Academy sponsor led · Sutton

Rushy Meadow Primary Academy

3–11Ages
388Pupils
PrimaryPhase
144544URN

Rushy Meadow Lane, Fellowes Road, Carshalton, SM5 2SG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodDec 2019

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Jun 2025

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.5per place

0.3 above Sutton median (3.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Sutton

107 applications for 31 places · 13th of 32 in Sutton

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

61%met the expected standard

Sutton 72% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodDec 2019

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Jun 2025

The graded inspection, 11 December 2019Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

11 June 2025
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
11 December 2019
Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

3.5applications per place, Reception

0.3 above Sutton median (3.2) 1.3 above England median (2.2)

107 applications · 31 places offered · 27 named it first

2026 3.5; Sutton median median 3.2
2025 3.1; Sutton median median 3.1
2024 3.8; Sutton median median 3.2
2023 3.3; Sutton median median 3.3
2022 2.7; Sutton median median 3.2
2021 1.9; Sutton median median 3.2
2020 1.3; Sutton median median 3.1
2019 1.4; Sutton median median 3.3
2018 3.7; Sutton median median 3.2
2017 2.7; Sutton median median 3.1; as the previous school
2016 3.4; Sutton median median 2.9; as the previous school
2015 3.0; Sutton median median 2.9; as the previous school
2014 3.1; Sutton median median 3.1; as the previous school

This school
Sutton median

Dashed bars: as Rushy Meadow Primary School (URN 102989), the previous school.

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	31	107	3.5	27	0.87
Sep 2025	46	144	3.1	38	0.83
Sep 2024	38	143	3.8	34	0.89
Sep 2023	41	134	3.3	30	0.73
Sep 2022	49	133	2.7	32	0.65
Sep 2021	52	99	1.9	28	0.54
Sep 2020	50	64	1.3	27	0.54
Sep 2019	58	81	1.4	21	0.36
Sep 2018	27	101	3.7	26	0.96
Sep 2017 *	60	160	2.7	51	0.85
Sep 2016 *	60	202	3.4	70	1.17
Sep 2015 *	60	178	3.0	61	1.02
Sep 2014 *	60	184	3.1	57	0.95

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 64% · Writing 64% · Maths 75% → all three 61% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard61%27th of 30 in Sutton

Sutton 72% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard64%

Sutton 83% England 78%

Higher standard36%

Sutton 43% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard64%

Sutton 78% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Sutton 20% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard75%

Sutton 85% England 77%

Higher standard32%

Sutton 39% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Sutton median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	61%	7%	105	106
2023/24	52%	3%	101	104
2022/23	52%	3%	101	103

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Rushy Meadow Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Standards maintained2025

3.5applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Muschamp Primary School and Language Opportunity Base
0.4 km · Sutton

2026

2.8applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Harris Junior Academy Carshalton
0.7 km · Sutton

Graded · no overall grade2024

69%met the SATs standard
Victor Seymour Infants' School
0.7 km · Sutton

Standards maintained2025

3.6applications per place
St Mary's RC Infants School
0.9 km · Sutton

Good2023

2.7applications per place
St Mary's RC Junior School
1.1 km · Sutton

Improved significantly2025

71%met the SATs standard
Hackbridge Primary School
1.2 km · Sutton

Remains Good2024

2.5applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Tweeddale Primary School
1.2 km · Sutton

Good2024

3.3applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Culvers House Primary School
1.3 km · Sutton

Good2023

2.8applications per place 75%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 144544 · 319/2015
Trust: Cirrus Primary Academy Trust
Capacity: 472 pupils · 388 on roll
Free school meals: 32.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2017
Replaced: Rushy Meadow Primary School (URN 102989)
Address: Rushy Meadow Lane, Fellowes Road, Carshalton, SM5 2SG
Local authority: Sutton

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources