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Harris Primary Academy Merton
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Sponsored academy
Abbotts Road, Mitcham CR4 1JW · 020 8679 3707
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Outstanding
- Ungraded inspection · Feb 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 78%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Merton 70%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 486
- 93% of 524 places
- Local authority
- Merton
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 35.3%
- First language not English
- 38.5%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Harris Federation
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 66 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 85% 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 | 60 | 66 | 1.1▲ | 85% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 66 | 1.1▲ | 83% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 60 | 64 | 1.1▲ | 91% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 59 | 72 | 1.2▲ | 76% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 59 | 78 | 1.3▲ | 68% |
Results
In 2024/25, 78% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 15% 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 | |||
| ▲78% | 62% | ||
| ▲15% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 29 February 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Harris Primary Academy Merton was: School remains Outstanding.
- Outcome
- Remains Outstanding
- Inspected
- 28 Feb 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Jul 2017
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jul 2017Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
93% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (56 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 93%
- Replies
- 56
- 11% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 68% who raised concerns
based on the 43% who had a child bullied
based on 12 parents (21%) with SEND