OFSTED
8 October 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
1 March 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Published
10 May 2023
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Merton
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
437
407 full-time ·
30 part-time
Female pupils
208
47.6% of pupils
Male pupils
229
52.4% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
11.1 pts
below England
School
13.7%
Merton
24.2%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
2.0 pts
below England
School
18.3%
Merton
33.0%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Merton
0.6%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
45.1%
197
Any other White background
11.2%
49
Pakistani
8.7%
38
White and Asian
6.9%
30
Any other Mixed background
6.4%
28
Any other Asian background
4.3%
19
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
21.1%
92 of
437 pupils
0.2 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
3.1 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.8 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
68.0%
7.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
91.0%
Reading
17.2 pts above England
School
91.0%
Merton
82.9%
London
78.2%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
81.0%
Writing
10.7 pts above England
School
81.0%
Merton
74.4%
London
75.1%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
79.0%
Maths
7.0 pts above England
School
79.0%
Merton
81.0%
London
77.7%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
3.81%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.41 pts
lower than
England
School
3.81%
Merton
5.86%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
8.48%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
7.34 pts
lower than
England
School
8.48%
Merton
14.86%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.58%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.22 pts
lower than
England
School
0.58%
Merton
1.34%
London
1.67%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
87.8%
0.4 pts
below England
Hillcross Primary School
87.8%
Merton
81.0%
London
85.9%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.