Beddington Infants' School
Croydon Road, Wallington, SM6 7LF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 2 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- Sutton Education Trust
- Headteacher
- Miss Liz Kearney
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Carshalton and Wallington
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 312
- Pupils on roll
- 277
- URN
- 102983
- Local authority
- Sutton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02086477813
About this school
Beddington Infants' School is a foundation primary school in Wallington. It teaches children aged 2 to 7 and has 277 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
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
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Beddington 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 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 296 |
| 2023/24 | 285 |
| 2024/25 | 290 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Beddington Infants' School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6.2% | 15% | 277 | — |
| Holy Trinity CofE Junior School | 72% | 5.1% | 22.2% | 324 | 0.1 miles |
| Beddington Park Academy | 80% | 5.6% | 33.1% | 350 | 0.6 miles |
| All Saints Carshalton Church of England Primary School | 78% | 3.3% | 5.8% | 432 | 0.7 miles |
| Bandon Hill Primary School | 65% | 6.3% | 18.6% | 439 | 0.8 miles |
| High View Primary School | 65% | 4.2% | 15.9% | 438 | 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)
- 15.04%
- English as an additional language
- 34.8%
- Overall absence
- 6.17%
- Persistent absence
- 14.94%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Holy Trinity CofE Junior School0.1 miles
Primary · Wallington
-
Beddington Park Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Croydon
-
All Saints Carshalton Church of England Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Carshalton
-
Bandon Hill Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Wallington
-
High View Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Wallington
Other schools in Wallington
- Bandon Hill Primary School Primary
- Foresters Primary School Primary
- Hackbridge Primary School Primary
- High View Primary School Primary
- Holy Trinity CofE Junior School Primary
- St Elphege's RC Infants' School Primary
- St Elphege's RC Junior School Primary
- Wallington Primary Academy Primary
- Wallington County Grammar School Secondary
- Wallington High School for Girls Secondary
- Wilson's School Secondary
- Carew Academy Free Schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Beddington Infants' School teach?
- Beddington Infants' School teaches children aged 2 to 7. It is a primary school in Wallington.
- Who is the headteacher of Beddington Infants' School?
- The headteacher of Beddington Infants' School is Miss Liz Kearney, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Beddington Infants' School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Beddington 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 big is Beddington Infants' School?
- Beddington Infants' School has 277 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 7.
- Is Beddington Infants' School full?
- Beddington Infants' School has capacity for 312 pupils and 277 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 Beddington Infants' School a faith school?
- No. Beddington Infants' School has no designated religious character.
- Does Beddington Infants' School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Beddington Infants' School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Beddington Infants' School?
- Beddington Infants' School is part of Sutton Education Trust. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Beddington Infants' School's absence rate?
- Beddington Infants' School's overall absence rate is 6.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Beddington 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 Beddington 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.