How many schools are in Merton?

OfferDay lists 74 schools in Merton, including 43 primary schools and 14 independent schools.

Who inspects schools in Merton?

Every school in Merton is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

Which are the best schools in Merton?

OfferDay ranks an area's schools only where enough of them have published results to compare fairly, and Merton does not have enough to rank. Compare its schools on their Ofsted reports and, where results are published, the figures shown against each school on this page.

How many towns are in the Merton local authority?

OfferDay groups the Merton schools across seven towns, listed in the schools-by-town section on this page. Any school with no town recorded in the national register is listed separately, grouped by phase, so every school in the local authority is reachable.

Schools in the Merton local authority

Merton has 74 schools listed on OfferDay across 7 towns.

43 primary schools · 9 secondary schools · 1 sixth form or college · 6 special and alternative provision schools · 14 independent schools · 1 other establishment

About schools in Merton

Most of the 74 schools listed in Merton are primary schools. Its nine secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. Older students can carry on at one sixth form or college.

Every school on this page is inspected by Ofsted. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25: 70%; of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 43 schools with published results
Key stage 4, 2024/25: 50.5; average Attainment 8 score, across the 11 schools with published results

Top schools in Merton

Ranked by the latest published results; primary and secondary schools are measured differently and never compared with each other.

Primary

1 Park Academy 94%
2 Merton Park Primary School 93%
3 Benedict Academy 93%
4 Aragon Primary School 85%
5 Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School 84%
6 Hollymount School 84%
7 Wimbledon Chase Primary School 80%
8 St Mark's Primary School 79%

Secondary

1 Rutlish School 60.5
2 Harris Academy Wimbledon 58.3
3 Wimbledon College 57.0
4 Ricards Lodge High School 54.2
5 Harris Academy Merton 53.7
6 Harris Academy Morden 46.6
7 St Mark's Church of England Academy 46.1
8 Raynes Park High School 45.3

Schools by town

The count beside each town is the number of its schools under Merton.

Schools not listed under a town

These schools have no town recorded in the national register.

Hall School Wimbledon
Other independent school · Ages 4 to 18
RISE Education
Other independent school · Ages 11 to 18
Wimbledon High School GDST
Other independent school · Ages 4 to 19 · Girls

Common questions about schools in Merton

How many schools are in Merton?: OfferDay lists 74 schools in Merton, including 43 primary schools and 14 independent schools.
Who inspects schools in Merton?: Every school in Merton is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.
Which are the best schools in Merton?: OfferDay ranks an area's schools only where enough of them have published results to compare fairly, and Merton does not have enough to rank. Compare its schools on their Ofsted reports and, where results are published, the figures shown against each school on this page.
How many towns are in the Merton local authority?: OfferDay groups the Merton schools across seven towns, listed in the schools-by-town section on this page. Any school with no town recorded in the national register is listed separately, grouped by phase, so every school in the local authority is reachable.

School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. Information on this page was last updated on 24 July 2026.