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Lonesome Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Grove Road, Mitcham CR4 1SD · bedifferent-federation.org.uk · 020 8648 1722
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Dec 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 68%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Merton 70%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Merton Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 273
- 65% of 420 places
- Local authority
- Merton
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 57.1%
- First language not English
- 38.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Merton Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 21 families put the school first and 22 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 27 | 38 | 1.4▲ | 68% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 32 | 31 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 48 | 40 | 0.8 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | All | |
| September 2025 | All | |
| September 2024 | 0.25 mi0.40 km | |
Offer day figure (16 April 2024). The table's later columns, after the second round: 404.00; by 1 September: 404.00.
Results
In 2024/25, 68% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 2% the higher standard. Across Merton it was 70%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲68% | 62% | ||
| ▼2% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ▲109 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 11 December 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Lonesome Primary School was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 10 Dec 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jul 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jul 2019Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Oct 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Jul 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement