Most sought-after schools in Merton

Ordered by how many families put the school first, for each place it gave out.

This list is sorted by one number: first preferences per place. For each school it is the number of families who named it first, divided by the number of offers it made, in the newest year we hold. A higher number means more families wanted a place than there were places.

This is not a list of the best schools. It does not measure how good a school is, how happy the children are, or how well they do. It also does not tell you whether a child would get a place: that depends on where you live, the year, and the council's rules. It only shows how many people applied.

#	School	First preferences per place	Newest intake	Latest Ofsted
1	Merton Park Primary School London, primary	2.47	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
2	Bishop Gilpin CofE Primary School Wimbledon, primary	1.92	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
3	Hollymount School London, primary	1.53	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
4	Wimbledon Park Primary School London, primary	1.49	2026	School remains Outstanding (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
5	St Mark's Primary School Mitcham, primary	1.28	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
6	Holy Trinity CofE Primary School London, primary	1.27	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
7	Ursuline High School Wimbledon London, secondary	1.23	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
8	Malmesbury Primary School Morden, primary	1.20	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
9	Harris Primary Academy Merton Mitcham, primary	1.10	2026	School remains Outstanding (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
10	Dundonald Primary School London, primary	1.07	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
11	Park Academy London, primary	1.07	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
12	Beecholme Primary School Mitcham, primary	1.00	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
13	Hatfeild Primary School Morden, primary	1.00	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
14	Morden Primary School Morden, primary	0.97	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
15	Singlegate Primary School London, primary	0.97	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
16	Wimbledon College London, secondary	0.97	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
17	All Saints' CofE Primary School London, primary	0.96	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
18	Gorringe Park Primary School Mitcham, primary	0.96	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
19	Liberty Primary Mitcham, primary	0.96	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
20	Lonesome Primary School Mitcham, primary	0.95	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
21	Aragon Primary School Morden, primary	0.93	2026	Improved significantly (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
22	Benedict Academy Mitcham, primary	0.93	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
23	Harris Academy Merton Mitcham, secondary	0.93	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
24	St Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School MITCHAM, primary	0.93	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
25	St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School Mitcham, primary	0.93	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
26	Abbotsbury Primary School Morden, primary	0.91	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
27	Cranmer Primary School Mitcham, primary	0.89	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
28	Haslemere Primary School Mitcham, primary	0.89	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
29	William Morris Primary School Mitcham, primary	0.89	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
30	Wimbledon Chase Primary School London, primary	0.88	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
31	Links Primary School London, primary	0.87	2026	Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
32	West Wimbledon Primary School London, primary	0.87	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
33	Harris Academy Wimbledon London, secondary	0.86	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
34	St Teresa's Catholic Primary School Morden, primary	0.86	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
35	The Sherwood School Mitcham, primary	0.86	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
36	Poplar Primary School London, primary	0.85	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
37	Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School New Malden, primary	0.84	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
38	St John Fisher RC Primary School London, primary	0.84	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
39	Hillcross Primary School Morden, primary	0.83	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
40	St Mary's Catholic Primary School London, primary	0.83	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
41	Merton Abbey Primary School London, primary	0.80	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
42	Pelham Primary School London, primary	0.78	2026	Strong standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
43	Rutlish School London, secondary	0.75	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
44	Ricards Lodge High School London, secondary	0.73	2026	School remains Outstanding (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
45	St Matthew's CofE Primary School London, primary	0.73	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
46	Garfield Primary School Wimbledon, primary	0.69	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
47	Bond Primary School Mitcham, primary	0.67	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
48	Harris Academy Morden Morden, secondary	0.62	2026	School remains Outstanding (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
49	St Mark's Church of England Academy Mitcham, secondary	0.59	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
50	Joseph Hood Primary School London, primary	0.48	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
51	Raynes Park High School London, secondary	0.43	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
52	The Priory CofE School London, primary	0.40	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))

Figures from the Department for Education, applications and offers. 52 schools in Merton have a published per-place figure. Schools with too few places for the figure to mean anything are left off. All schools in Merton · How we compare schools.