SCHOOL PROFILE

Rushy Meadow Primary Academy

Primary Academy sponsor led URN 144544
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 472 Published school capacity
Capacity used 82.2% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

11 June 2025
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

11 December 2019
Graded inspection Good
Published 19 January 2020
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy sponsor led
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Sutton
Trust CIRRUS PRIMARY ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 388 370 full-time · 18 part-time
Female pupils 199 51.3% of pupils
Male pupils 189 48.7% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

31.2%
6.4 pts above England
School 31.2%
Sutton 16.2%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

41.8%
21.5 pts above England
School 41.8%
Sutton 34.2%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.8%
0.2 pts below England
School 0.8%
Sutton 1.5%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
42.3%
164
Any other Asian background
8.0%
31
Any other White background
7.5%
29
Indian
7.5%
29
African
7.0%
27
Pakistani
7.0%
27
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 18.6% 72 of 388 pupils
2.3 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 18.6%
Sutton 17.3%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 13.7% 53 pupils
England 14.8% 1.1 pts below
EHC plans 4.9% 19 pupils
England 6.0% 1.1 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 24
Moderate learning difficulty 16
Autistic spectrum disorder 15
Hearing impairment 8
Social, emotional & mental health 6
Physical disability 2

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.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

61.0% 0.6 pts above England
School 61.0%
Sutton 65.3%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

64.0%

9.8 pts below England

School 64.0%
Sutton 75.7%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

64.0%

6.3 pts below England

School 64.0%
Sutton 70.7%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

75.0%

3.0 pts above England

School 75.0%
Sutton 75.3%
London 77.7%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

7.22%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.00 pts higher than England
School 7.22%
Sutton 6.01%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

23.75%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

7.93 pts higher than England
School 23.75%
Sutton 15.08%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.56%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.24 pts lower than England
School 1.56%
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

82.2% 6.0 pts below England
Rushy Meadow Primary Academy
82.2%
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.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information