Abbotsbury Primary School
Abbotsbury Road, Morden, SM4 5JS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Ro Maybury
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Mitcham and Morden
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 352
- URN
- 102649
- Local authority
- Merton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02086401010
About this school
Abbotsbury Primary School is a community primary school in Morden. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 352 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Abbotsbury 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 14 March 2023, 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 | 57 | 48 | 55 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 47% | 50% | 58% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 4% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 61% | 65% | 69% |
| Expected standard in maths | 74% | 85% | 85% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 74% | 79% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 108.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.60 | - | - |
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 Abbotsbury 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 | 47% | 61.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 50% | 62.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 58% | 69.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 408 |
| 2023/24 | 399 |
| 2024/25 | 381 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Abbotsbury Primary School compares
Abbotsbury Primary School ranked 38th of 42 primary schools in Merton for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 58% | 5.9% | 42.2% | 352 | — |
| Morden Primary School | 65% | 4.6% | 44.5% | 222 | 0.4 miles |
| Poplar Primary School | 70% | 3.8% | 21.6% | 598 | 0.6 miles |
| Malmesbury Primary School | 70% | 6.9% | 42.7% | 347 | 0.6 miles |
| Hillcross Primary School | 68% | 3.8% | 13.4% | 437 | 0.7 miles |
| St Teresa's Catholic Primary School | 77% | 4.4% | 17.9% | 485 | 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)
- 42.23%
- English as an additional language
- 70.1%
- Overall absence
- 5.86%
- Persistent absence
- 16.15%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Morden Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Morden
-
Poplar Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · London
-
Malmesbury Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Morden
-
Hillcross Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Morden
-
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Morden
Other schools in Morden
Abbotsbury Primary School ranks 8th of the 8 ranked primary schools in Morden.
- Abbey Primary School Primary
- Aragon Primary School Primary
- Hatfeild Primary School Primary
- Hillcross Primary School Primary
- Malmesbury Primary School Primary
- Morden 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 Abbotsbury Primary School teach?
- Abbotsbury Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Morden.
- Who is the headteacher of Abbotsbury Primary School?
- The headteacher of Abbotsbury Primary School is Mrs Ro Maybury, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Abbotsbury Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Abbotsbury 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 Abbotsbury Primary School?
- Abbotsbury Primary School has 352 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Abbotsbury Primary School full?
- Abbotsbury Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 352 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 Abbotsbury Primary School a faith school?
- No. Abbotsbury Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Abbotsbury Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Abbotsbury Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Abbotsbury Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 47% in 2022/23 and 58% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Abbotsbury Primary School compare with other schools in Merton?
- Abbotsbury Primary School ranked 38th of 42 primary schools in Merton for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Abbotsbury Primary School's absence rate?
- Abbotsbury Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Abbotsbury Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Abbotsbury 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.