Melrose School
Church Road/ Whatley Avenue, Mitcham/ Raynes Park, CR4 3BE
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 5 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Executive Head
- Ms Carla Chandler
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Mitcham and Morden
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 158
- Pupils on roll
- 166
- URN
- 102697
- Local authority
- Merton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02086462620
About this school
Melrose School is a community special school in Mitcham/ Raynes Park. It teaches children aged 5 to 16 and has 166 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
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
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- 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 | 6 | 11 | 4 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 9% | - |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | - |
| Expected standard in reading | 17% | 18% | - |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 9% | - |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 17% | 18% | - |
| Average scaled score in reading | 95.0 | 95.0 | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | 87.0 | 89.0 | - |
| Reading progress | -7.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -14.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | - | - | - |
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.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 15 | 16 | 30 |
| Attainment 8 score | 10.3 | 12.6 | 14.1 |
| Progress 8 score | -3.03 -3.80 to -2.26 | -1.98 -2.70 to -1.26 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 7% | 12.5% | 10% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 7% | 12.5% | 10% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Melrose 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 | 0% | 61.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 9% | 62.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 69.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | Merton average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.3 | 42.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 12.6 | 40.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 14.1 | 41.3 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 27.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 23.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 21.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 100 |
| 2023/24 | 117 |
| 2024/25 | 128 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 60.16%
- English as an additional language
- 6.3%
- Overall absence
- 21.66%
- Persistent absence
- 55.33%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Cricket Green School0.2 miles
Special schools · Mitcham
-
Oak Tree Primary School0.3 miles
Independent schools · Mitcham
-
RISE Education0.4 miles
Independent schools
-
Jus'T'Learn0.5 miles
Independent schools · Mitcham
-
Lavender Lodge School0.6 miles
Special schools · Mitcham
Common questions
- What year groups does Melrose School teach?
- Melrose School teaches children aged 5 to 16. It is a special school in Mitcham/ Raynes Park.
- Who is the executive head of Melrose School?
- The executive head of Melrose School is Ms Carla Chandler, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Melrose School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Melrose 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 Melrose School?
- Melrose School has 166 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 16.
- Is Melrose School full?
- Melrose School has capacity for 158 pupils and 166 on roll (105%), so it is at or above 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 Melrose School a faith school?
- No. Melrose School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Melrose School have?
- The schools register lists Melrose School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Melrose School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 9% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Melrose School's absence rate?
- Melrose School's overall absence rate is 21.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Melrose School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Melrose 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.