Malmesbury Primary School, Morden
Malmesbury Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Morden. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in October 2019. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in March 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 3rd-highest of the 8 schools in Morden with published results, and 3,408th of 14,452 across England. For 2026 entry it had 1.2 first-choice applications for every place. It was 84% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2019)
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- Below England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Merton (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Malmesbury Primary School in detail
Malmesbury Primary School in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "Malmesbury is a special place. We believe there is nothing the children or adults in our community cannot achieve. We aim to bring out the best in everyone. We have an exciting and engaging curriculum, based around language-rich texts, and quality teaching which enables all children to enjoy learning and make good progress."
The school runs a breakfast club.
Coming up: an open day on Thursday 19 November 2026, an open day on Thursday 3 December 2026, an open day on Thursday 7 January 2027 and an open day on Thursday 14 January 2027. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.
All school open days in Merton
Headteacher's welcome (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 87% of Year 6 pupils at Malmesbury Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 83% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 85% and 83% in Merton and 77% and 75% across England.
Results were similar in 2024 (84% in reading, 84% in maths).
Getting a place at Malmesbury Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 36 families put Malmesbury Primary School as their first choice and 99 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is 1.2 first choices for every place. 8 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Malmesbury Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Malmesbury Primary School are St Teresa's Catholic Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 95% reading, 97% maths); Tweeddale Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 64% reading, 59% maths); Green Wrythe Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 59% reading, 59% maths); and Abbey Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 82% reading, 85% maths).
Malmesbury Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.
St Teresa's Catholic Primary SchoolTweeddale Primary SchoolGreen Wrythe Primary SchoolAbbey Primary School
What parents say
27 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Malmesbury Primary School (as of September 2025): 85% would recommend the school, 96% say their child is happy there and 44% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (96%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (44%).
Who goes there
42.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 35.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (38%), Asian (24%) and Mixed (14%).
In 2026, 62 pupils (17.9%) received SEN support and 8 (2.3%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.
Staffing
Malmesbury Primary School had 22 teachers in 2026, one for every 16 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is St Helier Station, about 850 metres away (roughly a 11-minute walk).
19 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Netley Road (->sw), 120 metres away.
Suspensions and exclusions
Malmesbury Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Malmesbury Primary School are Harris Academy Morden (0.4 miles), Glenthorne High School (0.8 miles), Greenshaw High School (0.8 miles) and Carshalton Boys Sports College (0.9 miles).
Harris Academy MordenGlenthorne High SchoolGreenshaw High SchoolCarshalton Boys Sports College
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from October 2019, 7 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's March 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Malmesbury Primary excels at teaching reading using a consistent phonics programme, matched books and careful progress checking. The school has created a nurturing community where children develop strong foundations in early writing and pupils with SEND thrive alongside their peers. Through a broad curriculum and enrichment activities like trips, theatre workshops and cultural events, the school brings out the best in every child.
Key Strengths
- Strong focus on reading with consistent phonics teaching and carefully matched books helping pupils become fluent readers
- Well-designed curriculum that builds learning over time, with pupils able to recall and apply their knowledge
- Excellent early writing development in Reception and Nursery, with children writing in full sentences and showing good handwriting control
- Effective support for pupils with SEND, who make good progress alongside their peers in the classroom
- Nurturing and inclusive environment where pupils are polite, confident and have adults to turn to for help
Areas for Improvement
- Pupils do not consistently use ambitious vocabulary themselves or give longer responses in discussions, despite teachers modelling well
- Writing standards are not applied consistently across subjects beyond English, with quality varying between curriculum areas
- Persistent absence remains high, particularly for disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND, causing some to miss valuable learning
Safeguarding
The arrangements for safeguarding are effective, with a clear open culture that puts pupils' interests first.
