School admissions in Carshalton
How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. 10 of these schools also have a published admissions cutoff distance. Sorted by first preferences per place. We don't invent rankings: the order is arithmetic on a published figure, not a view about which school is better.
Carshalton in figures
For Reception places in September 2026, families named the 10 schools in Carshalton first 595 times for 583 places: 1.02 first choices per place, against 1.00 across the Sutton authority's 32 schools. 3 of the 10 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, 4 schools here gave their last places on distance, from 0.68 miles (Victor Seymour Infants' School) to 1.38 miles (Stanley Park Infants School).
For Year 7 places in September 2026, families named the 4 schools in Carshalton first 835 times for 1,033 places: 0.81 first choices per place, against 1.10 across the Sutton authority's 15 schools. One of the 4 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, 3 schools here gave their last places on distance, from 2.11 miles (Carshalton High School for Girls) to 2.96 miles (Carshalton Boys Sports College).
Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.
Reception places, September 2026
10 schools. 3 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places | Cutoff distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barrow Hedges Primary School | 1.28 | 89 | 1171.54 m (≈0.73 mi) |
| Victor Seymour Infants' School | 1.19 | 90 | 1091.64 m (≈0.68 mi) |
| Green Wrythe Primary School | 1.13 | 30 | 1392.39 m (≈0.87 mi) |
| All Saints Carshalton Church of England Primary School | 0.98 | 60 | not published |
| Tweeddale Primary School | 0.97 | 31 | not published |
| St Mary's RC Infants School | 0.94 | 67 | not published |
| Muschamp Primary School and Language Opportunity Base | 0.93 | 43 | 1500.82 m (≈0.93 mi) |
| Rushy Meadow Primary Academy | 0.87 | 31 | not published |
| Wood Field Primary School | 0.87 | 53 | not published |
| Stanley Park Infants School | 0.84 | 89 | 2223.48 m (≈1.38 mi) |
First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.
Year 7 places, September 2026
4 schools. 1 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places | Cutoff distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Philomena's Catholic High School for Girls | 1.02 | 231 | not published |
| Oaks Park High School | 0.80 | 270 | 4019 m (≈2.50 mi) |
| Carshalton High School for Girls | 0.73 | 267 | 3394 m (≈2.11 mi) |
| Carshalton Boys Sports College | 0.72 | 265 | 4762 m (≈2.96 mi) |
First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.