St Mary's RC Junior School
Shorts Road, Carshalton, SM5 2PB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Shirley Hulme
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Southwark
- Constituency
- Carshalton and Wallington
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 361
- URN
- 102994
- Local authority
- Sutton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02086474342
About this school
St Mary's RC Junior School is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Carshalton. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 361 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
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found the school has improved significantly.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 91 | 91 | 89 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 76% | 82% | 71% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 16% | 27% | 24% |
| Expected standard in reading | 87% | 90% | 79% |
| Expected standard in maths | 93% | 90% | 79% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 91% | 91% | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 109.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 108.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.10 | - | - |
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 St Mary's RC Junior 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 | 76% | 63.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 82% | 64.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 71% | 63.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 361 |
| 2023/24 | 362 |
| 2024/25 | 362 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Mary's RC Junior School compares
St Mary's RC Junior School ranked 17th of 31 primary schools in Sutton for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 93% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 71% | 3.6% | 4.7% | 361 | — |
| St Mary's RC Infants School | — | 3.8% | 4.7% | 284 | 0.1 miles |
| Harris Junior Academy Carshalton | 69% | 4.3% | 22.3% | 358 | 0.3 miles |
| All Saints Carshalton Church of England Primary School | 78% | 3.3% | 5.8% | 432 | 0.3 miles |
| Victor Seymour Infants' School | — | 5% | 15.3% | 326 | 0.4 miles |
| Rushy Meadow Primary Academy | 61% | 7.2% | 35.2% | 388 | 0.7 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.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report19 March 2025
- 4 February 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 4.7%
- English as an additional language
- 35.4%
- Overall absence
- 3.57%
- Persistent absence
- 5.74%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Mary's RC Infants School0.1 miles
Primary · Carshalton
-
Harris Junior Academy Carshalton0.3 miles
Primary · Carshalton
-
All Saints Carshalton Church of England Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Carshalton
-
Victor Seymour Infants' School0.4 miles
Primary · Carshalton
-
Rushy Meadow Primary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Carshalton
Other schools in Carshalton
St Mary's RC Junior School ranks 4th of the 10 ranked primary schools in Carshalton.
- All Saints Carshalton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Barrow Hedges Primary School Primary
- Green Wrythe Primary School Primary
- Harris Junior Academy Carshalton Primary
- Muschamp Primary School and Language Opportunity Base Primary
- Rushy Meadow Primary Academy Primary
- St Mary's RC Infants School Primary
- Stanley Park Infants School Primary
- Stanley Park Junior School Primary
- Tweeddale Primary School Primary
- Victor Seymour Infants' School Primary
- Wood Field Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does St Mary's RC Junior School teach?
- St Mary's RC Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Carshalton.
- Who is the headteacher of St Mary's RC Junior School?
- The headteacher of St Mary's RC Junior School is Shirley Hulme, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Mary's RC Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Mary's RC Junior 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 St Mary's RC Junior School?
- St Mary's RC Junior School has 361 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is St Mary's RC Junior School full?
- St Mary's RC Junior School has capacity for 360 pupils and 361 on roll (100%), 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 St Mary's RC Junior School a faith school?
- Yes. St Mary's RC Junior School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Southwark.
- Does St Mary's RC Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St Mary's RC Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- How have St Mary's RC Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 76% in 2022/23 and 71% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Mary's RC Junior School rank locally?
- St Mary's RC Junior School ranked 17th of 31 primary schools in Sutton for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 93% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Mary's RC Junior School's absence rate?
- St Mary's RC Junior School's overall absence rate is 3.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Mary's RC Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Mary's RC Junior 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.