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Morden Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school

London Road, Morden SM4 5PX · morden.merton.sch.uk · 020 8648 4168

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Overview

Ofsted
Remains Good
Ungraded inspection · Apr 2024
Key stage 2, 2024/25
65%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Merton 70%, England 62%
Last distance offered
1.10 mi
1.77 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Merton Council
Demand for places
1.0
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
222
84% of 265 places
Local authority
Merton
Nursery class
Yes
Free school meals
45.1%
First language not English
31.5%
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 1.10 mi (1.77 km) from the school. Source: Merton Council’s document.

For Reception in September 2026, 28 families put the school first and 29 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

Demand for places

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 31 (Places 30)31September 2023: 29 (Places 29)29September 2024: 28 (Places 28)28September 2025: 29 (Places 29)29September 2026: 28 (Places 29)28Places 29
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202629281100%
September 2025Sept 202529291100%
September 2024Sept 202428281100%
September 2023Sept 202329291100%
September 2022Sept 202230311▲87%

Last distance offered

ReceptionDistance
September 20261.10 mi1.77 km
September 2025All
September 2024All

Offer day figure (16 April 2026). By 1 September 2026 everyone was offered a place.

Results

In 2024/25, 65% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 8% the higher standard. Across Merton it was 70%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 36% (England 53%)36%2016/17: 53% (England 61%)53%2017/18: 59% (England 64%)59%2018/19: 53% (England 65%)53%2022/23: 53% (England 60%)53%2023/24: 50% (England 61%)50%2024/25: 65% (England 62%)65%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
▲65%62%
●8%8%
Average scaled score
●108106
●105105
●107105

Ofsted

At an ungraded inspection on 25 April 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Morden Primary School was: School remains Good.

Outcome
Remains Good
Inspected
24 Apr 2024
Ungraded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Sept 2018

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Sept 2018Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Mar 2014Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
  • Sept 2010Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood

What parents said

98% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (51 replies, to 7 April 2025).

Recommend
98%
Replies
51
22% · 7 Apr 2025
Child is happy at school▲100% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▲96% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▲96% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲92% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▲98% agreeEngland 88%
Told what child will learn▲96% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▲94% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▲94% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▲96% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▲92% agreeEngland 80%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲92% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 71% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲83% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 41% who had a child bullied

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