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St Matthew's CofE Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Voluntary aided
Cottenham Park Road, London SW20 0SX · st-matthews.merton.sch.uk · 020 8947 7227
On the mapSearch near SW20 0SX
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Mar 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 63%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Merton 70%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.7
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 207
- 88% of 236 places
- Local authority
- Merton
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 9.5%
- First language not English
- 18.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 22 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 95% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 30 | 22 | 0.7 | 95% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | 24 | 0.8 | 96% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 90% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 22 | 0.7 | 91% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 28 | 14 | 0.5 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 63% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 16% 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 | |||
| ●63% | 62% | ||
| ▲16% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲109 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| ▲109 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 22 March 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for St Matthew's CofE Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 21 Mar 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Nov 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jan 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Nov 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Nov 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Good
What parents said
99% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (86 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 99%
- Replies
- 86
- 46% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 73% who raised concerns
based on the 26% who had a child bullied
based on 14 parents (16%) with SEND