OFSTED
26 September 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Local authority
Sutton
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
284
278 full-time ·
6 part-time
Female pupils
148
52.1% of pupils
Male pupils
136
47.9% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
23.0 pts
below England
School
1.8%
Sutton
16.2%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
19.1 pts
above England
School
39.4%
Sutton
34.2%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Sutton
1.5%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
42.3%
120
Any other White background
18.3%
52
African
8.5%
24
Any other Mixed background
4.9%
14
White and Asian
4.2%
12
Any other ethnic group
3.9%
11
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
13.7%
39 of
284 pupils
7.1 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.5 pts
below
England
6.0%
4.6 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
3.78%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.44 pts
lower than
England
School
3.78%
Sutton
6.01%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
6.59%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
9.22 pts
lower than
England
School
6.59%
Sutton
15.08%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.00%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.80 pts
lower than
England
School
0.00%
Sutton
1.60%
London
1.67%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
88.2%
In line with
England
St Mary's RC Infants School
88.2%
Sutton
95.9%
London
85.9%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.