Primary school

Park Academy

  • Free School
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Merton
  • SW19 3EF

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 127 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 1%

Top % in England, by year
2022/23: top 11%11%2023/24: top 3%2024/25: top 1%

Against London

Expected standard, RWM94% · London 72%Small cohort: 16 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM44% · London 12%Small cohort: 16 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score114 · London 107Small cohort: 16 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score113 · London 107Small cohort: 16 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Show KS2 results by year
Expected standard, RWM
2022/23: 79% · 19 pupils · London 68%2023/24: 88% · 26 pupils · London 70%2024/25: 94% · 16 pupils · London 72%94%79%
Higher standard, RWM
2022/23: 26% · 19 pupils · London 11%2023/24: 31% · 26 pupils · London 11%2024/25: 44% · 16 pupils · London 12%44%26%
Reading score
2022/23: 108 · 19 pupils · London 1062023/24: 111 · 26 pupils · London 1072024/25: 114 · 16 pupils · London 107114108
Maths score
2022/23: 108 · 19 pupils · London 1062023/24: 111 · 26 pupils · London 1062024/25: 113 · 16 pupils · London 107113108

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in65.6%
21 of 32 who put it first2015 · 100.0%2026 · 65.6%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st3221
2nd475
3rd383

No last distance offered published

Inspections · 2017–2023

  1. 2017Good
  2. 2022Remains Good
  3. 2023Outstanding

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Read what Ofsted said (3)

From Ofsted report, inspected Nov 2023

Strengths

  • “Park Academy provides an exceptional education for its pupils.”
  • “It is a happy and joyous school where pupils flourish.”
  • “The school’s ‘key drivers’ of mindfulness, challenge, creativity, communication and developing world citizens run through the curriculum.”

Ofsted inspection report extracts, Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026160
Free school meals (past 6 years)34.6%
First language not English40.9%
SEN support16.5%
EHC plan6.3%
Absence (sessions missed)4.6%
Persistently absent pupils10.9%

Girls 46.5%Boys 53.5%

76.2% full · 210 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 2 Sep 2024 · 19 responses (18.4% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school94.7% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school94.7% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved89.5% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 73.7% not applicable40% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year89.5% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 26.3% not applicable100% agree
  • My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed0% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child73.7% agree
  • My child does well at this school84.2% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing89.5% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school89.5% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school100% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development94.7% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent89.5% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher16.0
Pupils per adult10.8
  • Classroom teachers 8.5
  • Leadership 1.5
  • Teaching assistants 4.8
  • Other support 4.7

Teachers 10 FTE · Whole workforce 19.5 · 22 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,898
Spend per pupil£6,575
Staff spend per pupil£6,339
Reserve per pupil£197
  • +£25,000revenue reserve
  • +£168,000in-year balance

Grants £7,142 · self-generated £756 · premises £0 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: STEP ACADEMY TRUST (20 academies) · trust reserve £2,003,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it