Community school · Merton

Links Primary School

3–11Ages
290Pupils
PrimaryPhase
102635URN

Frinton Road, London, SW17 9EH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Feb 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.4per place

0.5 below Merton median (2.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Merton

73 applications for 30 places · 32nd of 43 in Merton

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

53%met the expected standard

Merton 70% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 10 February 2026Published 29 April 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement			Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour			Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

10 February 2026
Report card · 5 Expected standard, 2 Needs attention
29 September 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.4applications per place, Reception

0.5 below Merton median (2.9) 0.2 above England median (2.2)

73 applications · 30 places offered · 26 named it first

2026 2.4; Merton median median 2.9
2025 2.9; Merton median median 2.9
2024 3.4; Merton median median 3.0
2023 2.4; Merton median median 2.8
2022 2.4; Merton median median 2.9
2021 2.0; Merton median median 2.8
2020 2.0; Merton median median 2.9
2019 2.0; Merton median median 2.7
2018 2.0; Merton median median 2.9
2017 2.2; Merton median median 2.8
2016 2.2; Merton median median 2.8
2015 2.2; Merton median median 2.7
2014 2.4; Merton median median 2.7

This school
Merton median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	30	73	2.4	26	0.87
Sep 2025	30	88	2.9	28	0.93
Sep 2024	28	94	3.4	26	0.93
Sep 2023	42	101	2.4	38	0.90
Sep 2022	38	92	2.4	33	0.87
Sep 2021	44	88	2.0	38	0.86
Sep 2020	60	120	2.0	50	0.83
Sep 2019	59	118	2.0	49	0.83
Sep 2018	60	120	2.0	44	0.73
Sep 2017	56	122	2.2	46	0.82
Sep 2016	60	131	2.2	55	0.92
Sep 2015	60	134	2.2	49	0.82
Sep 2014	59	139	2.4	62	1.05

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 73% · Writing 63% · Maths 70% → all three 53% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard53%40th of 42 in Merton

Merton 70% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard73%

Merton 85% England 78%

Higher standard23%

Merton 42% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard63%

Merton 76% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Merton 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard70%

Merton 85% England 77%

Higher standard15%

Merton 36% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Merton median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	53%	3%	104	103
2023/24	49%	2%	104	102
2022/23	49%	0%	105	105

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Links Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.4applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Furzedown Primary School
0.3 km · Wandsworth

Remains Good2022

3.1applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Penwortham Primary School
0.6 km · Wandsworth

Outstanding2024

2.6applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Beecholme Primary School
0.8 km · Merton

Standards maintained2024

3.2applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Gorringe Park Primary School
0.9 km · Merton

Remains Good2023

2.4applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Tooting Primary School
0.9 km · Wandsworth

Graded · no overall grade2025

4.2applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Franciscan Primary School
0.9 km · Wandsworth

Good2024

3.2applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
Sellincourt Primary School
1.0 km · Wandsworth

Remains Good2023

3.1applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
St Boniface RC Primary School
1.1 km · Wandsworth

2026

2.3applications per place 71%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 102635 · 315/2063
Capacity: 524 pupils · 290 on roll
Free school meals: 40.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Frinton Road, London, SW17 9EH
Local authority: Merton

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources