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Merton Park Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Church Lane, Merton Park, London SW19 3HQ · merton-park.org.uk · 020 8542 7128
On the mapSearch near SW19 3HQ
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Apr 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 93%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Merton 70%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.29 mi
- 0.47 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Merton Council
- Demand for places
- 2.5
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 230
- 93% of 246 places
- Local authority
- Merton
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 9.1%
- First language not English
- 27.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.29 mi (473 m) from the school; in September 2025 it was 0.63 mi (1.01 km). Source: Merton Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 74 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 39% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 30 | 74 | 2.5▲ | 39% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 28 | 25 | 0.9 | 80% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 28 | 40 | 1.4▲ | 60% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 43 | 1.4▲ | 58% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 47 | 1.6▲ | 55% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.29 mi0.47 km | |
| September 2025 | 0.63 mi1.01 km | |
| September 2024 | 0.49 mi0.79 km | |
Offer day figure (16 April 2026). Later offers reached 503.59 m after the second round and 565.67 m by 1 September 2026.
Offer day figure (16 April 2025). The table's later columns, after the second round: 1014.49; by 1 September: 1405.61.
Offer day figure (16 April 2024). The table's later columns, after the second round: 925.63; by 1 September: 1870.19.
Results
In 2024/25, 93% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 33% the higher standard. Across Merton it was 70%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲93% | 62% | ||
| ▲33% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲112 | 106 | ||
| ▲112 | 105 | ||
| ▲115 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Merton Park Primary School on 1 April 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 1 Apr 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Jul 2015
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jul 2015Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Jun 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Good
What parents said
98% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (133 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 98%
- Replies
- 133
- 58% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 63% who raised concerns
based on the 32% who had a child bullied
based on 24 parents (18%) with SEND