St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Morden

Good
Primary
Voluntary aided school
Mixed
Roman Catholic
Ages 211

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Very likely (~344m)Possible (~491m)Unlikely (~638m)Confidence: high

Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mr Justin Dachtler
Pupils:485 / 510 capacity
LA:Merton
Phone:02086481846
Address:Montacute Road, Morden, SM4 6RL
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 4 years ago
-

Overall

Inspected 6 July 2022View full report
URN:102669
UKPRN:10079506
Diocese:Archdiocese of Southwark
Constituency:Mitcham and Morden
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

What This School Does Well

St Teresa's is a caring Catholic school where pupils feel safe and supported. The leadership team works tirelessly to help all children progress, with particularly strong support for those who need extra help. Teachers receive excellent training and guidance to maintain consistently good quality teaching, and the new approaches to mathematics and reading are already making a real difference to how well children learn.

Key Strengths

  • Strong leadership team that monitors teaching quality effectively and develops other leaders
  • Good progress for most pupils, with effective support systems for those falling behind
  • Well-established new mathematics scheme improving attainment and reasoning skills
  • Successful new reading scheme promoting pupil enjoyment and frequent reading
  • High attendance rates and pupils feeling safe and cared for

Areas for Improvement

  • Most able pupils need greater challenge in lessons to reach their full potential
  • Challenge levels sometimes too easy, with pupils ready to progress to more complex tasks sooner
  • Progress of most able disadvantaged pupils and those from lower attainment in reading and mathematics not as high as it could be

Safeguarding

Safeguarding is effective, with detailed records, up-to-date staff training, required checks on staff, close family communication and strong working relationships with outside agencies.

Extracurricular Activities

Intervention groups before and after school, emotional literacy sessions, parent workshops on curriculum areas

St Teresa's Catholic Primary School continues to be good, with strong leadership maintaining quality education and good pupil progress across the school. The school's Roman Catholic values of love, trust, teamwork and ambition are embedded in all aspects of school life.

At a Glance

16.8%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2025/26

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading+2ppMaths+2ppWriting-5pp

Reading has remained stable at around 95%. Maths has remained stable at around 97%. Writing has declined from 82% to 77%.

Class Sizes

28.4

Avg class size

29.0

Infant (KS1)

30.5

KS2

15

Total classes

5 classes with more than 30 pupils

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Bus Stops

Green Wrythe Lane (Stop BB)
120m · 2 min walk
Middleton Road (->S)
151m · 2 min walk
Bishopsford Road (->E)
175m · 3 min walk
Malmesbury Road (Stop BC)
251m · 4 min walk
Peterborough Road Morden (->N)
360m · 6 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

95%

Near capacity

485 pupils

510 capacity

25 spare places available

Area Demand Pressure - Morden

Low pressure
New homes approved:308
Projected new pupils:77

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Morden

Admissions Demand - Merton

Low demand0.98x oversubscription

Places available

2,129

Applications

2,081

Got 1st preference

87.0%

Got preferred school

97.6%

Primary admissions across Merton (2025/26)

Inspection History(13)

6 July 2022
8 February 2017
1 February 2012
Leadership & ManagementGood

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

4.38609%

Overall absence

5.94595%

Persistent absence

370

Enrolments

Authorised3.47676%
Unauthorised0.90933%
Persistent (10%+)5.94595%
Severe (50%+)0%

Absence trend

3.40191%
18/19
3.09531%
20/21
4.53708%
21/22
5.80894%
22/23
4.42974%
23/24
4.38609%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

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