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Joseph Hood Primary School

Joseph Hood Primary School is a state-maintained primary school in London, United Kingdom with 309 pupils. Ofsted: Report card, 9 June 2026: strong standard in 4 areas, expected standard in 2; safeguarding met. As of 13 November 2026 it is advertising 1 vacancy: After School Club Play Leader (closes 27 November).

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Head
Anita Saville, Headteacher
Type
State-maintained, Primary
Pupils
309 pupils · 51% girls · 22.6% eligible for free school meals · 33.4% with English as an additional language
DfE school census, 2025/26
Special needs
67 (21.3%) on SEN support · 13 (4.1%) with an education, health and care plan
DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26
Local authority
Merton
Location
London, SW20 9NS, United Kingdom
Telephone
02085422471
Website
josephhood.merton.sch.uk
Register number
URN 102634 (register entry)
Ofsted
Report card, 9 June 2026: strong standard in 4 areas, expected standard in 2; safeguarding met

Vacancies (1)

After School Club Play Leader

Salary £30,408 a yearCloses 27 Nov

Full time, part time, temporaryLunchtime and wraparound care

Joseph Hood Primary School is a successful, friendly and inclusive primary school. We seek to employ enthusiastic and motivated staff for our After School Club. We serve a…

Exam results

YearKS2 expectedKS2 higher
2024/2563%10%
2023/2457%5%
2022/2361%14%

Department for Education performance tables.

Inspections

Report card (9 June 2026)

Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development and well-being
Strong standard
Leadership and governance
Strong standard
Safeguarding
Met
DateInspectionOutcome
9 June 2026Report cardStrong standard in 4 areas, expected standard in 2; safeguarding met
11 January 2022Ungraded inspectionSchool remains Good

Ofsted. Inspections graded schools Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement or Inadequate until August 2024. From September 2024 there were no overall grades; since November 2025 a report card grades each area: exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention or urgent improvement.

Staff

YearTeachersPupils per teacherLeaversVacanciesAverage pay
2025/2620.415.1–0£58,017
2024/2519.018.210%0£54,203
2023/2420.118.29%0£50,829
2022/2322.816.725%0£48,671
2021/2221.617.13%0£46,262
2020/2120.418.610%0£45,686
Earlier years (2010/11 to 2019/20)
YearTeachersPupils per teacherLeaversVacanciesAverage pay
2019/2018.620.011%0£44,621
2018/1917.519.523%0£43,554
2017/1817.918.412%0£41,859
2016/1716.918.218%0£39,636
2015/1619.015.716%0£39,154
2014/1518.415.828%0£39,387
2013/1416.716.06%0£41,298
2012/1317.914.029%0£40,645
2011/1214.516.027%0£40,236
2010/1115.314.93%0£40,173

Department for Education, School Workforce Census. Teachers are full-time equivalent. "Leavers" is the share of teachers who moved to another state school or left state schools by the following November, so the latest year has none yet. Vacancies are posts vacant or filled temporarily on census day in November. Average pay is for all teachers, leaders included.

Attendance

YearSessions missedUnauthorisedPersistently absentSeverely absent
2025/264.1%1.4%9.4%0.4%
2024/255.2%1.5%14.3%0.3%
2023/244.5%1.5%7.6%1.3%
2022/235.6%1.5%18.3%0.3%
2021/226.7%1.3%19.6%0.3%
2020/212.6%0.5%6.0%0.0%
Earlier years (2016/17 to 2018/19)
YearSessions missedUnauthorisedPersistently absentSeverely absent
2018/193.0%0.8%6.1%0.0%
2017/183.4%1.1%5.4%0.4%
2016/173.4%1.2%5.9%0.0%

Department for Education, pupil absence statistics, autumn and spring terms of each year so years compare. Persistently absent: share of pupils who missed 10% or more of sessions. Severely absent: share who missed half or more. There are no figures for 2019/20 (school closures).

Hiring history

1 past vacancy seen since May 2026: 1 teaching. Most often advertised: Class Teacher. Last advertised June 2026.

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Sources

Register details and head: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools. Results: Department for Education performance tables. Vacancies: public job services and the school's own website, checked continuously. Nothing here is estimated.

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