Devonshire Primary School
Devonshire Avenue, Sutton, SM2 5JL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Fiona Oastler
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Sutton and Cheam
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 678
- URN
- 102975
- Local authority
- Sutton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02086431174
About this school
Devonshire Primary School is a community primary school in Sutton. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 678 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Devonshire Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 93 | 87 | 90 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 61% | 55% | 64% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 7% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 76% | 75% | 81% |
| Expected standard in maths | 76% | 74% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 81% | 79% | 81% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 105.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 106.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.60 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Devonshire Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Sutton average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 61% | 63.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 55% | 64.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 64% | 63.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 682 |
| 2023/24 | 677 |
| 2024/25 | 679 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Devonshire Primary School compares
Devonshire Primary School ranked 24th of 31 primary schools in Sutton for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 64% | 4.6% | 27.3% | 678 | — |
| Barrow Hedges Primary School | 76% | 3.8% | 8.8% | 692 | 0.6 miles |
| Manor Park Primary Academy | 87% | 3.6% | 15.8% | 710 | 0.7 miles |
| Robin Hood Infants' School | — | 5.1% | 10.9% | 239 | 0.8 miles |
| Robin Hood Junior School | 84% | 4.8% | 20.7% | 359 | 0.8 miles |
| Avenue Primary Academy | 63% | 4.4% | 9.9% | 1,057 | 0.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 27.26%
- English as an additional language
- 50.2%
- Overall absence
- 4.61%
- Persistent absence
- 8.93%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Barrow Hedges Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Carshalton
-
Manor Park Primary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Sutton
-
Robin Hood Infants' School0.8 miles
Primary · Sutton
-
Robin Hood Junior School0.8 miles
Primary · Sutton
-
Avenue Primary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Sutton
Other schools in Sutton
Devonshire Primary School ranks 10th of the 11 ranked primary schools in Sutton.
- All Saints Benhilton CofE Primary School Primary
- Avenue Primary Academy Primary
- Brookfield Primary Academy Primary
- Cheam Fields Primary Academy Primary
- Cheam Park Farm Primary Academy Primary
- Cuddington Croft Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Manor Park Primary Academy Primary
- Robin Hood Infants' School Primary
- Robin Hood Junior School Primary
- St Cecilia's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Dunstan's Cheam CofE Primary School Primary
- Sutton CofE VA Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Devonshire Primary School teach?
- Devonshire Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Sutton.
- Who is the headteacher of Devonshire Primary School?
- The headteacher of Devonshire Primary School is Ms Fiona Oastler, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Devonshire Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Devonshire Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Devonshire Primary School?
- Devonshire Primary School has 678 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Devonshire Primary School full?
- Devonshire Primary School has capacity for 630 pupils and 678 on roll (108%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Devonshire Primary School a faith school?
- No. Devonshire Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Devonshire Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Devonshire Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Devonshire Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 61% in 2022/23 and 64% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Devonshire Primary School compare with other schools in Sutton?
- Devonshire Primary School ranked 24th of 31 primary schools in Sutton for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Devonshire Primary School's absence rate?
- Devonshire Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Devonshire Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Devonshire Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.