OFSTED
16 November 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
27 September 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Published
16 November 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Merton
Trust
STEP ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
160
160 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
72
45.0% of pupils
Male pupils
88
55.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
6.5 pts
above England
School
31.3%
Merton
24.2%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
30.3 pts
above England
School
50.6%
Merton
33.0%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.4 pts
below England
School
0.6%
Merton
0.6%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Any other White background
19.4%
31
White British
13.1%
21
Any other Mixed background
11.3%
18
Caribbean
7.5%
12
African
6.3%
10
Bangladeshi
6.3%
10
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
23.8%
38 of
160 pupils
2.9 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
5.2 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.3 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
94.0%
33.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
94.0%
Reading
20.2 pts above England
School
94.0%
Merton
82.9%
London
78.2%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
94.0%
Writing
23.7 pts above England
School
94.0%
Merton
74.4%
London
75.1%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
94.0%
Maths
22.0 pts above England
School
94.0%
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
4.61%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.61 pts
lower than
England
School
4.61%
Merton
5.86%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
10.92%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
4.89 pts
lower than
England
School
10.92%
Merton
14.86%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.00%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.80 pts
lower than
England
School
0.00%
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
76.2%
12.0 pts
below England
Park Academy
76.2%
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.