The Priory CofE School
Primary schoolThe Priory CofE School is a primary school in Merton, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 171 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), January 2023
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 10 January 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 70% of pupils at The Priory CofE School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 70% in Merton and 62% in England.
4% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Merton | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 70% | 70% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 4% | 11% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108 | 108 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106 | 107 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Holy Trinity CofE Primary SchoolPrimary. Outstanding (overall), July 2024. 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)300 m
- Garfield Primary SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, November 2024. 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)650 m
- Willington SchoolIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file810 m
- St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met. 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)940 m
- RR6Sixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file940 m
- Ricards Lodge High SchoolSecondary. School remains Outstanding, September 2023. Attainment 8 of 57.8 (2025/26, provisional)950 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Merton
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).