St Mary's RC Junior School

Sutton · SM5 2PB

General information Junior School · 7-11 years Who goes here 361 pupils, 6.4% FSM

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St Mary's RC Junior School

General Information

Address: Shorts Road, Carshalton, SM5 2PB – View on map
Phone: 02086474342
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Shirley Hulme
Age range: 7-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

361 pupils out of 360 places At or near capacity

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 23
% eligible for free school meals: 6.4%
Pupil mix: 8 in 10 (similar to the Sutton average)
English as an additional language: 35% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 26.3% a year (Sutton 14.1%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 44% moved to another school, 56% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house.

Behaviour

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About this Behaviour status

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Across Sutton: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 1 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 1
Suspensions for bullying: 1 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 4 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Sutton, not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 3.6%
Persistently absent pupils: 5.7%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 15.0%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 0.8%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Moderate learning difficulty: 19 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 17 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 10 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 4 pupils
SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 2 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Social, emotional and mental health: 1 pupil
Moderate learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Autistic spectrum disorder: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Good 2020 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 71% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 24% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: in line with the Sutton average (73%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Above (3-year average 76% against an expected 67%)
3-year average (expected standard): 76%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 79% · Writing 84% · Maths 79% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 78%
Average test scores: reading 107, maths 106
Based on: 89 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolSutton averageEngland↘ Falling Down 5 percentage points since 2022/23. In 2024/25 this school was in line with the Sutton average (73%).

Year 6 SATs: joint 18th of 32 junior and primary schools in the area

#17Holy Trinity CofE Junior School72%
=18Hackbridge Primary School71%
=18St Mary's RC Junior School71%
#20Stanley Park Junior School70%
#21Harris Junior Academy Carshalton69%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1Cuddington Croft Primary School and Nursery94%
=2Cheam Common Junior Academy90%
=2Westbourne Primary School90%
#4Manor Park Primary Academy87%
=5Cheam Fields Primary Academy84%
=5Robin Hood Junior School84%
#7Beddington Park Academy80%
=8Brookfield Primary Academy79%
=8Cheam Park Farm Primary Academy79%
=8Muschamp Primary School and Language Opportunity Base79%
#11All Saints Carshalton Church of England Primary School78%
=12All Saints Benhilton CofE Primary School76%
=12Barrow Hedges Primary School76%
#14Culvers House Primary School75%
#15Abbey Primary School74%
#16St Dunstan's Cheam CofE Primary School73%
#17Holy Trinity CofE Junior School72%
=18Hackbridge Primary School71%
=18St Mary's RC Junior School71%
#20Stanley Park Junior School70%
#21Harris Junior Academy Carshalton69%
#22Dorchester Primary School67%
=23Bandon Hill Primary School65%
=23High View Primary School65%
#25Devonshire Primary School64%
=26Avenue Primary Academy63%
=26Green Lane Primary and Nursery School63%
#28Wood Field Primary School62%
#29Rushy Meadow Primary Academy61%
#30Tweeddale Primary School48%
#31Green Wrythe Primary School46%
#32Wallington Primary Academy31%

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5th of 6 junior schools in Sutton for Ofsted rating

#3Holy Trinity CofE Junior SchoolGood
#4Robin Hood Junior SchoolGood
#5St Mary's RC Junior SchoolGood
#6Stanley Park Junior SchoolGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1St Elphege's RC Junior SchoolOutstanding
#2Cheam Common Junior AcademyGood
#3Holy Trinity CofE Junior SchoolGood
#4Robin Hood Junior SchoolGood
#5St Mary's RC Junior SchoolGood
#6Stanley Park Junior SchoolGood

Financials

Spending per pupil: £6,233 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

6th of 7 junior schools in Sutton for spending per pupil

#4Cheam Common Junior Academy£6,357
#5Stanley Park Junior School£6,312
#6St Mary's RC Junior School£6,233
#7St Elphege's RC Junior School£3,755

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Holy Trinity CofE Junior School£7,003
#2Robin Hood Junior School£6,761
#3Harris Junior Academy Carshalton£6,585
#4Cheam Common Junior Academy£6,357
#5Stanley Park Junior School£6,312
#6St Mary's RC Junior School£6,233
#7St Elphege's RC Junior School£3,755

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