St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Russell Road, London, SW19 1QL
427 pupils · 97% of 440 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Local authority
- Merton
- Free school meals
- 9.4%
Ofsted
Good (2021) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 7 December 2021, published 8 March 2022. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 75% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 14% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.83 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 58 | 48 | 176 | 58 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 60 | 46 | 181 | 60 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 59 | 49 | 175 | 59 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 59 | 57 | 187 | 59 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 60 | 61 | 198 | 60 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 60 | 69 | 215 | 60 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 60 | 70 | 207 | 60 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 60 | 65 | 232 | 60 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Pelham Primary School 0.2 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Holy Trinity CofE Primary School 0.6 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- Dundonald Primary School 0.7 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Merton Abbey Primary School 0.8 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- The Priory CofE School 0.9 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Merton Park Primary School 1 km · No overall grade (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.