Liberty Primary
Western Road, Mitcham, CR4 3EB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Rena Shahjahan
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Mitcham and Morden
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 490
- Pupils on roll
- 446
- URN
- 102656
- Local authority
- Merton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02086465290
About this school
Liberty Primary is a community primary school in Mitcham. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 446 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Liberty Primary, 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- 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 | 49 | 46 | 50 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 55% | 61% | 64% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 4% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 76% | 84% |
| Expected standard in maths | 73% | 78% | 78% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 71% | 83% | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.30 | - | - |
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 Liberty Primary 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 | 55% | 61.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 61% | 62.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 64% | 69.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 403 |
| 2023/24 | 415 |
| 2024/25 | 442 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Liberty Primary compares
Liberty Primary ranked 33rd of 42 primary schools in Merton for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 64% | 7% | 37.2% | 446 | — |
| Bond Primary School | 38% | 6.4% | 42.1% | 232 | 0.2 miles |
| St Mark's Primary School | 79% | 5% | 41.3% | 225 | 0.4 miles |
| Haslemere Primary School | 56% | 7.6% | 46% | 286 | 0.4 miles |
| Benedict Academy | 93% | 5.1% | 65.5% | 177 | 0.6 miles |
| Singlegate Primary School | 74% | 4.7% | 21.9% | 642 | 0.6 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)
- 37.24%
- English as an additional language
- 51.4%
- Overall absence
- 7.03%
- Persistent absence
- 21.69%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bond Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Mitcham
-
St Mark's Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Mitcham
-
Haslemere Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Mitcham
-
Benedict Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Mitcham
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Singlegate Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in Mitcham
Liberty Primary ranks 11th of the 15 ranked primary schools in Mitcham.
- Beecholme Primary School Primary
- Benedict Academy Primary
- Bond Primary School Primary
- Cranmer Primary School Primary
- Culvers House Primary School Primary
- Gorringe Park Primary School Primary
- Harris Primary Academy Merton Primary
- Haslemere Primary School Primary
- Lonesome Primary School Primary
- St Mark's Primary School Primary
- St Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Liberty Primary teach?
- Liberty Primary teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Mitcham.
- Who is the headteacher of Liberty Primary?
- The headteacher of Liberty Primary is Ms Rena Shahjahan, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Liberty Primary been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Liberty Primary, 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 Liberty Primary?
- Liberty Primary has 446 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Liberty Primary full?
- Liberty Primary has capacity for 490 pupils and 446 on roll (91%), 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 Liberty Primary a faith school?
- No. Liberty Primary has no designated religious character.
- Does Liberty Primary have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Liberty Primary as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Liberty Primary have?
- The schools register lists Liberty Primary's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Liberty Primary's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 55% in 2022/23 and 64% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Liberty Primary compare with other schools in Merton?
- Liberty Primary ranked 33rd of 42 primary schools in Merton for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Liberty Primary's absence rate?
- Liberty Primary's overall absence rate is 7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Liberty Primary's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Liberty Primary'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.