Merlin School
4 Carlton Drive, Putney, London, SW15 2BZ
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 3 to 8
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Miss Violet McConville
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Putney
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 220
- Pupils on roll
- 90
- URN
- 101065
- Local authority
- Wandsworth
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02087882769
About this school
Merlin School is an independent school in London. It teaches children aged 3 to 8 and has 90 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Merlin School under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Merlin School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in April 1958, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Trends over time
How Merlin School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 121 |
| 2023/24 | 121 |
| 2024/25 | 98 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 1
- Pupils on SEN support
- 7
Location
Nearby schools
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Putney High School GDST0.1 miles
Independent schools
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Prospect House School0.5 miles
Independent schools · London
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Hurlingham School0.5 miles
Independent schools · London
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Greenmead School0.6 miles
Special schools · London
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The Roche School0.8 miles
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Common questions
- What year groups does Merlin School teach?
- Merlin School teaches children aged 3 to 8. It is an independent school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Merlin School?
- The headteacher of Merlin School is Miss Violet McConville, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Merlin School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Merlin School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Merlin School?
- Merlin School has 90 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 8.
- Is Merlin School full?
- Merlin School has capacity for 220 pupils and 90 on roll (41%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Merlin School a faith school?
- No. Merlin School has no designated religious character.
- Is Merlin School a selective school?
- No. Merlin School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Merlin School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Merlin School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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. This page was last updated on 24 July 2026.