Extracurricular Activities
German club, rugby, choir, gardening club, talent shows, residential trips, sporting competitions, theatre workshops (Alice in Wonderland, Oliver Twist), European Languages Day, Houses of Parliament visits, farm visits, breakfast club, after-school clubs
Malmesbury Primary School is a warm and welcoming school where pupils enjoy their learning and behave well. The school provides a broad, enriched curriculum and has high expectations, with pupils typically achieving in line with national outcomes.
At a Glance
42.1%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
27 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 87% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 83% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 72% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
26.9
Avg class size
25.3
Infant (KS1)
27.0
KS2
13
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Latest from Malmesbury Primary School
Reception News 17th September 2026
17 Sep 2026
Reception News 25th June 2026
25 Jun 2026
Reception News 4th June 2026
4 Jun 2026
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Before and after school care
Malmesbury Primary School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Source: Free breakfast clubs: schools on the programme, Department for Education Free breakfast clubs in Merton
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Malmesbury Primary School.
- Junior Adventures Group @ Malmesbury SM4At the school · Not yet graded
- St Helier Kumon Centre250m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
Malmesbury Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Merton. Training (INSET) days, when pupils are not in school, vary by school: check the school's own calendar.
2026 to 2027
- Autumn term: Wednesday 2 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026)
- Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027)
- Summer term: Monday 12 April to Thursday 22 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027)
2027 to 2028
- Autumn term: Wednesday 1 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027)
- Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 31 March 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028)
- Summer term: Tuesday 18 April to Friday 21 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028)
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Malmesbury Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Malmesbury Primary School is in Merton; for families living there:
Apply to Merton for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 105
- Fatal
- 3
- Serious
- 16
- Children hurt
- 8
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 105 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 3 fatal, 16 serious and 86 slight.
8 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 5 in a vehicle or otherwise.
23 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Merton is 48.5 (the median across 74 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
84%
Available places
347 pupils
412 places
65 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Morden
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Morden
Across Merton council
Places available
2,114
Applications
2,015
Got 1st preference
86.4%
Got preferred school
97.8%
All primary applications across Merton council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Oversubscribed
Inspection History(8)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
62
SEN Support
8
EHC Plans
20.2%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
347
Total Pupils
171
Boys
176
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
22
Teachers
15.8:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£65,622
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,770
Per pupil
£2697k
Total funding
£221k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
6.9%
Overall absence
19.3%
Persistent absence
321
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Malmesbury Primary School
Questions parents ask about Malmesbury Primary School
What are SATs results like at Malmesbury Primary School?
Of the pupils at Malmesbury Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 87% reached the expected standard in reading and 83% did so in maths.
What is Malmesbury Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Malmesbury Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in March 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in October 2019, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Malmesbury Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Malmesbury Primary School is oversubscribed, Merton allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Malmesbury Primary School?
Malmesbury Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 84% of its 412 places.
How big are the classes at Malmesbury Primary School?
Classes at Malmesbury Primary School average 26.9 pupils (2025/26). 1 class has more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Malmesbury Primary School?
Malmesbury Primary School has around 347 pupils on roll. 42% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Malmesbury Primary School?
6.9% of sessions were missed at Malmesbury Primary School in 2024/25. 19.3% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Malmesbury Primary School?
Apply through Merton's coordinated admissions process, naming Malmesbury Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Malmesbury Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Malmesbury Primary School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: Junior Adventures Group @ Malmesbury SM4 (registered, not yet graded). There is another within a kilometre.
What are Malmesbury Primary School's term dates?
Malmesbury Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Merton. In 2026 to 2027: Autumn term: Wednesday 2 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026); Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027); Summer term: Monday 12 April to Thursday 22 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027). In 2027 to 2028: Autumn term: Wednesday 1 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027); Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 31 March 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028); Summer term: Tuesday 18 April to Friday 21 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028).
How many road collisions happen near Malmesbury Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 105 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 3 fatal, 16 serious and 86 slight. 8 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 5 in a vehicle or otherwise. 23 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Merton is 48.5 (the median across 74 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Malmesbury Primary School?
Malmesbury Primary School is at Malmesbury Road, Morden, Surrey, SM4 6HG.
Sources: Merton term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)