Lavender Lodge School
Lavender Lodge School is an independent special school in Mitcham for boys and girls aged 5 to 12. It has 73 pupils and every place is taken.
224 London Road, Mitcham, CR4 3HD020 8687 7050witherslackgroup.co.uk/our-locations/our-schools/lavender-lodge-schoolMs Lorraine Titchener head teacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
Getting a place
Grammar school. This is a grammar school, so places depend on an entrance test.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Merton council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 73 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 63 | 61 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bond Primary School | Council | 160 m | 232 | No overall grade 2024 | 18 | Compare |
| St Mark's Primary School | Council | 200 m | 225 | No overall grade 2024 | 97 | Compare |
| RISE Education | Independent | 290 m | 31 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Jus'T'Learn | Independent | 410 m | 52 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Liberty Primary | Council | 510 m | 446 | Good 2023 | 31 | Compare |
| St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School | Roman Catholic | 520 m | 408 | Good 2023 | 77 | Compare |
| Oak Tree Primary School | Independent | 620 m | 73 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| St Mark's Church of England Academy | Academy | 700 m | 983 | Outstanding 2024 | 87 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Lavender Lodge School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Lavender Lodge School yet.
How many pupils does Lavender Lodge School have?
73 pupils aged 5 to 12 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 73 places, so it is 100% full.
Does Lavender Lodge School have an entrance exam?
Yes. It is a grammar school, so places depend on an entrance test, usually sat in September of Year 6. Check the school's admissions page for the test dates and the pass mark.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- 224 London Road, Mitcham, CR4 3HD
- Telephone
- 020 8687 7050
- Website
- www.witherslackgroup.co.uk/our-locations/our-schools/lavender-lodge-school
- Head Teacher
- Ms Lorraine Titchener
- Type of school
- Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 5-12
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Merton
- Ward
- Figge's Marsh
- Constituency
- Mitcham and Morden
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 17 December 2003 (new provision)
- URN
- 134594 · LAESTAB 3156081 · UKPRN 10015689
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.