School profile

Links Primary School

Primary · Community school · London, SW17 9EH

Requires improvement

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National ranking

Key stage 2 2024/25

#11,486 of 15,057

Worse than 76% of schools in England

Ranked by pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Links Primary School Ofsted rating

Ofsted report cardInspected 10 Feb 2026

Area360 rating
Requires improvement
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard
Early years
Expected standard
Safeguarding
Met

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeCommunity school
Ages3 to 11
Pupils290
GenderMixed
Head teacherMr Martin Roughley
Local authorityMerton
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 102635.

Key stage 2 results

2024/25

Year 6 results in national curriculum tests and teacher assessments. The expected standard is the level pupils should reach by the end of primary school.

MeasureThis schoolMertonEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing and maths53%, worse than England, worse than Merton70%63%
Higher standard in reading, writing and mathsScore of 110 or more in reading and maths, greater depth in writing.3%, worse than England, worse than Merton11%8%
Average reading scoreScaled score from 80 to 120; 100 meets the expected standard.104, worse than England, worse than Merton108106
Average maths scoreScaled score from 80 to 120; 100 meets the expected standard.103, worse than England, worse than Merton107105
Average grammar, punctuation and spelling scoreScaled score from 80 to 120; 100 meets the expected standard.103, worse than England, worse than Merton108105
Expected standard in reading73%, similar to England, worse than Merton84%76%
Expected standard in writing63%, worse than England, worse than Merton75%73%
Expected standard in maths70%, worse than England, worse than Merton83%75%
Pupils taking tests40--

Source: DfE, Compare school performance, Compare school performance 2024-2025.

Pupils

2025/26

Pupils at the January school census.

MeasureThis school
Total pupils290
Girls138
Boys152
Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals.39.3%
First language not English61%
School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery.420
Pupils excluding nurseryPupils who take up school places.256
Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken.39%
SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school.38
EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs.9
Average class size22.8

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and School capacity, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.

Pupils ethnicity

Other White
18.6%
White British
12.8%
Pakistani
12.1%
Other Asian
11.4%
African
10.3%
Indian
6.9%
Other mixed
6.2%
White and Black African
4.8%
Caribbean
3.8%
White and Asian
3.1%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26

Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.

MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher19.2
Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants.12.1
Teachers (FTE)14.3
Teaching assistants (FTE)7.79
Support staff (FTE)15
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/2515.8
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/2510.8
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/253
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/252

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Reception)Places offered on national offer day.30
Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed.73
First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice.26
First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place.26
Applications from another local authority (Reception)12

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed.

MeasureThis schoolMertonEngland
Overall absence5.8%, worse than England, worse than Merton4.7%5.1%
Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions.17.9%, worse than England, worse than Merton12.2%13.2%
Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions.0.8%, similar to England, similar to Merton0.8%1%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25

Suspension rate is the number of suspensions per 100 pupils, so one pupil can be counted more than once. A permanently excluded pupil is removed from the school roll.

MeasureThis school
Suspension rate1.2%
Pupils with one or more suspensions0.3%
Permanent exclusion rate0%
Permanent exclusions0

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Nearby schools

Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.

Schools near Links Primary School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.2 miPrimaryFurzedown Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.2 miSecondaryGraveney SchoolAcademy converter
Outstanding
0.4 miPrimaryPenwortham Primary SchoolCommunity school
Outstanding
0.5 miPrimaryBeecholme Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led
Good
0.5 miPrimaryGorringe Park Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.6 miPrimaryTooting Primary SchoolFree schools
Good
0.6 miPrimaryFranciscan Primary SchoolAcademy converter
Good
0.6 miPrimarySellincourt Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.7 miPrimarySt Boniface RC Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school
Outstanding
0.7 miPrimaryGranton Primary SchoolCommunity school
Outstanding

Frequently asked questions about Links Primary School

What is Links Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Links Primary School is rated Requires improvement, last inspected on 10 Feb 2026. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.

How does Links Primary School rank in England?

Links Primary School ranks 11,486 of 15,057 schools in England for Key stage 2 2024/25 (worse than 76% of schools).

What are Links Primary School's SATs results?

In 2024/25, 53% of pupils at Links Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 63%).

How hard is it to get into Links Primary School?

For Reception entry in 2026/27, Links Primary School made 30 offers from 73 applications (2.4 per offer), and 26 of 26 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.

How many pupils attend Links Primary School?

Links Primary School has 290 pupils aged 3 to 11.

What is the capacity of Links Primary School?

Links Primary School had 420 school places in 2024/25.

How big are classes at Links Primary School?

At Links Primary School, the average class had 22.8 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 19.2 pupils per teacher.

What is attendance like at Links Primary School?

In 2025/26, pupils at Links Primary School missed 5.8% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 17.9% were persistently absent, missing 10% or more of sessions (England 13.2%).

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.