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Hillcross Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Ashridge Way, Morden SM4 4EE · hillcross.merton.sch.uk · 020 8542 6936
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 68%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Merton 70%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 1.31 mi
- 2.10 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Merton Council
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 437
- 88% of 498 places
- Local authority
- Merton
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 14.3%
- First language not English
- 18.3%
- 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 1.31 mi (2.10 km) from the school; in September 2025 it was 0.91 mi (1.47 km). Source: Merton Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 49 families put the school first and 59 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
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 59 | 49 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 63 | 1.1▲ | 94% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 60 | 63 | 1.1▲ | 90% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 47 | 37 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 58 | 48 | 0.8 | 98% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.31 mi2.10 km | |
| September 2025 | 0.91 mi1.47 km | |
| September 2024 | 0.99 mi1.59 km | |
Offer day figure (16 April 2026). By the second round everyone was offered a place.
Offer day figure (16 April 2025). The table's later columns, after the second round: 1471.33; by 1 September: 1589.43.
Results
In 2024/25, 68% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 9% 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 | |||
| ▲68% | 62% | ||
| ●9% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●108 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ▲109 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Hillcross Primary School on 8 October 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 8 Oct 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Improving, ungraded inspection, Feb 2023
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Feb 2023Ungraded inspectionImproving
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Feb 2018Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Apr 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
95% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (166 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 95%
- Replies
- 166
- 37% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 62% who raised concerns
based on the 20% who had a child bullied
based on 45 parents (27%) with SEND