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Voluntary aided school · Merton

St Matthew's CofE Primary School

  • 3–11Ages
  • 207Pupils
  • PrimaryPhase
  • Church of EnglandReligious character
  • 102664URN

Cottenham Park Road, London, SW20 0SX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted
Graded GoodNov 2013
School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2023
Applications per place · Sept 2026
3.1per place
0.2 above Merton median (2.9)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Merton

93 applications for 30 places · 18th of 43 in Merton
SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25
63%met the expected standard

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Graded GoodNov 2013
School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2023

Inspection history

  1. 22 March 2023
    Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
  2. 28 November 2013
    Graded inspection: 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
3.1applications per place, Reception
0.2 above Merton median (2.9) 0.9 above England median (2.2)

93 applications · 30 places offered · 22 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

  1. 2026 3.1; Merton median median 2.9
  2. 2025 3.3; Merton median median 2.9
  3. 2024 3.9; Merton median median 3.0
  4. 2023 3.1; Merton median median 2.8
  5. 2022 2.6; Merton median median 2.9
  6. 2021 3.7; Merton median median 2.8
  7. 2020 3.1; Merton median median 2.9
  8. 2019 4.0; Merton median median 2.7
  9. 2018 3.3; Merton median median 2.9
  10. 2017 3.8; Merton median median 2.8
  11. 2016 3.9; Merton median median 2.8
  12. 2015 3.9; Merton median median 2.7
  13. 2014 4.5; Merton median median 2.7
More applications per place than the Merton median in 12 of 13 years.
  • 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.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 202630933.1220.73
Sep 2025301003.3240.80
Sep 2024301173.9290.97
Sep 202330923.1220.73
Sep 202228742.6140.50
Sep 2021301123.7260.87
Sep 202029893.1200.69
Sep 2019301204.0230.77
Sep 201829953.3180.62
Sep 2017301133.8341.13
Sep 2016301183.9270.90
Sep 2015301183.9391.30
Sep 2014301364.5481.60

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 100% · Writing 79% · Maths 79% → all three 63% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard63%34th of 42 in Merton
Reading
Expected standard100%
Higher standard47%
Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)
Writing
Expected standard79%
Greater depth21%
Maths
Expected standard79%
Higher standard37%
Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)
  • This school
  • Merton median
  • England median
Every year as a table
YearExpected standardHigher standardReading scoreMaths score
2024/2563%16%109107
2023/2467%4%107109
2022/2385%15%110110

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

School details

Type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
URN · DfE number
102664 · 315/3302
Religious character
Church of England
Capacity
236 pupils · 207 on roll
Free school meals
9.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery
Has nursery classes
Address
Cottenham Park Road, London, SW20 0SX
Local authority
Merton

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