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Children in Merton
How children here are doing, from the 2-year check to the end of primary school, set against England as a whole.
Health and early years
At a glance
| Measure | Merton | England |
|---|---|---|
| On track in all five areas at the 2 to 2½ year review 2024/25 higher | 85.6% | 81.4% |
| Good level of development at the end of Reception 2024/25 higher | 71.0% | 68.3% |
| Phonics check met in Year 1 2024/25 higher | 84.2% | 79.8% |
| Reception children living with obesity 2024/25 lower | 7.8% | 10.5% |
| Year 6 children living with obesity 2024/25 lower | 19.7% | 22.2% |
| MMR first dose by age 2 2024/25 lower | 85.8% | 88.9% |
| MMR two doses by age 5 2024/25 lower | 71.8% | 83.7% |
| 5-year-olds with visible tooth decay 2023/24 lower | 16.6% | 22.4% |
| Primary pupils persistently absent 2024/25 lower | 11.5% | 13.0% |
| Children in relative low-income families (under 16) 2024/25 lower | 11.6% | 19.8% |
“Higher” or “lower” means the difference from England is bigger than the margin of error; “similar” means it isn’t. These are figures for all children in the council area, not for any one school or child.
End of primary school
Year 6 reading, writing and maths
| Year | Merton | England |
|---|---|---|
| 2018/19 | 69% | 65% |
| 2021/22 | 63% | 59% |
| 2022/23 | 65% | 60% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 61% |
| 2024/25 | 70% | 63% |
| 2025/26 | 67% | 63% |
Share of pupils in state-funded schools meeting the expected standard in all three. 2025/26 figures are provisional. There were no tests in 2019/20 or 2020/21.
Schools
Primary schools in Merton
43 schools
- Abbotsbury Primary School Morden
- All Saints' CofE Primary School London
- Aragon Primary School Morden
- Beecholme Primary School Mitcham
- Benedict Academy Mitcham
- Bishop Gilpin CofE Primary School Wimbledon
- Bond Primary School Mitcham
- Cranmer Primary School Mitcham
- Dundonald Primary School London
- Garfield Primary School Wimbledon
- Gorringe Park Primary School Mitcham
- Harris Primary Academy Merton Mitcham
- Haslemere Primary School Mitcham
- Hatfeild Primary School Morden
- Hillcross Primary School Morden
- Hollymount School London
- Holy Trinity CofE Primary School London
- Joseph Hood Primary School London
- Liberty Primary Mitcham
- Links Primary School London
- Lonesome Primary School Mitcham
- Malmesbury Primary School Morden
- Merton Abbey Primary School London
- Merton Park Primary School London
- Morden Primary School Morden
- Park Academy London
- Pelham Primary School London
- Poplar Primary School London
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School New Malden
- Singlegate Primary School London
- St John Fisher RC Primary School London
- St Mark's Primary School Mitcham
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School London
- St Matthew's CofE Primary School London
- St Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School MITCHAM
- St Teresa's Catholic Primary School Morden
- St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School Mitcham
- The Priory CofE School London
- The Sherwood School Mitcham
- West Wimbledon Primary School London
- William Morris Primary School Mitcham
- Wimbledon Chase Primary School London
- Wimbledon Park Primary School London