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Overview
SCHOOL PROFILE

St Elphege's RC Junior School

Primary Academy converter URN 151351
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 384 Published school capacity
Capacity used 99.5% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 7 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

15 September 2021
Latest published outcome School remains Outstanding
Published 10 November 2021 View Ofsted record
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Roman Catholic
Local authority Sutton
Trust SANCTA FAMILIA CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 382 382 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 189 49.5% of pupils
Male pupils 193 50.5% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

21.5%
3.3 pts below England
School 21.5%
Sutton 16.2%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

41.4%
21.1 pts above England
School 41.4%
Sutton 34.2%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Sutton 1.5%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
18.3%
70
Any other Asian background
17.0%
65
African
14.9%
57
Indian
10.2%
39
Any other Mixed background
8.6%
33
Any other White background
8.6%
33
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 22.0% 84 of 382 pupils
1.2 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 22.0%
Sutton 17.3%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 19.6% 75 pupils
England 14.8% 4.8 pts above
EHC plans 2.4% 9 pupils
England 6.0% 3.7 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 46
Social, emotional & mental health 28
Autistic spectrum disorder 5
Other difficulty or disability 2
Moderate learning difficulty 1
Physical disability 1

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.

HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

99.5% 11.3 pts above England
St Elphege's RC Junior School
99.5%
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