Malmesbury Primary School

MertonCommunity school

Malmesbury Road, Morden, SM4 6HG

Headteacher: Mr Stephen DoneganSchool website ↗Pupils: 381 (capacity: 524)
Ofsted inspected
Inspected March 2025
Oversubscribed
91% of first-choice applicants offered a place
70%
Reading, Writing & Maths
inspected
Inspected March 2025
91%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 18 March 2025Full report ↗

Not rated

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

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

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.
70.0%
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%.
11.0%
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 87%·Writing 72%·Maths 83%All three 70%
Reading
Expected87%
Exceeding36%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected72%
Exceeding15%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected83%
Exceeding19%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

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

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
30
How many families wanted this school first?
32
How many got their first choice?
29of 32 (90.6%)
How many applied in total?
89

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
55.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
38.0%
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).
26.0%
Boys and girls
51%girls·49%boys
193 girls, 188 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

→ Peaked at 70% (2023/24), currently 70%

* 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
2015/1647.0%9.0%+1.5+4.0-0.3
2016/1757.0%2.0%+0.3-0.1+2.1
2017/1864.0%13.0%-0.7+0.1+1.2
2018/1966.0%6.0%+0.6+0.2-0.1
2022/2354.0%2.0%-0.2-1.8+0.6
2023/2470.0%14.0%---
2024/2570.0%11.0%---
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