Robin Hood Infants' School
Robin Hood Lane, Sutton, SM1 2SF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 5 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Mel Bracey
- Federation
- The Federation of Robin Hood and Thomas Wall
- Constituency
- Sutton and Cheam
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 270
- Pupils on roll
- 239
- URN
- 102981
- Local authority
- Sutton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02086433688
About this school
Robin Hood Infants' School is a community primary school in Sutton. It teaches children aged 5 to 7 and has 239 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Robin Hood Infants' School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. 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
Trends over time
How Robin Hood Infants' 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 262 |
| 2023/24 | 260 |
| 2024/25 | 257 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Robin Hood Infants' School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.1% | 10.9% | 239 | — |
| Robin Hood Junior School | 84% | 4.8% | 20.7% | 359 | 0.2 miles |
| Manor Park Primary Academy | 87% | 3.6% | 15.8% | 710 | 0.5 miles |
| Westbourne Primary School | 90% | 4.1% | 14.4% | 656 | 0.6 miles |
| All Saints Benhilton CofE Primary School | 76% | 4.1% | 11.3% | 462 | 0.7 miles |
| Cheam Fields Primary Academy | 84% | 3.9% | 7.3% | 471 | 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)
- 10.89%
- English as an additional language
- 50.2%
- Overall absence
- 5.11%
- Persistent absence
- 13.4%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Robin Hood Junior School0.2 miles
Primary · Sutton
-
Manor Park Primary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Sutton
-
Westbourne Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Sutton
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All Saints Benhilton CofE Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Sutton
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Cheam Fields Primary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Sutton
Other 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
- Devonshire Primary School Primary
- Manor Park Primary Academy 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 Robin Hood Infants' School teach?
- Robin Hood Infants' School teaches children aged 5 to 7. It is a primary school in Sutton.
- Who is the headteacher of Robin Hood Infants' School?
- The headteacher of Robin Hood Infants' School is Mrs Mel Bracey, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Robin Hood Infants' School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Robin Hood Infants' 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 Robin Hood Infants' School?
- Robin Hood Infants' School has 239 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 7.
- Is Robin Hood Infants' School full?
- Robin Hood Infants' School has capacity for 270 pupils and 239 on roll (89%), so it has space against 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 Robin Hood Infants' School a faith school?
- No. Robin Hood Infants' School has no designated religious character.
- Does Robin Hood Infants' School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Robin Hood Infants' School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Robin Hood Infants' School part of an academy trust?
- Robin Hood Infants' School is part of the The Federation of Robin Hood and Thomas Wall federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Robin Hood Infants' School's absence rate?
- Robin Hood Infants' School's overall absence rate is 5.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Robin Hood Infants' School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Robin Hood Infants' School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.