Perseid School
Bordesley Road, Morden, SM4 5LT
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 3 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Fiona Copeland
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, PD - Physical Disability, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Mitcham and Morden
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 196
- Pupils on roll
- 186
- URN
- 102698
- Local authority
- Merton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02086489737
About this school
Perseid School is a community special school in Morden. It teaches children aged 3 to 19 and has 186 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Perseid 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
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 15 January 2025, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. 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 | 12 | 10 | 11 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
| Reading progress | -14.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -12.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -11.40 | - | - |
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 | 7 | 7 | 9 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
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 Perseid 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 | 0% | 62.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 69.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 13.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 12.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 11.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 152 |
| 2023/24 | 156 |
| 2024/25 | 160 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 54.55%
- English as an additional language
- 43.8%
- Overall absence
- 11.4%
- Persistent absence
- 37.1%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Liberty Woodland School0.5 miles
Independent schools · London
-
Canterbury Campus and Lavender Campus0.6 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Morden
-
Melrose School1.1 miles
Special schools · Mitcham/ Raynes Park
-
Cricket Green School1.2 miles
Special schools · Mitcham
-
Oak Tree Primary School1.4 miles
Independent schools · Mitcham
Other schools in Morden
- Canterbury Campus and Lavender Campus Local authority maintained schools
- Abbey Primary School Primary
- Abbotsbury 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
Common questions
- What ages does Perseid School teach?
- Perseid School teaches children aged 3 to 19. It is a special school in Morden.
- Who is the headteacher of Perseid School?
- The headteacher of Perseid School is Mrs Fiona Copeland, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Perseid School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Perseid 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 Perseid School?
- Perseid School has 186 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 19.
- Is Perseid School full?
- Perseid School has capacity for 196 pupils and 186 on roll (95%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Perseid School a faith school?
- No. Perseid School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Perseid School have?
- The schools register lists Perseid School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; PD - Physical Disability; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Perseid 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 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Perseid School's absence rate?
- Perseid School's overall absence rate is 11.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Perseid School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Perseid 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.