Schools in Morden
Morden's 11 schools fall within the London Borough of Merton's coordinated admissions scheme, with 8 primaries and 1 secondary — Harris Academy Morden — serving this south London suburb at the end of the Northern line. Merton uses straight-line distance as the tiebreaker for community schools. Ten of Morden's 11 schools carry a faith designation, leaving Hatfeild Primary School and Morden Primary School as the main non-faith community options.
Harris Academy Morden is a mixed secondary academy forming part of the Harris Federation, setting its own admissions criteria independently of Merton Council's community schools. Families whose priority lies with a non-faith secondary should note that Harris Academy considers aptitude in some subject areas alongside distance. The academy's catchment covers Morden, Morden Park and neighbouring parts of Sutton and Croydon.
Merton's high housing density means primary catchment radii can be very tight. Hillcross Primary School and Abbotsbury Primary are popular community choices that have historically closed to new applicants within a few hundred metres. Families are advised to check Merton's annual offer statistics through catchment.school and apply a realistic postcode-distance analysis before committing to a preference.
School demand in Morden
Across the 10 schools in Morden with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 86%. 1 of them is currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.
1 school in Morden has a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in its admissions policy.
3 of the schools in Morden are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of Merton, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.
Primary schools in Morden: 1 oversubscribed (8)
Hatfeild Primary School
Primary · Community school
Morden · SM4 4SJ
Morden Primary School
Primary · Community school
Morden · SM4 5PX
Abbotsbury Primary School
Primary · Community school
Morden · SM4 5JS
Hillcross Primary School
Primary · Community school
Morden · SM4 4EE
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Morden · SM4 6RL
Malmesbury Primary School
Primary · Community school
Morden · SM4 6HG
Aragon Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Morden · SM4 4QU
Abbey Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Morden · SM4 6NY
Secondary Schools in Morden (1)
Other Schools in Morden (2)
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Morden are set by Merton and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.