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St Mary's RC Junior School

Primary · Carshalton · SM5 2PB

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Good

Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system

This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.

Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: OutstandingPersonal development: OutstandingLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 4 February 2020

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At a glance

361 pupils · 100% of 360 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Voluntary aided school
Age range
7–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Free school meals
6.4% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
35.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
17.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
1.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
www.stmarysjunior.org.uk
URN
102994

In figures

Ofsted last graded it Good on 4 February 2020, under the framework used before November 2025. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 3.2% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. The council did not publish a cutoff distance for 2026 entry.

Admissions cutoff distance: Year 3

The council did not publish a cutoff distance for 2026 entry.

Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

89 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
71%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
24%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
107
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
106
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school71%
Median of its 12 closest peers72.5%
Sutton average71%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is in line with the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Muswell Hill Primary SchoolLondon · 16 miles awayStrong standard85%
Navigation Primary SchoolAltrincham · 168 miles awayGood72%
Nene Valley Primary SchoolPeterborough · 83 miles awayGood76%
Green Lanes Primary SchoolHatfield · 29 miles awayGood64%
Fleetville Junior SchoolSt Albans · 27 miles awayGood78%
Newnham Junior SchoolRuislip · 17 miles awayOutstanding81%
Long Meadow SchoolMilton Keynes · 52 miles awayGood62%
Bailey's Court Primary SchoolBristol · 103 miles awayGood65%
Telferscot Primary SchoolLondon · 6 miles awayOutstanding70%
St Paul's CofE Primary School, Kingston HillKingston upon Thames · 6 miles awayGood73%
Four Oaks Primary SchoolSutton Coldfield · 111 miles awayOutstanding93%
Ladygrove Park Primary SchoolDidcot · 49 miles awayGood70%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 39% (Sutton 37%, England 60%) · Any other White background 18% (Sutton 11%, England 7%) · Any other Mixed background 7% (Sutton 5%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Asian 7% (Sutton 3%, England 2%) · Black African 6% (Sutton 5%, England 5%) · Asian Indian 5% (Sutton 10%, England 4%) · Any other ethnic group 4% (Sutton 3%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Black African 2% (Sutton 1%, England 1%) · White Irish 2% (Sutton 0%, England 0%) · Any other Black background 2% (Sutton 1%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 2% (Sutton 2%, England 2%) · Not recorded 2% (Sutton 2%, England 1%) · Asian Chinese 2% (Sutton 5%, England 1%) · Any other Asian background 1% (Sutton 8%, England 2%) · Asian Pakistani 1% (Sutton 4%, England 5%) · Black Caribbean 1% (Sutton 1%, England 1%)

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
3.2%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
5.5%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

3.59 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Sutton: 1.63 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
24.8
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

68% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 13% moved to another state school · 19% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

20% of teachers took sickness absence, 2 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £54,884; 18.8% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£6,227
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 77% (76%) · premises 5% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 9% (8%) · supplies and services 9% (9%) · educational supplies 6% (4%) · bought-in professional services 3% (3%) · catering 6% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £391,329; in-year balance +£72,921

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
8/10less deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
8/10less deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher40.9%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications10.9%18.1%
In managerial or professional work43.1%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways11.5%18.1%
Residents in very good health54.2%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier79.4%62.3%
Social housing8.2%17.1%
Privately rented12.4%20.5%
Detached houses16.6%22.9%
Flats23.7%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms26.5%21.1%
Households with no car or van14.3%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01004100 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£470,000584 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£327,000–£615,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (50)£745,000
Semi-detached (178)£615,000
Terraced (157)£475,000
Flat (199)£300,000

Homes around this school are dearer than three quarters of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
4an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
9an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
71an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
17an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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