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Harris Junior Academy Carshalton

Primary · Carshalton · SM5 2NS

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Outstanding

SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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Quality of education: OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes: OutstandingPersonal development: OutstandingLeadership & management: OutstandingSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 5 November 2024

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At a glance

358 pupils · 99% of 360 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy sponsor led
Age range
7–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
20.1% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
28.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
8.8% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
2.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
www.harrisjuniorcarshalton.org.uk/
URN
139965

In figures

At its inspection on 5 November 2024 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Outstanding. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 3.8% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Places by distance, last offered at 864.49 m (≈0.54 mi) for 2026 entry.

Admissions cutoff distance: Year 3

Last child offered a place under the distance criterion (2026 entry) lived within 864.49 m (≈0.54 mi)

measurement method not stated by the council.

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

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
69%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
18%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
107
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
107
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 school69%
Median of its 12 closest peers64.5%
Sutton average71%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is ahead of 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
Beatrix Potter Primary SchoolLondon · 5 miles awayGood71%
St Mark's Primary SchoolLondon · 12 miles awayGood67%
Cedar Road Primary SchoolNorthampton · 68 miles awayGood73%
Paxton Primary SchoolLondon · 5 miles awayGood64%
Bonneygrove Primary SchoolWaltham Cross · 23 miles awayGood60%
Sunnyside Primary AcademyNorthampton · 70 miles awayRequires improvement53%
Churchfield Church of England AcademyWaltham Cross · 25 miles awayNo current grade55%
Kempston Rural Primary SchoolKempston · 54 miles awayGood67%
St Ann's RC Primary SchoolManchester · 170 miles awayGood53%
Lancaster Dallas Road Community Primary SchoolLancaster · 215 miles awayExpected standard65%
Betty Layward Primary SchoolLondon · 13 miles awayGood81%
St Louis Catholic AcademyNewmarket · 66 miles awayGood64%

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 50% (Sutton 37%, England 60%) · Asian Indian 10% (Sutton 10%, England 4%) · Any other White background 7% (Sutton 11%, England 7%) · Any other Asian background 6% (Sutton 8%, England 2%) · Any other Mixed background 5% (Sutton 5%, England 3%) · Black African 3% (Sutton 5%, England 5%) · Mixed White and Asian 3% (Sutton 3%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 3% (Sutton 2%, England 2%) · Not recorded 3% (Sutton 2%, England 1%) · Asian Pakistani 2% (Sutton 4%, England 5%) · Asian Chinese 2% (Sutton 5%, England 1%) · Asian Bangladeshi 2% (Sutton 1%, England 2%) · Black Caribbean 2% (Sutton 1%, England 1%) · Any other ethnic group 1% (Sutton 3%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Sutton 1%, England 1%) · White Irish 1% (Sutton 0%, England 0%)

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)
3.8%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
6.3%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

0.00 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
26
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

72% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 14% moved to another state school · 14% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

52.9% of teachers took sickness absence, 7.6 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 £52,547; 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 (2024-25)

This school£6,585
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 75% (77%) · premises 5% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 8% (8%) · supplies and services 12% (9%) · educational supplies 6% (4%) · bought-in professional services 3% (2%) · catering 6% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £200,000; in-year balance +£125,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, 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)
7/10less deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
7/10less deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher39.2%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications14%18.1%
In managerial or professional work43.1%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways15.8%18.1%
Residents in very good health51.4%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier73%62.3%
Social housing12.1%17.1%
Privately rented14.7%20.5%
Detached houses0.4%22.9%
Flats48.4%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms9.5%21.1%
Households with no car or van24.1%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01004166 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£470,000614 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£325,000–£579,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (36)£732,500
Semi-detached (189)£575,000
Terraced (191)£485,000
Flat (198)£299,000

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
3an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
14an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
49an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
6an 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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