Gorringe Park Primary School, Mitcham
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 4 years agoOverall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Gorringe Park Primary School creates a caring, welcoming community where all children are valued and feel safe. Teachers build strong relationships with pupils and make lessons engaging and interesting. The school provides particularly good support for children with special needs and those learning English as an additional language.
Key Strengths
- Early Years Foundation Stage children get off to a good start and make quick progress
- Pupils behave well and feel safe because adults care for them and the school is a cohesive community where pupils from all backgrounds get on well
- Disabled pupils and those with special educational needs are well supported and make good progress
- The curriculum is broad and balanced, promoting spiritual, moral, social and cultural development
- Senior leaders and governors have brought about significant improvements in teaching quality, demonstrating capacity to improve further
Areas for Improvement
- Pupils do not make fast enough progress from Year 1 to Year 6 in English and mathematics
- Writing standards are weak - pupils have not mastered handwriting, spelling and punctuation by the end of Year 2
- Teaching quality is inconsistent - some teachers have low expectations and do not plan work at the right level for pupils
- Marking is often over-generous and pupils are not given enough chances to correct and improve their work
- Leadership checks on teaching and progress have not been effective enough in tackling weaknesses
Safeguarding
The report does not provide a specific safeguarding effectiveness statement, though it notes pupils feel safe in school because they know adults care for them.
Extracurricular Activities
breakfast club, after-school club
Gorringe Park Primary School is a larger than average primary school in Mitcham, Surrey that requires improvement following a previous Good rating. The school has experienced significant changes to its teaching team since the last inspection.
At a Glance
32.8%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 86% to 69%. Maths has declined from 81% to 73%. Writing has declined from 69% to 65%.
Class Sizes
25.4
Avg class size
28.3
Infant (KS1)
25.1
KS2
17
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
78%
Available places
434 pupils
554 capacity
120 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Mitcham
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Mitcham
Admissions Demand - Merton
Places available
2,129
Applications
2,081
Got 1st preference
87.0%
Got preferred school
97.6%
Primary admissions across Merton (2025/26)
Inspection History(12)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
4.88688%
Overall absence
13.23077%
Persistent absence
325
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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