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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 18 April 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Outstanding
- 27 June 2018Graded inspection: Outstanding
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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 entry523 applications · 184 places offered · 114 named it first
- 2026 2.8; Merton median median 2.8
- 2025 3.3; Merton median median 2.9
- 2024 3.2; Merton median median 2.8
- 2023 3.7; Merton median median 2.8
- 2022 3.9; Merton median median 2.9
- 2021 3.5; Merton median median 3.0
- 2020 4.2; Merton median median 3.0
- 2019 3.9; Merton median median 3.3
- 2018 3.3; Merton median median 3.3
- 2017 2.8; Merton median median 3.1
- 2016 2.8; Merton median median 3.1
- 2015 2.7; Merton median median 2.7
- 2014 2.5; Merton median median 2.9
- This school
- Merton median
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, 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 | 184 | 523 | 2.8 | 114 | 0.62 |
| Sep 2025 | 184 | 613 | 3.3 | 133 | 0.72 |
| Sep 2024 | 187 | 600 | 3.2 | 112 | 0.60 |
| Sep 2023 | 180 | 662 | 3.7 | 115 | 0.64 |
| Sep 2022 | 189 | 739 | 3.9 | 163 | 0.86 |
| Sep 2021 | 199 | 700 | 3.5 | 153 | 0.77 |
| Sep 2020 | 178 | 751 | 4.2 | 142 | 0.80 |
| Sep 2019 | 179 | 704 | 3.9 | 154 | 0.86 |
| Sep 2018 | 180 | 596 | 3.3 | 129 | 0.72 |
| Sep 2017 | 175 | 491 | 2.8 | 86 | 0.49 |
| Sep 2016 | 178 | 504 | 2.8 | 114 | 0.64 |
| Sep 2015 | 176 | 474 | 2.7 | 85 | 0.48 |
| Sep 2014 | 156 | 395 | 2.5 | 66 | 0.42 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 168 | 50.9 | 52% | 70% | – |
| 2024/25 | 169 | 46.6 | 43% | 63% | – |
| 2023/24 | 164 | 49.9 | 46% | 70% | +0.49 |
| 2022/23 | 168 | 48.5 | 48% | 70% | +0.52 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Harris Academy MordenThis schoolThis schoolRemains Outstanding20242.8applications per place 50.9Attainment 8
- 1.6 km · SuttonGood20222.5applications per place 46.1Attainment 8
- 1.7 km · SuttonGraded · no overall grade20247.1applications per place 56.5Attainment 8
- 1.9 km · Sutton20267.9applications per place 63.6Attainment 8
- 2.4 km · MertonOutstanding20242.2applications per place 44.9Attainment 8
- 2.5 km · MertonOutstanding20234.9applications per place 55.8Attainment 8
- 2.6 km · SuttonRemains Good20233.3applications per place 51.7Attainment 8
- 2.7 km · MertonGraded · no overall grade20242.9applications per place 56.1Attainment 8
- 3.0 km · SuttonGood20226.0applications per place 82.6Attainment 8 Selective
- 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
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 138495 · 315/4000
- Trust
- Harris Federation
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,150 pupils · 873 on roll
- Free school meals
- 46.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 March 2013
- Replaced
- Bishopsford Arts College (URN 131786)
- Address
- Lilleshall Road, Morden, SM4 6DU
- Local authority
- Merton
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources