Liberty Primary

About Liberty Primary

Liberty Primary sits in the middle of the pack in Merton when it comes to Key Stage 2 outcomes, but its headline figure tells a slightly different story. The school’s proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined is 61%, which is seven percentage points below the local authority average of 68% for primary schools. That places it 27th out of 42 primaries in the borough, in the bottom half of the table. However, the picture isn’t uniformly lower. In maths, 78% of pupils hit the expected standard, and the average scaled score of 104 is solid. Reading is similar, with 76% at the expected level and an average score of 104. Where Liberty really stands out is in the early years: its nursery provision was rated Outstanding in the most recent Ofsted inspection, and personal development also earned the top grade. So while the core academic benchmark lags behind the LA average, the school clearly has strengths in the youngest years and in how it supports children’s broader growth.

The 2023 Ofsted inspection rated Liberty Primary Good overall, with Outstanding marks for early years provision and personal development. Behaviour and attitudes, leadership and management, and the quality of education all came in as Good. That’s a consistent picture compared with the previous inspection in 2018, which also gave a Good overall rating and Good for leadership and management, though early years was also Outstanding back then. On the academic side, the proportion of pupils reaching the higher standard in reading, writing and maths combined is just 4%, which is low, but individual subjects show more variation: 26% hit the higher standard in reading, 20% in maths, and 7% in writing. The school’s ranking nationally sits at the 54th percentile for the expected standard metric, meaning it’s around the middle of the country. There’s no Progress 8 data available for primary schools here, so it’s hard to say how much value the school adds, but the raw scores suggest a school where most children leave with a solid foundation, particularly in maths.

Liberty Primary is a state school for mixed genders aged 3 to 11, with a nursery on site. It’s oversubscribed: for the 2025/26 intake, there were 119 applications for 55 places, and 53 of those were first-preference offers, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.16. That suggests strong local demand. The school has a higher-than-average proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals at 36.7%, which is worth noting for context. Facilities include a library, playing fields, art studios, a gymnasium, music rooms and a chapel. Sports on offer include athletics, netball, tennis, cross country, football and cricket, and there’s a decent range of clubs from gardening and drama to coding and choir. The SEND provision is broad, covering social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication, autistic spectrum disorder, and other difficulties, plus a resourced provision. This is a school that seems to suit families who value strong early years support, a wide range of extracurricular activities, and a setting that’s inclusive and well-regarded locally, even if its academic results are slightly below the borough average.

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