Merton Park Primary School

MertonCommunity school

Church Lane, Merton Park, London, SW19 3HQ

Headteacher: Mr Andrew KnoxSchool website ↗Pupils: 228 (capacity: 246)
Ofsted inspected
Inspected April 2025
93%
Reading, Writing & Maths
inspected
Inspected April 2025
80%
First-choice offer rate

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 1 April 2025Full report ↗

Not rated

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Quality of Teaching
Outstanding
Behaviour in School
Outstanding
Pupils' Wider Development
Outstanding
School Leadership
Outstanding

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
93.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
33.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 96%·Writing 93%·Maths 96%All three 93%
Reading
Expected96%
Exceeding74%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected93%
Exceeding37%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected96%
Exceeding63%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is not oversubscribed.
Supply meets demand.
How many places were offered?
28
How many families wanted this school first?
25
How many got their first choice?
20of 25 (80.0%)
How many applied in total?
201

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
4.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
15.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
11.0%
Boys and girls
43%girls·57%boys
98 girls, 130 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Best year on record — 93% Reading, Writing & Maths

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1660.0%7.0%+5.6+0.4+2.3
2016/1781.0%15.0%+3.3-0.9+2.4
2017/1878.0%15.0%+5.4+0.6+3.7
2018/1986.0%18.0%+3.3+1.2+1.9
2022/2378.0%9.0%+4.5-1.3+0.3
2023/2487.0%23.0%---
2024/2593.0%33.0%---