What did Ofsted judge Beecholme Primary School's ungraded inspection to be?

Ofsted judged Beecholme Primary School's ungraded inspection as Standards maintained at its inspection in July 2019 (no grade issued), on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend Beecholme Primary School?

Beecholme Primary School has 155 pupils on roll.

What ages does Beecholme Primary School take?

Beecholme Primary School admits pupils aged 3 to 11.

Where is Beecholme Primary School located?

Beecholme Primary School is located in Mitcham, CR4 2HZ, Merton.

How do I apply to Beecholme Primary School?

Beecholme Primary School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.

How close do you need to live to get into Beecholme Primary School?

Distance did not decide places at Beecholme Primary School for 2017-18 (Reception): every applicant who applied on time was offered a place, so there was no cut-off distance. This changes year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.

How are Reception places decided at Beecholme Primary School?

When Beecholme Primary School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked-after children, and previously looked-after children — Children in public care at the date the application is made, and previously looked-after children who ceased to be looked after because they were adopted or became subject to a child arrangement order or special guardianship order immediately after being looked after. Includes children who appear to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted (IAPLAC). Must be supported by a letter from the relevant local authority children's services department and/or relevant documents; 2. Siblings — Children with a brother or sister who will be in attendance at the school at the time of enrolment of the new pupil. Sibling means brother or sister, half-, step-, foster- or adopted brother or sister whose main residence is at the same address. Does not include siblings on the roll of the school's nursery class. Children with siblings allocated a Reception place to start in September are eligible for sibling priority from 1 August each year; for in-year admissions eligibility applies at the time of an offer; 3. Exceptional Medical Needs — Pupils with exceptional medical reasons for needing to attend this particular school. For primary age pupils, a serious and continuing medical condition of a parent which would prevent them taking their child to school is also relevant. Supporting evidence should set out why the school is the most suitable and the difficulties that would be caused if the child had to attend another school; medical reasons must be verified by a GP or consultant and declared at the time of application, and 2 further criteria. The school offers 30 places at this entry point. Tie-break: Distance is used to decide applications; where more than one applicant has the same straight line distance measurement and distance is the determining factor, rank order is determined by random allocation, independently verified.

What is the largest ethnic background at Beecholme Primary School?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 20.6% of pupils at Beecholme Primary School are recorded as Asian Other. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

Beecholme Primary School: Ofsted, Results & Catchment 2026

How close did you need to live?

Distance did not decide places here

Every applicant who applied on time was offered a place for 2017-18 (Reception), so there was no cut-off distance. This changes from year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.

How places were offered at Beecholme Primary School, year by year →

How places are decided at Beecholme Primary School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked-after children, and previously looked-after children — Children in public care at the date the application is made, and previously looked-after children who ceased to be looked after because they were adopted or became subject to a child arrangement order or special guardianship order immediately after being looked after. Includes children who appear to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted (IAPLAC). Must be supported by a letter from the relevant local authority children's services department and/or relevant documents.
2Siblings — Children with a brother or sister who will be in attendance at the school at the time of enrolment of the new pupil. Sibling means brother or sister, half-, step-, foster- or adopted brother or sister whose main residence is at the same address. Does not include siblings on the roll of the school's nursery class. Children with siblings allocated a Reception place to start in September are eligible for sibling priority from 1 August each year; for in-year admissions eligibility applies at the time of an offer.
3Exceptional Medical Needs — Pupils with exceptional medical reasons for needing to attend this particular school. For primary age pupils, a serious and continuing medical condition of a parent which would prevent them taking their child to school is also relevant. Supporting evidence should set out why the school is the most suitable and the difficulties that would be caused if the child had to attend another school; medical reasons must be verified by a GP or consultant and declared at the time of application.
4Children of teaching staff at the school — Where the teaching member of staff has been directly employed by the school for two or more years at the time the application is made, and/or the teaching member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.
5Distance — Priority given to pupils living nearest to the school as measured in a straight line. 'Home' is the address where the child normally resides as their only or principal residence; addresses involving child-minding (professional or relatives) are excluded.

If two applications tie: Distance is used to decide applications; where more than one applicant has the same straight line distance measurement and distance is the determining factor, rank order is determined by random allocation, independently verified.

Beecholme Primary School is part of PACE Academy Trust and participates in the Pan-London Co-ordinated Admission Scheme (London Borough of Merton). No supplementary information form is required. The same criteria are applied to the school's nursery (26 places) and to Reception to Year 6.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.

