Morden Primary School
London Road, Morden, SM4 5PX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Peta Blow
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Mitcham and Morden
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 265
- Pupils on roll
- 222
- URN
- 102640
- Local authority
- Merton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02086484168
About this school
Morden Primary School is a community primary school in Morden. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 222 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Morden Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 25 April 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 28 | 26 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% | 50% | 65% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 4% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 71% | 85% |
| Expected standard in maths | 63% | 75% | 77% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 77% | 71% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 104.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 102.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.10 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Morden Primary 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 | Merton average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 53% | 61.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 50% | 62.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 65% | 69.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 235 |
| 2023/24 | 227 |
| 2024/25 | 229 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Morden Primary School compares
Morden Primary School ranked 30th of 42 primary schools in Merton for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 65% | 4.6% | 44.5% | 222 | — |
| Abbotsbury Primary School | 58% | 5.9% | 42.2% | 352 | 0.4 miles |
| Hillcross Primary School | 68% | 3.8% | 13.4% | 437 | 0.5 miles |
| Abbey Primary School | 74% | 5.3% | 22.6% | 468 | 0.6 miles |
| Hatfeild Primary School | 63% | 5% | 17.7% | 338 | 0.6 miles |
| Poplar Primary School | 70% | 3.8% | 21.6% | 598 | 0.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 44.5%
- English as an additional language
- 38%
- Overall absence
- 4.64%
- Persistent absence
- 12.85%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Abbotsbury Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Morden
-
Hillcross Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Morden
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Abbey Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Morden
-
Hatfeild Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Morden
-
Poplar Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in Morden
Morden Primary School ranks 6th of the 8 ranked primary schools in Morden.
- Abbey Primary School Primary
- Abbotsbury Primary School Primary
- Aragon Primary School Primary
- Hatfeild Primary School Primary
- Hillcross Primary School Primary
- Malmesbury Primary School Primary
- St Teresa's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Harris Academy Morden Secondary
- Canterbury Campus and Lavender Campus Local authority maintained schools
- Perseid School Special schools
Common questions
- What ages does Morden Primary School teach?
- Morden Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Morden.
- Who is the headteacher of Morden Primary School?
- The headteacher of Morden Primary School is Mrs Peta Blow, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Morden Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Morden Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Morden Primary School?
- Morden Primary School has 222 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Morden Primary School full?
- Morden Primary School has capacity for 265 pupils and 222 on roll (84%), 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 Morden Primary School a faith school?
- No. Morden Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Morden Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Morden Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Morden Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 53% in 2022/23 and 65% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Morden Primary School compare with other schools in Merton?
- Morden Primary School ranked 30th of 42 primary schools in Merton for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Morden Primary School's absence rate?
- Morden Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Morden Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Morden Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
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 29 June 2026.