Hillcross Primary School
Ashridge Way, Morden, SM4 4EE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lisa Francis
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Mitcham and Morden
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 498
- Pupils on roll
- 437
- URN
- 102655
- Local authority
- Merton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02085426936
About this school
Hillcross Primary School is a community primary school in Morden. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 437 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 65 | 57 | 47 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 58% | 68% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 20% | 11% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 79% | 91% |
| Expected standard in maths | 65% | 70% | 79% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 78% | 72% | 89% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 106.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.70 | - | - |
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 Hillcross 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 | 57% | 61.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 58% | 62.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 68% | 69.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 436 |
| 2023/24 | 437 |
| 2024/25 | 448 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hillcross Primary School compares
Hillcross Primary School ranked 26th of 42 primary schools in Merton for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 68% | 3.8% | 13.4% | 437 | — |
| Morden Primary School | 65% | 4.6% | 44.5% | 222 | 0.5 miles |
| Hatfeild Primary School | 63% | 5% | 17.7% | 338 | 0.5 miles |
| Poplar Primary School | 70% | 3.8% | 21.6% | 598 | 0.6 miles |
| Joseph Hood Primary School | 63% | 4.7% | 19.7% | 314 | 0.6 miles |
| Abbotsbury Primary School | 58% | 5.9% | 42.2% | 352 | 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 13.35%
- English as an additional language
- 19.2%
- Overall absence
- 3.81%
- Persistent absence
- 8.48%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Morden Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Morden
-
Hatfeild Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Morden
-
Poplar Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · London
-
Joseph Hood Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · London
-
Abbotsbury Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Morden
Other schools in Morden
Hillcross Primary School ranks 5th of the 8 ranked primary schools in Morden.
- Abbey Primary School Primary
- Abbotsbury Primary School Primary
- Aragon Primary School Primary
- Hatfeild 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 year groups does Hillcross Primary School teach?
- Hillcross Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Morden.
- Who is the headteacher of Hillcross Primary School?
- The headteacher of Hillcross Primary School is Mrs Lisa Francis, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Hillcross Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hillcross 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 big is Hillcross Primary School?
- Hillcross Primary School has 437 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Hillcross Primary School full?
- Hillcross Primary School has capacity for 498 pupils and 437 on roll (88%), 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 Hillcross Primary School a faith school?
- No. Hillcross Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Hillcross Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Hillcross Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Hillcross Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 57% in 2022/23 and 68% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Hillcross Primary School rank locally?
- Hillcross Primary School ranked 26th of 42 primary schools in Merton for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Hillcross Primary School's absence rate?
- Hillcross Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hillcross Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hillcross 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.