Beecholme Primary School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Beecholme Primary School's ungraded inspection to be?: Ofsted judged Beecholme Primary School's ungraded inspection as Standards maintained at its inspection in July 2019 (no grade issued), on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Beecholme Primary School?: Beecholme Primary School has 155 pupils on roll.
What ages does Beecholme Primary School take?: Beecholme Primary School admits pupils aged 3 to 11.
Where is Beecholme Primary School located?: Beecholme Primary School is located in Mitcham, CR4 2HZ, Merton.
How do I apply to Beecholme Primary School?: Beecholme Primary School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.
How close do you need to live to get into Beecholme Primary School?: Distance did not decide places at Beecholme Primary School for 2017-18 (Reception): every applicant who applied on time was offered a place, so there was no cut-off distance. This changes year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.
How are Reception places decided at Beecholme Primary School?: When Beecholme Primary School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked-after children, and previously looked-after children — Children in public care at the date the application is made, and previously looked-after children who ceased to be looked after because they were adopted or became subject to a child arrangement order or special guardianship order immediately after being looked after. Includes children who appear to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted (IAPLAC). Must be supported by a letter from the relevant local authority children's services department and/or relevant documents; 2. Siblings — Children with a brother or sister who will be in attendance at the school at the time of enrolment of the new pupil. Sibling means brother or sister, half-, step-, foster- or adopted brother or sister whose main residence is at the same address. Does not include siblings on the roll of the school's nursery class. Children with siblings allocated a Reception place to start in September are eligible for sibling priority from 1 August each year; for in-year admissions eligibility applies at the time of an offer; 3. Exceptional Medical Needs — Pupils with exceptional medical reasons for needing to attend this particular school. For primary age pupils, a serious and continuing medical condition of a parent which would prevent them taking their child to school is also relevant. Supporting evidence should set out why the school is the most suitable and the difficulties that would be caused if the child had to attend another school; medical reasons must be verified by a GP or consultant and declared at the time of application, and 2 further criteria. The school offers 30 places at this entry point. Tie-break: Distance is used to decide applications; where more than one applicant has the same straight line distance measurement and distance is the determining factor, rank order is determined by random allocation, independently verified.
What is the largest ethnic background at Beecholme Primary School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 20.6% of pupils at Beecholme Primary School are recorded as Asian Other. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How places are decided at Beecholme Primary School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked-after children, and previously looked-after children — Children in public care at the date the application is made, and previously looked-after children who ceased to be looked after because they were adopted or became subject to a child arrangement order or special guardianship order immediately after being looked after. Includes children who appear to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted (IAPLAC). Must be supported by a letter from the relevant local authority children's services department and/or relevant documents.
2Siblings — Children with a brother or sister who will be in attendance at the school at the time of enrolment of the new pupil. Sibling means brother or sister, half-, step-, foster- or adopted brother or sister whose main residence is at the same address. Does not include siblings on the roll of the school's nursery class. Children with siblings allocated a Reception place to start in September are eligible for sibling priority from 1 August each year; for in-year admissions eligibility applies at the time of an offer.
3Exceptional Medical Needs — Pupils with exceptional medical reasons for needing to attend this particular school. For primary age pupils, a serious and continuing medical condition of a parent which would prevent them taking their child to school is also relevant. Supporting evidence should set out why the school is the most suitable and the difficulties that would be caused if the child had to attend another school; medical reasons must be verified by a GP or consultant and declared at the time of application.
4Children of teaching staff at the school — Where the teaching member of staff has been directly employed by the school for two or more years at the time the application is made, and/or the teaching member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.
5Distance — Priority given to pupils living nearest to the school as measured in a straight line. 'Home' is the address where the child normally resides as their only or principal residence; addresses involving child-minding (professional or relatives) are excluded.

Beecholme Primary School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Beecholme Primary School's ungraded inspection to be?: Ofsted judged Beecholme Primary School's ungraded inspection as Standards maintained at its inspection in July 2019 (no grade issued), on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Beecholme Primary School?: Beecholme Primary School has 155 pupils on roll.
What ages does Beecholme Primary School take?: Beecholme Primary School admits pupils aged 3 to 11.
Where is Beecholme Primary School located?: Beecholme Primary School is located in Mitcham, CR4 2HZ, Merton.
How do I apply to Beecholme Primary School?: Beecholme Primary School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.
How close do you need to live to get into Beecholme Primary School?: Distance did not decide places at Beecholme Primary School for 2017-18 (Reception): every applicant who applied on time was offered a place, so there was no cut-off distance. This changes year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.
How are Reception places decided at Beecholme Primary School?: When Beecholme Primary School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked-after children, and previously looked-after children — Children in public care at the date the application is made, and previously looked-after children who ceased to be looked after because they were adopted or became subject to a child arrangement order or special guardianship order immediately after being looked after. Includes children who appear to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted (IAPLAC). Must be supported by a letter from the relevant local authority children's services department and/or relevant documents; 2. Siblings — Children with a brother or sister who will be in attendance at the school at the time of enrolment of the new pupil. Sibling means brother or sister, half-, step-, foster- or adopted brother or sister whose main residence is at the same address. Does not include siblings on the roll of the school's nursery class. Children with siblings allocated a Reception place to start in September are eligible for sibling priority from 1 August each year; for in-year admissions eligibility applies at the time of an offer; 3. Exceptional Medical Needs — Pupils with exceptional medical reasons for needing to attend this particular school. For primary age pupils, a serious and continuing medical condition of a parent which would prevent them taking their child to school is also relevant. Supporting evidence should set out why the school is the most suitable and the difficulties that would be caused if the child had to attend another school; medical reasons must be verified by a GP or consultant and declared at the time of application, and 2 further criteria. The school offers 30 places at this entry point. Tie-break: Distance is used to decide applications; where more than one applicant has the same straight line distance measurement and distance is the determining factor, rank order is determined by random allocation, independently verified.
What is the largest ethnic background at Beecholme Primary School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 20.6% of pupils at Beecholme Primary School are recorded as Asian Other. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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