Links Primary School

About Links Primary School

Links Primary School is a state-funded, mixed primary in the London borough of Merton, serving children from age 3 to 11. It sits 40th out of 42 primary schools in the local authority, placing it in the bottom tier of Merton’s primary rankings. The top-performing peers in the borough are Benedict Academy, Park Academy, and St Mary’s Catholic Primary School, all of which score significantly higher on the same ranking metric. The nearest school rated Outstanding by Ofsted is Singlegate Primary School, 1.5 km away. Links Primary is a non-religious school with a nursery provision, and it is currently oversubscribed: for the 2025/26 intake, there were 88 applications for 30 places, with 25 offers going to first-preference families. The school has a high proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals at 39.3%, well above the national average, and operates at around 61% of its capacity of 524, with 322 pupils on roll.

Academically, Links Primary’s most recent Key Stage 2 results from the 2023/24 academic year show that 49% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths combined. This is significantly below the Merton local authority average of 68%. In individual subjects, 66% reached the expected standard in reading, 63% in maths, and 59% in writing. The proportion achieving a higher standard in all three subjects was just 2%, with 20% reaching higher in reading and 10% in maths. Progress scores are not available in the data, so it is not possible to say how much value the school adds. In its most recent graded Ofsted inspection in 2012, the school was rated Good overall, with Good leadership and management and a Requires Improvement grade for early years provision. An ungraded inspection in 2021 confirmed the school remains Good, though no detailed breakdown for that visit is provided.

The school offers a range of facilities including an outdoor playground, music rooms, a sports hall, dining hall, playing fields, and a chapel. Sports on offer include gymnastics, rounders, football, dance, tennis, and netball, while clubs cover coding, chess, book club, and art club. SEND provisions are listed for social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, autistic spectrum disorder, and other difficulties or disabilities. With a high oversubscription ratio of nearly 3:1, families applying should be prepared for a competitive admissions process. Links Primary will suit parents who value a diverse, inclusive school community with strong pastoral and SEND support, and who are comfortable with a school whose academic outcomes sit below the local average. The nursery provision is a practical plus for families with younger children.

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