Joseph Hood Primary School | Primary in London, Merton | Ofsted & DfE

63%

RWM expected · 2024/25

10%

RWM higher · 2024/25

352

Pupils · 2024/25

33%

EAL · 2024/25

11%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

63%

RWM expected · 2024/25

10%

RWM higher · 2024/25

352

Pupils · 2024/25

33%

EAL · 2024/25

11%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

63%

RWM expected · 2024/25

10%

RWM higher · 2024/25

352

Pupils · 2024/25

33%

EAL · 2024/25

11%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 12/01/2022

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityMerton

PhasePrimary

School typeMaintained school

Pupil : teacher ratio15.1:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Joseph Hood Primary School · Primary · Merton

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard

63%

+6pp

75%66%57%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 63%

RWM higher standard

10%

+5pp

21%13%5%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 10%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

84%

Reading higher standard

37%

Writing expected standard

67%

Writing higher standard

12%

Maths expected standard

84%

Maths higher standard

39%

Science expected standard

78%

SPAG expected standard

88%

SPAG higher standard

41%

Reading scaled score

108.0

Maths scaled score

108.0

GPS scaled score

109.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

352

Pupil : teacher ratio

15.1

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

33%

FSM eligible

20%

SEN

20%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

11%

Contact

Address

Whatley Avenue, Raynes Park, London, SW20 9NS

Local authority

Merton

Website

www.josephhood.merton.sch.uk

Telephone

02085422471

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	63%	10%	84%	37%	67%	12%	84%	39%	78%	88%	108.0	108.0	109.0	—	—	—	20%	352
2023/24	57%	5%	73%	25%	68%	9%	86%	30%	86%	82%	104.0	106.0	107.0	—	—	—	20%	378
2022/23	61%	14%	77%	45%	73%	20%	77%	30%	77%	80%	106.0	106.0	107.0	+1.90	+0.90	+1.90	21%	396
2018/19	75%	21%	82%	29%	79%	25%	86%	46%	86%	82%	106.0	109.0	108.0	+2.30	-0.50	+4.50	21%	360
2017/18	64%	14%	72%	39%	72%	25%	78%	28%	86%	75%	105.0	106.0	106.0	+4.20	+3.90	+5.10	19%	349
2016/17	65%	12%	69%	27%	77%	19%	77%	19%	81%	77%	104.0	105.0	106.0	+1.30	+2.00	+2.30	18%	327

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	352	18.2	20%	33%	20%	5%	11%
2023/24	378	18.2	20%	32%	18%	5%	9%
2022/23	396	16.7	21%	33%	19%	5%	14%
2021/22	389	17.1	21%	29%	19%	6%	15%
2020/21	404	18.6	20%	26%	18%	—	—
2018/19	360	19.5	21%	32%	20%	3%	6%
2017/18	349	18.4	19%	35%	19%	3%	5%
2016/17	327	18.2	18%	37%	18%	3%	5%