Melrose School

State-Funded School

melrose-school-merton-london

LondonRegion

MertonLocal Authority

Mitcham and MordenConstituency

CR4 3BEPostcode

1.0

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Melrose School is a state-funded special for pupils aged 5–16, located in Merton, London.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 166 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 14.1
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 10%
EBacc average point score: 1.16

Ethnicity

White

62%

Asian

Black

12%

Mixed

16%

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

166

Total Pupils

69%Boys

31%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

56%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 5 – 16
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 166
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
9 Sept 2024	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
17 Oct 2014	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.