Cranmer Primary School
Cranmer Road, Mitcham, CR4 4XU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Martin Roughley
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- Constituency
- Mitcham and Morden
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 524
- Pupils on roll
- 430
- URN
- 102653
- Local authority
- Merton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02086482621
About this school
Cranmer Primary School is a community primary school in Mitcham. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 430 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 76 | 64 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 63% | 43% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 2% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 75% | 65% |
| Expected standard in maths | 79% | 77% | 55% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 80% | 73% | 63% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 105.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 107.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.80 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Cranmer Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Merton average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 67% | 61.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 63% | 62.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 43% | 69.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 510 |
| 2023/24 | 484 |
| 2024/25 | 460 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Cranmer Primary School compares
Cranmer Primary School ranked 41st of 42 primary schools in Merton for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 14% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 23% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 43% | 7.2% | 38.5% | 430 | — |
| St Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School | 76% | 3.5% | 25.7% | 241 | 0.2 miles |
| St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School | 74% | 4.9% | 35.6% | 408 | 0.6 miles |
| Benedict Academy | 93% | 5.1% | 65.5% | 177 | 0.6 miles |
| St Mark's Primary School | 79% | 5% | 41.3% | 225 | 0.7 miles |
| Green Wrythe Primary School | 46% | 7.1% | 38.1% | 268 | 0.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 38.46%
- English as an additional language
- 45.2%
- Overall absence
- 7.22%
- Persistent absence
- 22.91%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Mitcham
-
St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Mitcham
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Benedict Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Mitcham
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St Mark's Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Mitcham
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Green Wrythe Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Carshalton
Other schools in Mitcham
Cranmer Primary School ranks 14th of the 15 ranked primary schools in Mitcham.
- Beecholme Primary School Primary
- Benedict Academy Primary
- Bond Primary School Primary
- Culvers House Primary School Primary
- Gorringe Park Primary School Primary
- Harris Primary Academy Merton Primary
- Haslemere Primary School Primary
- Liberty Primary Primary
- Lonesome Primary School Primary
- St Mark's Primary School Primary
- St Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Cranmer Primary School teach?
- Cranmer Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Mitcham.
- Who is the headteacher of Cranmer Primary School?
- The headteacher of Cranmer Primary School is Mr Martin Roughley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Cranmer Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Cranmer Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Cranmer Primary School?
- Cranmer Primary School has 430 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Cranmer Primary School full?
- Cranmer Primary School has capacity for 524 pupils and 430 on roll (82%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Cranmer Primary School a faith school?
- No. Cranmer Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Cranmer Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Cranmer Primary School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Cranmer Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Cranmer Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Cranmer Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 67% in 2022/23 and 43% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Cranmer Primary School rank locally?
- Cranmer Primary School ranked 41st of 42 primary schools in Merton for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 14% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 23% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Cranmer Primary School's absence rate?
- Cranmer Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Cranmer Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Cranmer Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.