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Wallington Primary Academy

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

personMrs Joanne Guerin

corporate_fareCIRRUS PRIMARY ACADEMY TRUST

location_onWallington, SM6 9JN

language Visit Website phone 2086693978

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2022

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Students

192

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Expected Standard

31%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Wallington Primary Academy is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Wallington, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 97% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Wallington Primary Academy is an academy sponsor led in Wallington, Sutton, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of CIRRUS PRIMARY ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 161 pupils on roll, of whom 47% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 31% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 3% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #31 of 31 primaries in Sutton and #13,829 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2022. 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 15.9:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were 2 permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 5.1 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

31%

LA 64%

Reading45% LA 74%

Writing41% LA 69%

Maths45% LA 74%

Read SS

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

24%

LA 64%England 61%

Reading37% LA 76% · Eng 74%

Writing28% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths27% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

42%

LA 63%England 60%

Reading61% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing51% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths47% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.6

Read

LA 0.1

-4.4 to -0.7

-4.8

Write

LA 0.0

-6.5 to -3.1

-3.9

Maths

LA 0.9

-5.6 to -2.1

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

42%

LA 68%England 65%

Reading64% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing58% LA 79% · Eng 78%

Maths59% LA 80% · Eng 79%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.4

Read

LA 0.9

-1.2 to 2.1

-0.4

Write

LA 0.4

-1.9 to 1.2

-0.6

Maths

LA 1.4

-2.1 to 0.8

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 67%

Reading-% LA 76%

Writing-% LA 76%

Maths-% LA 75%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

LA 0.2

Write

LA -0.4

Maths

LA 0.5

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

06 July 2022

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2022-07-06

Academy First Section 5 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2017-06-22

Maintained Academy and School Short inspection EIF

Inadequate

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Inadequate

2014-03-04

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

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

3.7%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

3.1%(5 pupils)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

1pupils

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National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 161 pupils. During this period, there were 6 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 3.7%, which is above 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)	161	6	3.7%	0.8%	1
2024/25 (Autumn term)	154	10	6.5%	0.9%	1
2023/24 (Summer term)	173	9	5.2%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	170	16	9.4%	0.7%	1
2023/24 (Autumn term)	163	19	11.7%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	196	13	6.6%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	192	6	3.1%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	184	7	3.8%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	205	4	2.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	201	7	3.5%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	198	10	5.1%	0.5%	2
2020/21 (Summer term)	237	7	3.0%	0.4%	1
2020/21 (Spring term)	246	5	2.0%	0.1%	1
2020/21 (Autumn term)	242	11	4.5%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	296	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	296	2	0.7%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	299	9	3.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	336	17	5.1%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	331	9	2.7%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	325	19	5.8%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	351	9	2.6%	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.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 14 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 13 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 6 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 6 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 2 pupils