St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Morden

Ofsted's report card from its 9 June 2026 inspection grades St Teresa's Catholic Primary School on 7 areas: 4 strong standard and 3 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Strong standard. "Pupils, including those who are disadvantaged, consistently achieve very well across the curriculum and are highly prepared for the next stage of their education."

Attendance and behaviour - Strong standard. "Pupils' attendance is high, including for disadvantaged pupils and pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)."

Leadership and governance - Strong standard. "Leaders have a highly accurate view of the school's strengths."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "Leaders have designed a comprehensive programme of personal development and wellbeing that is carefully tailored to address the needs of the school community."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Recent curriculum developments have strengthened the curriculum and ensured that learning is sequenced, so that pupils build knowledge securely over time."

Early years - Expected standard. "Leaders have a secure understanding of the needs and starting points of children in the early years, including those who face additional barriers to learning."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders have an accurate understanding of the needs of disadvantaged pupils, pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and pupils who were previously looked after."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should strengthen the consistency with which adaptations for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities are implemented across year groups, so that barriers to learning are removed effectively and these pupils achieve highly across the curriculum"; "Leaders should ensure that staff consistently maximise opportunities to develop children's transcription skills, so that all children are consistently well prepared for writing in Year 1".

In 2025, 95% of Year 6 pupils at St Teresa's Catholic Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 97% 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 (93% in reading, 95% in maths).

For September 2026 entry, 48 families put St Teresa's Catholic Primary School as their first choice and 92 named it as one of their preferences, for 56 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to St Teresa's Catholic Primary School are Green Wrythe Primary School (0.2 miles, Good, 59% reading, 59% maths); Malmesbury Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 87% reading, 83% maths); Tweeddale Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 64% reading, 59% maths); and Abbotsbury Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 69% reading, 85% maths).

St Teresa's Catholic Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.

44.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (24%), White British (20%) and Mixed (12%).

The nearest tram or metro stop is Mitcham Tram Stop, about 1090 metres away (roughly a 14-minute walk).

11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Green Wrythe Lane, 120 metres away.

St Teresa's Catholic Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.

The secondary schools closest to St Teresa's Catholic Primary School are Harris Academy Morden (0.2 miles), Carshalton Boys Sports College (0.9 miles), Greenshaw High School (0.9 miles) and Glenthorne High School (1 mile).