Morden Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Morden, Merton
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.10 miles
Published by London Borough of Merton · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Morden Primary School is a primary school in Morden, Merton for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 25 April 2024. Merton has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2019 to 2026 entry.
Morden Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 1.10 mi |
| Reception 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2022 | 0.43 mi |
| Reception 2021 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2020 | 0.55 mi |
| Reception 2019 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2026, the last child offered a Reception place lived 1.10 miles away, the 4th longest of 13 Merton primary schools with a published last distance.
- In 2024/25, 65% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 8% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- The 2026 Reception last distance was further from the school than in 2020, and the 2026 figure was the longest of the 3 years with a published distance.
- 42.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Merton is 20.1%.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Merton schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- London Road, Morden, SM4 5PX
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Merton
- Pupils on roll
- 222 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 42.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 25 April 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are very proud of their welcoming and caring school.”
- “They are happy and enjoy all aspects of school life, especially reading and physical education.”
- “High levels of pastoral support are at the heart of the school community.”
To improve
- “There are a few curriculum subjects that leaders are continuing to develop to ensure learning is well sequenced.”
- “In these subjects, the way that essential knowledge in a subject should build up in the long term has not been clarified.”
- “As a result, pupils do not develop some knowledge in as much depth over time.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 June 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 65% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 28 first-preference applications, 29 offers in total, 28 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Merton.
- Abbotsbury Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Hillcross Primary School 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Hatfeild Primary School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Poplar Primary School 0.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Malmesbury Primary School 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Aragon Primary School 0.8 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- St Teresa's Catholic Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St John Fisher RC Primary School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published