Bond Primary School

About Bond Primary School

Bond Primary School sits in the bottom half of Merton’s 44 primary schools when ranked by the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2. Its score of 55% on that metric is notably below the local authority average of 68%, a gap that parents will want to weigh carefully. The school’s overall Ofsted rating remains Good, awarded in its most recent inspection in October 2024, with every category — quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, early years provision, and leadership and management — all judged Good. That’s consistent with its previous Good rating from 2015, so the school has held a steady baseline for nearly a decade. However, with 40.2% of pupils eligible for free school meals, well above the national average, Bond serves a significantly disadvantaged intake, which contextualises its lower headline results. The school is oversubscribed: for 25 places in 2025/26 it received 80 applications, with 23 first-preference offers, giving an oversubscription ratio of 3.2.

Looking more closely at the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 results, the picture is mixed. While 55% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, that figure is 13 percentage points below the Merton average. Only 7% reached the higher standard in all three subjects. In reading, 79% hit the expected level and 17% reached the higher standard; in writing, 74% met expectations and 10% achieved greater depth; in maths, 69% reached the expected level and 31% secured the higher standard. Average scaled scores in reading and maths both sit at 104, exactly in line with the national average of 100-104, suggesting that while fewer pupils are hitting the combined benchmark, those who do are performing solidly. The school ranks 35th out of 42 in Merton and 9,296th nationally out of 13,686 primary schools, placing it in the bottom 50% nationally. Progress scores are not available in the data, so it’s unclear whether pupils typically improve more or less than peers elsewhere.

Bond Primary School offers a broad set of facilities including a sports hall, gymnasium, ICT suite, art studios, a sensory room, and a forest school, alongside an outdoor playground and a chapel. Sports provision covers tennis, gymnastics, swimming, rounders and athletics, and clubs range from gardening and eco club to coding, film club and chess. The school’s SEND provisions are comprehensive, covering specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech and language difficulties, physical disability, and autistic spectrum disorder. With nursery provision on site and a three-to-eleven age range, it suits families looking for continuity from early years through to Year 6. The school is oversubscribed, so applicants need to be realistic about the chances of a place, especially given that only 23 of 25 places went to first-preference families. For parents prioritising a stable, Good-rated school with strong pastoral and SEND support in a diverse community, Bond is a solid local option, though those focused purely on academic league tables may want to look at higher-ranked peers nearby.

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