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Rushy Meadow Primary Academy

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

personMr Paul Needham

corporate_fareCIRRUS PRIMARY ACADEMY TRUST

location_onCarshalton, SM5 2SG

language Visit Website phone 2086697588

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2019

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Students

387

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Expected Standard

61%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Rushy Meadow Primary Academy is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Carshalton, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 58% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Rushy Meadow Primary Academy is an academy sponsor led in Carshalton, Sutton, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of CIRRUS PRIMARY ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 364 pupils on roll, of whom 35% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 61% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 7% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #26 of 31 primaries in Sutton and #7,800 of 14,143 nationally.

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

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 20.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.3 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

61%

LA 64%

Reading64% LA 74%

Writing64% LA 69%

Maths75% LA 74%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

52%

LA 64%England 61%

Reading57% LA 76% · Eng 74%

Writing70% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths68% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

52%

LA 63%England 60%

Reading58% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing73% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths71% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.8

Read

LA 0.1

-4.5 to -1.2

-0.1

Write

LA 0.0

-1.7 to 1.5

-0.8

Maths

LA 0.9

-2.4 to 0.7

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

61%

LA 68%England 65%

Reading65% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing75% LA 79% · Eng 78%

Maths73% LA 80% · Eng 79%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.5

Read

LA 0.9

-4.3 to -0.8

-1.4

Write

LA 0.4

-3.0 to 0.3

-0.7

Maths

LA 1.4

-2.2 to 0.9

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

50%

LA 67%

Reading61% LA 76%

Writing69% LA 76%

Maths63% LA 75%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.7

Read

LA 0.2

-4.4 to -1

-2.1

Write

LA -0.4

-3.7 to -0.5

-2.7

Maths

LA 0.5

-4.2 to -1.2

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

10 June 2025

Inspection Report

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11 December 2019

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2019-12-11

Academy First Section 5 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2017-02-28

Maintained Academy and School Short inspection EIF

Inadequate

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Inadequate

2011-11-15

None Legacy

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

Good

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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 364 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	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	364	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	350	2	0.6%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	387	5	1.3%	0.8%	1
2023/24 (Spring term)	380	10	2.6%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	380	9	2.4%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	394	4	1.0%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	387	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	370	1	0.3%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	393	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	375	1	0.3%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	351	2	0.6%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	351	3	0.9%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	338	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	335	2	0.6%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	344	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	344	3	0.9%	0.4%	1
2019/20 (Autumn term)	336	3	0.9%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	362	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	366	1	0.3%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	367	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	419	3	0.7%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	423	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	419	2	0.5%	0.5%	0

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 21 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 13 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 9 pupils

Hearing Impairment 9 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 8 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils