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Links Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMr Martin Roughley

location_onLondon, SW17 9EH

language Visit Website phone 2087694587

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

364

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Expected Standard

53%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Links Primary School is a Community school primary school in London, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 76% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Links Primary School is a community school in London, Merton, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 322 pupils on roll, of whom 41% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 53% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 3% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #38 of 42 primaries in Merton and #8,859 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 19.2:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.5 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

53%

LA 69%

Reading73% LA 83%

Writing63% LA 74%

Maths70% LA 81%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

49%

LA 63%England 61%

Reading66% LA 78% · Eng 74%

Writing59% LA 69% · Eng 72%

Maths63% LA 77% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

49%

LA 61%England 60%

Reading83% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing51% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths83% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.5

Read

LA 0.4

-0.8 to 3.8

-0.8

Write

LA -0.5

-3.0 to 1.4

2.8

Maths

LA 1.3

0.7 to 5.0

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

48%

LA 70%England 65%

Reading61% LA 79% · Eng 73%

Writing52% LA 80% · Eng 78%

Maths68% LA 83% · Eng 79%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.3

Read

LA 1.5

-1.5 to 2.2

-4.4

Write

LA 0.6

-6.1 to -2.7

1.9

Maths

LA 1.6

0.2 to 3.5

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

61%

LA 69%

Reading76% LA 80%

Writing78% LA 79%

Maths85% LA 83%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.8

Read

LA 1.6

0 to 3.6

1.6

Write

LA 0.9

-0.1 to 3.3

3.3

Maths

LA 2.1

1.7 to 4.9

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

28 September 2021

Inspection Report

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15 September 2016

Inspection Report

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19 June 2012

Inspection Report

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07 January 2011

Inspection Report

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06 March 2008

Inspection Report

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12 January 2004

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2016-09-15

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2012-06-19

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2008-03-06

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.3%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.3%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 322 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.3%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	322	1	0.3%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	315	2	0.6%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	368	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	356	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	351	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	368	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	364	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	359	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	403	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	381	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	371	1	0.3%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	416	1	0.2%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	406	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	380	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	408	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	408	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	401	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	437	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	426	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	407	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	444	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	435	1	0.2%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	416	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	455	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	441	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	435	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 29 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 6 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 5 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 4 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils