Primary school in Carshalton, Sutton
St Mary's RC Infants School
West Street, Carshalton, Surrey, SM5 2PT
Ofsted
Graded Good at its last graded inspection, on 26 September 2023.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 2 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 284
- Places
- 322
- How full
- 88% full — 284 of 322 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 148 / 136
- Overall absence
- 4%
- Persistently absent
- 7%
primary schools average 5.2%
primary schools average 12.8% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 5%
- English as an additional language
- 42%
- With an EHC plan
- 1%
- On SEN support
- 11%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Sutton 015C, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 44%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 14%
- Households owning their home
- 53%
- Households in social housing
- 21%
- Households with no car
- 34%
- Adults economically inactive
- 30%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 3–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Shirley Hulme
- Local authority
- Sutton
- Ward
- Carshalton Central
- Constituency
- Carshalton and Wallington
- URN
- 102995
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary's RC Junior SchoolVoluntary aided school | No grade | 71% | 0.1 mi |
| Harris Junior Academy CarshaltonAcademy sponsor led | No grade | 69% | 0.2 mi |
| Victor Seymour Infants' SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | — | 0.3 mi |
| All Saints Carshalton Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 78% | 0.4 mi |
| Rushy Meadow Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | No grade | 61% | 0.6 mi |
| Collingwood SchoolOther independent school | No grade | — | 0.7 mi |
| Muschamp Primary School and Language Opportunity BaseFoundation school | No grade | 79% | 0.7 mi |
| Stanley Park Junior SchoolFoundation school | Good 2023 | 70% | 0.8 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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