65% · Writing 57% · Maths 55% → all three 43% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard43%41st of 42 in Merton

Merton 70% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard65%

Merton 85% England 78%

Higher standard30%

Merton 42% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard57%

Merton 76% England 75%

Greater depth3%

Merton 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard55%

Merton 85% England 77%

Higher standard23%

Merton 36% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Merton median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	43%	3%	103	102
2023/24	63%	2%	105	107
2022/23	67%	7%	106	105

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Cranmer Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.9applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
St Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School
0.4 km · Merton

Good2023

1.9applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School
0.9 km · Merton

Good2023

1.7applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Benedict Academy
1.0 km · Merton

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.4applications per place 93%met the SATs standard
St Mark's Primary School
1.1 km · Merton

Graded · no overall grade2024

4.0applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Green Wrythe Primary School
1.3 km · Sutton

Good2023

3.3applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
Bond Primary School
1.3 km · Merton

Graded · no overall grade2024

4.5applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School
1.4 km · Merton

2026

1.6applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Liberty Primary
1.5 km · Merton

Good2023

2.2applications per place 64%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 102653 · 315/2082
Capacity: 524 pupils · 430 on roll
Free school meals: 40.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Cranmer Road, Mitcham, CR4 4XU
Local authority: Merton

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources