Community school · Merton

Malmesbury Primary School

3–11Ages
347Pupils
PrimaryPhase
132169URN

Malmesbury Road, Morden, SM4 6HG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.3per place

0.4 above Merton median (2.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Merton

99 applications for 30 places · 16th of 43 in Merton

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

70%met the expected standard

Merton 70% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 18 March 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		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

3.3applications per place, Reception

0.4 above Merton median (2.9) 1.1 above England median (2.2)

99 applications · 30 places offered · 36 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 3.3; Merton median median 2.9
2025 3.0; Merton median median 2.9
2024 2.2; Merton median median 3.0
2023 2.6; Merton median median 2.8
2022 2.3; Merton median median 2.9
2021 2.3; Merton median median 2.8
2020 2.2; Merton median median 2.9
2019 1.9; Merton median median 2.7
2018 1.8; Merton median median 2.9
2017 1.7; Merton median median 2.8
2016 1.9; Merton median median 2.8
2015 1.6; Merton median median 2.7
2014 1.9; 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	99	3.3	36	1.20
Sep 2025	30	89	3.0	32	1.07
Sep 2024	45	99	2.2	43	0.96
Sep 2023	42	110	2.6	38	0.90
Sep 2022	60	137	2.3	53	0.88
Sep 2021	45	105	2.3	35	0.78
Sep 2020	56	124	2.2	49	0.88
Sep 2019	60	113	1.9	52	0.87
Sep 2018	59	104	1.8	49	0.83
Sep 2017	60	102	1.7	41	0.68
Sep 2016	50	95	1.9	44	0.88
Sep 2015	59	92	1.6	53	0.90
Sep 2014	59	112	1.9	52	0.88

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 87% · Writing 72% · Maths 83% → all three 70% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard70%22nd of 42 in Merton

Merton 70% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard87%

Merton 85% England 78%

Higher standard36%

Merton 42% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard72%

Merton 76% England 75%

Greater depth15%

Merton 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard83%

Merton 85% England 77%

Higher standard19%

Merton 36% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	70%	11%	107	105
2023/24	70%	14%	107	106
2022/23	54%	2%	106	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

Malmesbury Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.3applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School
0.4 km · Merton

2026

1.6applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Tweeddale Primary School
0.6 km · Sutton

Good2024

3.3applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Green Wrythe Primary School
0.7 km · Sutton

Good2023

3.3applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
Abbey Primary School
0.9 km · Sutton

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Abbotsbury Primary School
1.0 km · Merton

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Morden Primary School
1.3 km · Merton

Remains Good2024

2.9applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Muschamp Primary School and Language Opportunity Base
1.6 km · Sutton

2026

2.8applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
All Saints Benhilton CofE Primary School
1.7 km · Sutton

Improved significantly2025

2.7applications per place 76%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
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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: 132169 · 315/2092
Capacity: 524 pupils · 347 on roll
Free school meals: 41.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2002
Address: Malmesbury Road, Morden, SM4 6HG
Local authority: Merton

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