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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 20 April 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good · as St John Fisher RC Primary School, URN 102671
- 20 September 2012Graded inspection: Good · as St John Fisher RC Primary School, URN 102671
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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 entry137 applications · 49 places offered · 41 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 2.8; Merton median median 2.9
- 2025 2.8; Merton median median 2.9; as the previous school
- 2024 2.3; Merton median median 3.0; as the previous school
- 2023 2.5; Merton median median 2.8; as the previous school
- 2022 2.7; Merton median median 2.9; as the previous school
- 2021 2.5; Merton median median 2.8; as the previous school
- 2020 2.5; Merton median median 2.9; as the previous school
- 2019 2.2; Merton median median 2.7; as the previous school
- 2018 2.4; Merton median median 2.9; as the previous school
- 2017 2.4; Merton median median 2.8; as the previous school
- 2016 2.9; Merton median median 2.8; as the previous school
- 2015 2.8; Merton median median 2.7; as the previous school
- 2014 2.8; Merton median median 2.7; as the previous school
- This school
- Merton median
Dashed bars: as St John Fisher RC Primary School (URN 102671), the previous school.
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 | 49 | 137 | 2.8 | 41 | 0.84 |
| Sep 2025 * | 37 | 104 | 2.8 | 33 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2024 * | 60 | 135 | 2.3 | 58 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2023 * | 59 | 147 | 2.5 | 56 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2022 * | 58 | 159 | 2.7 | 68 | 1.17 |
| Sep 2021 * | 60 | 150 | 2.5 | 66 | 1.10 |
| Sep 2020 * | 60 | 148 | 2.5 | 67 | 1.12 |
| Sep 2019 * | 60 | 134 | 2.2 | 56 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2018 * | 59 | 142 | 2.4 | 55 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2017 * | 59 | 144 | 2.4 | 59 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2016 * | 60 | 173 | 2.9 | 52 | 0.87 |
| Sep 2015 * | 60 | 168 | 2.8 | 73 | 1.22 |
| Sep 2014 * | 60 | 167 | 2.8 | 57 | 0.95 |
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- St John Fisher RC Primary SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20232.8applications per place
- 0.7 km · MertonGraded · no overall grade20254.7applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
- 0.8 km · MertonImproved significantly20251.9applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
- 1.1 km · Kingston upon ThamesGood20233.2applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
- 1.2 km · MertonGraded · no overall grade20242.6applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
- 1.2 km · MertonRemains Good20232.7applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
- 1.4 km · MertonGood20223.0applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
- 1.5 km · Merton20264.9applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
- 1.6 km · Kingston upon ThamesRemains Good202372%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
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 151349 · 315/3505
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Capacity
- 400 pupils · 413 on roll
- Free school meals
- 9.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Opened
- 1 February 2025
- Replaced
- St John Fisher RC Primary School (URN 102671)
- Address
- Grand Drive, London, SW20 9NA
- Local authority
- Merton
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources