The Priory CofE School | Primary in London, Merton | Ofsted & DfE

70%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

179

Pupils · 2024/25

34%

EAL · 2024/25

10%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

70%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

179

Pupils · 2024/25

34%

EAL · 2024/25

10%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

70%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

179

Pupils · 2024/25

34%

EAL · 2024/25

10%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 10/01/2023

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityMerton

PhasePrimary

School typeMaintained school

Pupil : teacher ratio15.8:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterChurch of England

StatusOpen

Overview of The Priory CofE School · Primary · Merton

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard

70%

-3pp

73%63%53%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 70%

RWM higher standard

-3pp

11%8%4%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 4%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

83%

Reading higher standard

43%

Writing expected standard

78%

Writing higher standard

17%

Maths expected standard

78%

Maths higher standard

17%

Science expected standard

83%

SPAG expected standard

83%

SPAG higher standard

39%

Reading scaled score

108.0

Maths scaled score

106.0

GPS scaled score

107.0

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

179

Pupil : teacher ratio

15.8

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

34%

FSM eligible

33%

SEN

21%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

10%

Contact

Address

Queens Road, Wimbledon, London, SW19 8LX

Local authority

Merton

Website

www.thepriory.merton.sch.uk

Telephone

02085408059

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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	70%	4%	83%	43%	78%	17%	78%	17%	83%	83%	108.0	106.0	107.0	—	—	—	21%	179
2023/24	73%	7%	90%	43%	80%	7%	80%	23%	90%	70%	109.0	105.0	104.0	—	—	—	22%	205
2022/23	53%	7%	73%	13%	80%	13%	60%	20%	80%	67%	102.0	102.0	102.0	-0.90	+1.60	-0.90	24%	207
2018/19	67%	11%	78%	30%	76%	15%	85%	37%	83%	80%	107.0	107.0	109.0	+3.60	+0.70	+2.40	19%	376
2017/18	63%	10%	82%	38%	74%	10%	77%	30%	88%	81%	107.0	105.0	107.0	+2.30	-1.10	+0.90	17%	423
2016/17	48%	7%	62%	12%	76%	12%	71%	17%	86%	86%	102.0	103.0	107.0	-1.60	+0.40	-0.50	16%	440

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	179	16.4	21%	34%	33%	4%	10%
2023/24	205	17.3	22%	34%	32%	4%	11%
2022/23	207	17.6	24%	37%	34%	5%	16%
2021/22	217	17.4	20%	35%	32%	5%	13%
2020/21	280	15.4	19%	37%	29%	—	—
2018/19	376	15.1	19%	33%	16%	4%	7%
2017/18	423	19.9	17%	30%	18%	4%	8%
2016/17	440	20.5	16%	32%	18%	4%	5%