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Victor Seymour Infants' School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMiss Samantha Morrissy

corporate_fareGREENSHAW LEARNING TRUST

location_onCarshalton, SM5 2JE

language Visit Website phone 2086479800

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2019

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Students

327

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Victor Seymour Infants' School is a Academy converter primary school in Carshalton, serving ages 3-7. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade. Demand is above capacity (1.0×) — apply through your local authority on time.

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School Summary

Victor Seymour Infants' School is an academy converter in Carshalton, Sutton, admitting pupils aged 3-7. It is part of GREENSHAW LEARNING TRUST. The school has approximately 324 pupils on roll, of whom 15% are eligible for free school meals.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2019. The school's current overall rating is Outstanding. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Outstanding, behaviour and attitudes Outstanding, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Outstanding.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.0× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.0:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

11 March 2025

Inspection Report

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25 September 2019

Inspection Report

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13 November 2018

Inspection Report

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06 July 2016

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2019-09-25

S5 Inspection EIF

Outstanding

Education

Outstanding

Behaviour

Outstanding

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Outstanding

2018-11-13

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2011-11-09

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2008-10-09

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

Requires improvement

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Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 324 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	324	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	312	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	328	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	326	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	316	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	327	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	327	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	325	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	331	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	332	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	321	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	328	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	329	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	321	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	341	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	341	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	331	2	0.6%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	340	3	0.9%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	342	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	343	4	1.2%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	369	3	0.8%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	373	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	368	1	0.3%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	385	4	1.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	386	8	2.1%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	377	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 13 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 3 pupils

Hearing Impairment 2 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 1 pupils