Joseph Hood Primary School

State-Funded School

joseph-hood-primary-school-merton-london

LondonRegion

MertonLocal Authority

Mitcham and MordenConstituency

SW20 9NSPostcode

3.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Joseph Hood Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Merton, London.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 314 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 57%
Higher standard: 5%
Reading score: 104
Maths score: 106

Ethnicity

White

60%

Asian

12%

Black

Mixed

15%

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

314

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

23%

England average

27%

First language not English

33%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 314
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 12 January 2022. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
4 Mar 2013	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.