Links Primary School | School performance

53%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

322

Pupils · 2024/25

60%

EAL · 2024/25

19%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

53%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

322

Pupils · 2024/25

60%

EAL · 2024/25

19%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

53%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

322

Pupils · 2024/25

60%

EAL · 2024/25

19%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 29/09/2021

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityMerton

PhasePrimary

School typeMaintained school

Pupil : teacher ratio19.2:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Links Primary School · Primary · Merton

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard

53%

+4pp

61%55%48%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 53%

RWM higher standard

+1pp

13%7%0%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 3%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

73%

Reading higher standard

23%

Writing expected standard

63%

Writing higher standard

10%

Maths expected standard

70%

Maths higher standard

15%

Science expected standard

73%

SPAG expected standard

65%

SPAG higher standard

13%

Reading scaled score

104.0

Maths scaled score

103.0

GPS scaled score

103.0

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

322

Pupil : teacher ratio

19.2

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

60%

FSM eligible

41%

SEN

16%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

19%

Contact

Address

Frinton Road, London, SW17 9EH

Local authority

Merton

Website

www.links.merton.sch.uk

Telephone

02087694587

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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	53%	3%	73%	23%	63%	10%	70%	15%	73%	65%	104.0	103.0	103.0	—	—	—	16%	322
2023/24	49%	2%	66%	20%	59%	2%	63%	10%	80%	68%	104.0	102.0	102.0	—	—	—	16%	356
2022/23	49%	0%	83%	11%	51%	0%	83%	26%	86%	80%	105.0	105.0	105.0	+1.50	-0.80	+2.80	12%	364
2018/19	48%	7%	61%	32%	52%	9%	68%	34%	82%	70%	102.0	104.0	105.0	+0.30	-4.40	+1.90	12%	426
2017/18	61%	13%	76%	26%	78%	20%	85%	39%	89%	78%	105.0	106.0	106.0	+1.80	+1.60	+3.30	13%	435
2016/17	61%	6%	69%	29%	67%	6%	84%	25%	80%	73%	104.0	106.0	107.0	+0.80	-3.00	+2.90	15%	441

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	322	18.1	16%	60%	41%	6%	19%
2023/24	356	19.9	16%	60%	39%	6%	18%
2022/23	364	18.5	12%	65%	35%	8%	24%
2021/22	381	18.5	13%	70%	35%	7%	27%
2020/21	406	21.2	14%	74%	28%	—	—
2018/19	426	23.3	12%	78%	22%	5%	12%
2017/18	435	21.6	13%	80%	19%	5%	11%
2016/17	441	22.9	15%	80%	20%	4%	10%