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Cricket Green School

Community special school · Mixed · Merton

Lower Green West, Mitcham, CR4 3AF

Website 02086401177

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headline score

Ranking (England)

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No ranked results

Ofsted

School remains Outstanding

No graded inspection

Application demand

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No council data

Attendance

87.6%

34.0% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

267

Capacity used

Over capacity

103%

260 places

GCSE rank (England)

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KS2 rank (England)

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Details

Type
Community special school
Age range
4–19
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
Yes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Celia Dawson
Address
Lower Green West, Mitcham, CR4 3AF
Phone
02086401177
Local authority
Merton
Ward / constituency
Cricket Green · Mitcham and Morden
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
102699

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals57%——
English as additional language32%——
SEN support0%——
64% boys (172)36% girls (95)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

267 pupils · 260 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 23

    14 March 2023

    Ungraded inspection

    School remains Outstanding
View all Ofsted reports

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 215 pupils

Attendance

87.6%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

12.4%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

34.0%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

7.0%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

2.7%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

68%
20/21
37%
21/22
38%
22/23
35%
23/24
34%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard0%
-61% vs England
Higher standard0%
-8% vs England

Reading

Expected standard0%
-74% vs England
Higher standard0%
-29% vs England

Writing

Expected standard0%
-72% vs England
Greater depth0%
-13% vs England

Maths

Expected standard0%
-73% vs England
Higher standard0%
-24% vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard0%
-72% vs England
Higher standard0%
-32% vs England

Science

Expected standard0%
-81% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

0202302024

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)0%61%
Higher standard0%8%

GCSE results over time

Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Attainment 80.346
Grade 5+ English & maths0%46%
Grade 4+ English & maths0%65%
Entering EBacc0%40%
EBacc average point score0.024.1
Pupils in cohort29—

Results by subject

Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.

GCSE

Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.

SubjectEntriesGrade 7+Grade 5+Grade 4+
Mathematics10%0%0%

Oxbridge

No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.