Primary school

St John Fisher RC Primary School

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  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Roman Catholic
  • Merton
  • SW20 9NA

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 6,888 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 46%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 28%28%2016/17: top 51%2017/18: top 50%2018/19: top 39%2022/23: top 25%25% · 2022/232023/24: top 63%2024/25: top 46%No exams

Against LondonArrows: London rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM66% · London 72%3/10 Below−14.3 pts
Higher standard, RWM9% · London 12%4/10 Below−28.7 pts
Reading score107 · London 1075/10 Middle−23.6 pts
Maths score106 · London 1074/10 Below−15.6 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 65% · 52 pupils · London 61%2016/17: 63% · 59 pupils · London 69%2017/18: 67% · 58 pupils · London 72%2018/19: 71% · 58 pupils · London 73%2022/23: 71% · 58 pupils · London 68%2023/24: 57% · 54 pupils · London 70%2024/25: 66% · 58 pupils · London 72%71%57%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 12% · 52 pupils · London 7%2016/17: 10% · 59 pupils · London 10%2017/18: 10% · 58 pupils · London 12%2018/19: 16% · 58 pupils · London 13%2022/23: 19% · 58 pupils · London 11%2023/24: 7% · 54 pupils · London 11%2024/25: 9% · 58 pupils · London 12%19%7%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 106 · 52 pupils · London 1032016/17: 107 · 59 pupils · London 1052017/18: 107 · 58 pupils · London 1062018/19: 107 · 58 pupils · London 1062022/23: 108 · 58 pupils · London 1062023/24: 108 · 54 pupils · London 1072024/25: 107 · 58 pupils · London 107108106No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 105 · 52 pupils · London 1042016/17: 105 · 59 pupils · London 1062017/18: 104 · 58 pupils · London 1062018/19: 107 · 58 pupils · London 1072022/23: 108 · 58 pupils · London 1062023/24: 106 · 54 pupils · London 1062024/25: 106 · 58 pupils · London 107108104No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
41 of 41 who put it first2014 · 96.5%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st4141
2nd334
3rd274

No last distance offered published

Inspections · 2008–2023

  1. 2008Goodas predecessor
  2. 2012Goodas predecessor
  3. 2017Ungraded visitas predecessor
  4. 2023Remains Goodas predecessor

4 strong areas

  • Quality of teaching
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Leadership and management
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils

0 weak areas

4 areas graded · 4 points to improve · inspected as predecessor

Read what Ofsted said (5)

From Ofsted report, inspected Apr 2023 (inspected as predecessor)

Strengths

  • “Pupils are proud to be a part of this school.”
  • “They say that everyone gets along well.”
  • “It is a warm, friendly place where everyone is welcome regardless of their differences.”

To improve

  • “In a few subjects, teachers do not check that pupils have acquired the essential knowledge that they need to understand new concepts.”
  • “This means some pupils struggle with these ideas.”

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

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026413
Free school meals (past 6 years)9.9%
First language not English17.1%
SEN support10.0%
EHC plan4.3%
Absence (sessions missed)3.4%
Persistently absent pupils4.9%

Girls 52.4%Boys 47.6%

103.2% full · 400 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher22.8
Pupils per adult12.4
  • Classroom teachers 15
  • Leadership 3
  • Teaching assistants 14.9
  • Other support 7.4

Teachers 18 FTE · Whole workforce 40.4 · 58 people

Financials · 2024/25

Per-pupil figures left out: this return covers 7 months.

  • +£318,000revenue reserve
  • +£120,000in-year balance

Multi-academy trust: SANCTA FAMILIA CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST (5 academies) · trust reserve £1,570,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it