Pelham Primary School | School performance

76%

RWM expected · 2024/25

12%

RWM higher · 2024/25

398

Pupils · 2024/25

33%

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

76%

RWM expected · 2024/25

12%

RWM higher · 2024/25

398

Pupils · 2024/25

33%

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

76%

RWM expected · 2024/25

12%

RWM higher · 2024/25

398

Pupils · 2024/25

33%

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 30/03/2022

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 Pelham Primary School · Primary · Merton

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard

76%

+8pp

77%69%60%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 76%

RWM higher standard

12%

-1pp

13%9%5%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 12%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

88%

Reading higher standard

64%

Writing expected standard

76%

Writing higher standard

14%

Maths expected standard

90%

Maths higher standard

52%

Science expected standard

98%

SPAG expected standard

81%

SPAG higher standard

50%

Reading scaled score

110.0

Maths scaled score

108.0

GPS scaled score

108.0

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

398

Pupil : teacher ratio

19.2

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

33%

FSM eligible

14%

SEN

19%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

Contact

Address

Southey Road, Wimbledon, London, SW19 1NU

Local authority

Merton

Website

http://www.pelham.merton.sch.uk

Telephone

02085422005

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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	76%	12%	88%	64%	76%	14%	90%	52%	98%	81%	110.0	108.0	108.0	—	—	—	19%	398
2023/24	68%	13%	93%	45%	71%	18%	88%	45%	98%	86%	108.0	108.0	108.0	—	—	—	15%	428
2022/23	60%	5%	84%	35%	67%	5%	79%	28%	86%	88%	107.0	106.0	105.0	+1.10	-4.10	-0.10	14%	417
2018/19	70%	11%	80%	38%	75%	18%	82%	29%	89%	88%	106.0	105.0	108.0	+2.40	-0.20	+0.70	13%	445
2017/18	77%	12%	88%	50%	88%	19%	92%	23%	88%	88%	109.0	106.0	107.0	+3.70	+0.40	+0.70	10%	419
2016/17	68%	28%	88%	44%	72%	36%	96%	48%	88%	88%	108.0	110.0	109.0	+2.80	+0.80	+3.50	8%	372

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	398	17.8	19%	33%	14%	4%	7%
2023/24	428	20.2	15%	39%	13%	4%	9%
2022/23	417	20.8	14%	42%	13%	4%	10%
2021/22	401	18.9	15%	48%	12%	6%	17%
2020/21	410	20.2	13%	47%	12%	—	—
2018/19	445	21.7	13%	52%	13%	3%	5%
2017/18	419	21.5	10%	52%	12%	3%	6%
2016/17	372	18.2	8%	47%	12%	3%	4%