Lonesome Primary SchoolBeecholme Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Mitcham.

Summary of the comparison

Lonesome Primary School and Beecholme Primary School are primary schools in Mitcham.

  • Lonesome Primary School scores 53 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Beecholme Primary School scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average). Beecholme Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Lonesome Primary School was judged Good and Beecholme Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 68.0% for Lonesome Primary School and 72.0% for Beecholme Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Lonesome Primary School (68.0% in 2022-23, 68.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Beecholme Primary School (65.0% in 2022-23, 72.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Lonesome Primary School versus Beecholme Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure MitchamLonesome Primary SchoolMitchamBeecholme Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD53/100C60/100Stronger figure
Local ranking39th of 42 in Merton 27th of 42 in Merton Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy sponsor led
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll309 170
Capacity420 210
LocationMitcham, CR4 1SD Mitcham, CR4 2HZ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard68.0% 72.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard2.0% 12.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score106.0 108.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score105.0 110.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census309 170
Free school meals (ever 6)52.8% 38.7%
English as an additional language36.2% 57.6%
SEN support18.8% 12.3%
SEN with an EHC plan6.8% 5.3%
Attendance
Overall absence6.5% 5.0% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence23.3% 7.4% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Lonesome Primary School

Beecholme Primary School

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