Merlin School
Merlin School is an independent school in London for boys and girls aged 3 to 8. It has 90 pupils and room for 220.
4 Carlton Drive, Putney, London, SW15 2BZ020 8788 2769merlinschool.netMiss Violet McConville headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
Results
The government does not publish comparable results for most independent schools (IGCSEs are left out of its measures), so none are shown here.
Getting a place
Open to all. There is no entrance test.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Wandsworth council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 90 | 98 | 121 | 121 | 123 | 135 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 9% | 5% | 7% | 10% | 7% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 0% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 1% |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Putney High School GDST | Independent | 120 m | 1,058 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Ashcroft Technology Academy | Academy | 640 m | 1,524 | Report card 2025 | 100 | Compare |
| Ark Putney Academy | Academy | 680 m | 746 | Good 2022 | 58 | Compare |
| Prospect House School | Independent | 730 m | 245 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Our Lady of Victories Catholic Primary School | Roman Catholic | 790 m | 168 | Good 2022 | 96 | Compare |
| Brandlehow Primary School | Council | 820 m | 393 | Good 2023 | 84 | Compare |
| Ronald Ross Primary School | Council | 820 m | 236 | Outstanding 2024 | 96 | Compare |
| Hurlingham School | Independent | 830 m | 395 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Merlin School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Merlin School yet.
How many pupils does Merlin School have?
90 pupils aged 3 to 8 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 220 places, so it is 41% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- 4 Carlton Drive, Putney, London, SW15 2BZ
- Telephone
- 020 8788 2769
- Website
- www.merlinschool.net
- Headteacher
- Miss Violet McConville
- Type of school
- Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
- Phase
- Independent school, ages 3-8, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Wandsworth
- Ward
- East Putney
- Constituency
- Putney
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 9 April 1958
- URN
- 101065 · LAESTAB 2126144 · UKPRN 10080806
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.