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Use our free interactive tool to check whether any Merton property falls within primary or secondary school catchment zones. Merton is a borough of sharp contrasts — catchments around Wimbledon and Raynes Park are among the tightest in South-West London, while parts of Mitcham and Morden are considerably more open.
Free interactive map — enter any Wimbledon, Mitcham, Morden or Raynes Park postcode and see exactly which catchment areas it falls within.
Merton's admissions map is genuinely uneven. Popular primaries around Wimbledon Village, Wimbledon Park and Raynes Park routinely admit only from a few hundred metres, while schools in Mitcham and parts of Morden can offer places well beyond a kilometre. Never assume a borough-wide average applies to your address.
The London Borough of Merton is the admissions authority for community primary and secondary schools. Following looked-after children, EHC-plan holders and siblings, places are normally allocated by straight-line distance from home to the school's measuring point.
Merton also has voluntary-aided faith schools and academies that set their own criteria, and several popular schools sit close to the Wandsworth, Sutton and Kingston borders — so neighbouring boroughs' schools may also be realistic options.
Merton Council publishes annual admissions statistics including the furthest distance offered at each oversubscribed school. Search 'Merton school admissions statistics' on the Merton Council website.
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Click "Add School" and search by school name or postcode. The tool locates it on the interactive map automatically.
Add the radius from the school's admissions data. You can enter distances in metres for precision.
Use "Check Address" to test any Merton address. It will show you exactly how far inside or outside the catchment that property sits.
Our tool works for schools across Merton and surrounding areas:
Merton measures straight-line distance to the metre. In Wimbledon that can be the difference between an offer and a waiting list.
See how Merton catchments have moved year on year before you commit to a property.
Plot up to 5 Merton schools at once — useful where Wimbledon, Wandsworth and Kingston catchments overlap.
Generate a shareable link for your estate agent or solicitor before exchange.
Primaries around Wimbledon Village, Wimbledon Park and Raynes Park are the most oversubscribed in the borough. Catchment distances there are often measured in hundreds of metres.
Yes. You can name schools in Wandsworth, Sutton, Kingston or Lambeth on your Merton application. Living outside a school's home borough does not disqualify you, but distance still applies.
Yes — our tool calculates distance accurately for any Merton school. Faith schools may apply religious criteria before distance, so check their published policy too.
Search 'Merton school admissions statistics' on the Merton Council website for the furthest distance offered at each oversubscribed school.
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