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Special · SM6 · Wallington

Carew Academy

33 Headley Avenue, Wallington, SM6 8NQ

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ORCHARD HILL COLLEGE ACADEMY TRUST is the academy trust. Admissions rules still sit with the school and your local council.

OfstedOutstanding

At a glance

Key published figures for this school.

OfstedOutstanding
Attendance (2024/25)89.7%
Attainment (2024/25)Attainment 8: 2.5
Roll vs capacityNot compared for this type of school
Pupils272

Ofsted inspection

Latest outcome

Outstanding

Report published 16 Feb 2020.

This page shows previous graded and latest ungraded outcomes when Ofsted publishes them in the national file. Full history stays on the Ofsted report.

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School figures

Coloured bars compare this school with the average for other schools in SM6. Where we have them, council (Sutton) and England figures appear under FSM, SEN and attendance. FSM, SEN and EAL are context, not quality scores. For attendance, higher is usually better.

Pupils on roll
272
Free school meals
57.5%
34% above district average (23.5%)

Also: Sutton special schools 49.1% · England special schools 49.2%

SEN
100%

Also: Sutton special schools 100% · England special schools 99.9%

EAL
11.1%
26.8% below district average (37.9%)
Attendance
89.7% Autumn and spring 2024/25
4.3% below district average (94%)

Also: Sutton special schools 86.3% · England special schools 87.2%

Each metric uses its own colour so you can tell the rows apart. The lighter bar is the SM6 average; the darker bar is this school. SEN is not compared with the district average for special, pupil referral or alternative provision schools, because almost all pupils have identified needs.

Compared with England

Persistent absence is 2024/25. Headline GCSE measures are 2024/25. England is the state-funded average from the same tables. Progress 8 of 0 is typical.

Persistent absence2024/25

30.2%

5% below England (35.2%)

Attainment 82024/25

2.5

43.6 below England (46.1)

Grade 5+ English & maths2024/25

0%

45.4% below England (45.4%)

Grade 4+ English & maths2024/25

0%

64.8% below England (64.8%)

Entered for EBacc2024/25

0%

40.5% below England (40.5%)

EBacc average point score2024/25

0.11

4 below England (4.09)

Admissions

Applications and offers

Applications and offers are not published for this school in the DfE school-level data for September 2026 entry.

SourceDfE applications and offers, September 2026 entryPublished 18th of June 2026.

How full the building is

Roll versus published capacity
Not compared for this type of school
Published capacity (GIAS)
276
Pupils on roll
272

Pupils on roll compared with the capacity published in GIAS. This is about building size, not applications or offers, and it is not a guarantee of a place.

Applications and offers come from DfE. Last distance offered and catchment areas are not published nationally. Your council admissions booklet has those details.

Check your council admissions booklet via the Sutton page.

SEN support

SEN %
100%

This school is set up for pupils with special educational needs or who need alternative provision. The SEN percentage is usually near 100% by design. Ask the SENCO what support looks like day to day.

Schools near Carew Academy

Distances are in a straight line from this school. They are not catchment areas.

Other nearby schools

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Sources and freshness

  • School year for most DfE figures: 2024/25.
  • Pipeline last checked: Oct 2026.
  • Council and England attendance / FSM tables: 2024/25.
  • School figures from DfE / GIAS / Ofsted where published. District averages use other schools in this postcode district. Council and England figures use DfE local authority and national tables for the matching phase.
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