Foresters Primary School
Redford Avenue, Wallington, SM6 9DP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Julia Merritt
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Carshalton and Wallington
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 282
- Pupils on roll
- 259
- URN
- 102986
- Local authority
- Sutton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02086696910
About this school
Foresters Primary School is a foundation primary school in Wallington. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 259 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Foresters 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. 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
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 29 | 28 | 31 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 52% | 50% | 58% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 0% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 59% | 68% | 58% |
| Expected standard in maths | 62% | 54% | 74% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 62% | 46% | 61% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 101.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 99.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.20 | - | - |
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 Foresters 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 | 52% | 63.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 50% | 64.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 58% | 63.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 258 |
| 2023/24 | 253 |
| 2024/25 | 256 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Foresters Primary School compares
Foresters Primary School ranked 28th of 31 primary schools in Sutton for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 27% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 58% | 6.8% | 42% | 259 | — |
| Bandon Hill Primary School | 65% | 6.3% | 18.6% | 439 | 0.2 miles |
| St Elphege's RC Junior School | — | — | — | 382 | 0.3 miles |
| St Elphege's RC Infants' School | — | — | — | 322 | 0.3 miles |
| Wallington Primary Academy | 31% | 8.7% | 47% | 155 | 0.3 miles |
| High View Primary School | 65% | 4.2% | 15.9% | 438 | 0.5 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)
- 42.02%
- English as an additional language
- 20.7%
- Overall absence
- 6.81%
- Persistent absence
- 19.91%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bandon Hill Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Wallington
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St Elphege's RC Junior School0.3 miles
Primary · Wallington
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St Elphege's RC Infants' School0.3 miles
Primary · Wallington
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Wallington Primary Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Wallington
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High View Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Wallington
Other schools in Wallington
Foresters Primary School ranks 5th of the 6 ranked primary schools in Wallington.
- Bandon Hill Primary School Primary
- Beddington Infants' 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 ages does Foresters Primary School teach?
- Foresters Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Wallington.
- Who is the headteacher of Foresters Primary School?
- The headteacher of Foresters Primary School is Mrs Julia Merritt, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Foresters Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Foresters 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 Foresters Primary School?
- Foresters Primary School has 259 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Foresters Primary School full?
- Foresters Primary School has capacity for 282 pupils and 259 on roll (92%), 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 Foresters Primary School a faith school?
- No. Foresters Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Foresters Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Foresters Primary School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Foresters Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Foresters Primary School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Foresters Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 52% in 2022/23 and 58% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Foresters Primary School compare with other schools in Sutton?
- Foresters Primary School ranked 28th of 31 primary schools in Sutton for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 27% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Foresters Primary School's absence rate?
- Foresters Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Foresters Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Foresters 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 8 July 2026.