Abbotsbury Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Morden, Merton
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From London Borough of Merton · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Abbotsbury 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 14 March 2023. Merton has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2019 to 2026 entry.
Abbotsbury 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2021 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2020 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| 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
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, as at 24 of the 42 other Merton primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Reception 2026 had 29 first-choice applications for 32 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 3 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 58% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Merton.
- In 2024/25, 5% of pupils reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths (England 8%).
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
- Abbotsbury Road, Morden, SM4 5JS
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Merton
- Pupils on roll
- 352 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 36.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 14 March 2023
Strengths
- “Leaders have high expectations for all.”
- “Pupils and staff have a strong sense of belonging here.”
- “Pupils described the school as caring and appreciated that staff are friendly towards them.”
To improve
- “In a few subjects, teaching does not develop pupils’ subjectspecific vocabulary securely.”
- “However, sometimes teaching does not revisit pupils’ prior learning effectively.”
- “This means that on these occasions pupils do not secure deeper understanding, so that they are fully ready for new content.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 17 May 2023 (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) | 58% | 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: 29 first-preference applications, 32 offers in total, 29 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.
- Morden Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Poplar Primary School 0.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Malmesbury Primary School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Hillcross Primary School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Teresa's Catholic Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Park Academy 0.9 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Hatfeild Primary School 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Benedict Academy 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published