Merlin School

Ofsted inspection

Ofsted rated this school Outstanding at the inspection that started on 25 June 2024.

This inspection used Ofsted's older format with four grades: Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement and Inadequate. Newer inspections use report cards. What changed.

At its last standard inspection the school met all of the independent school standards, the legal requirements every independent school must meet.

Read the full Ofsted reports for this school

Source: Ofsted non-association independent schools inspection data.

What parents say

56 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey between 2 April 2024 and 7 April 2025.

Parents choose whether to take part, so these answers may not represent all families. Figures are the share who agree or strongly agree. England figures are all parents answering the same questions over the same period, for state-funded schools. The scales run from lower (left) to higher (right) agreement, and the dot marks this school among state schools of the same phase that used the same survey questions. The third it falls in is coloured: green for the top third, amber the middle, red the bottom. This survey used Ofsted's previous Parent View questions, which changed in November 2025. Source: Ofsted Parent View management information.

Results

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Admissions

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Pupils, staff and SEND

Comparisons are with primary schools. Scales run from lower (left) to higher (right) figures. For absence and suspensions lower is better, so their scales run green to red; blue scales describe the school's pupils and staff and aren't good or bad. * Calculated by SchoolScores from the council's or England's schools, weighted by pupils (or teachers, for turnover); other figures are published by DfE. Sources: DfE school census 2024/25.

Nearby primary schools

• Prospect House School 0.5 miles · Independent, inspected by ISI
• Our Lady of Victories Catholic Primary School 0.5 miles · Ofsted: Good (2022) · 96% met expected standard (KS2)
• Brandlehow Primary School 0.5 miles · Ofsted: Good (2023) · 74% met expected standard (KS2)
• Ronald Ross Primary School 0.5 miles · Ofsted: Outstanding (2024) · 83% met expected standard (KS2)
• Hurlingham School 0.5 miles · Independent, inspected by ISI
• Hotham Primary School 0.6 miles · Ofsted: No overall grade (2025) · 78% met expected standard (KS2)
• St Mary's CofE Nursery and Primary School 0.6 miles · Ofsted: Report card 2026: 1 strong, 4 expected, 2 needs attention · 76% met expected standard (KS2)
• Granard Primary School 0.7 miles · Ofsted: Good (2023) · 70% met expected standard (KS2)
• St Joseph's Catholic Primary and Nursery School 0.7 miles · Ofsted: Good (2015), confirmed 2024 · 84% met expected standard (KS2)
• Our Lady Queen of Heaven RC School 0.7 miles · Ofsted: Outstanding (2023) · 70% met expected standard (KS2)

Straight-line distance. Distance isn't the same as a catchment area.

Questions parents ask

Sources

• School details: Get Information about Schools (DfE), 26 September 2026. URN 101065.
• Inspections: Ofsted non-association independent schools management information, data to 31 July 2026.
• Parent views: Ofsted Parent View, 2 April 2024 to 7 April 2025.

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