St Elphege's RC Junior School
Mollison Drive, Roundshaw, Wallington, SM6 9HY
This school is closed (it closed in January 2025).
It was replaced by St Elphege's RC Junior School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mr Laurence Hawkes
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Southwark
- Constituency
- Carshalton and Wallington
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
- Capacity
- 384
- Pupils on roll
- 382
- URN
- 102996
- Local authority
- Sutton
About this school
St Elphege's RC Junior School was a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Wallington. It taught children aged 7 to 11 and had 382 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
St Elphege's RC Junior School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 96 | 95 | 95 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 86% | 83% | 92% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 29% | 27% | 39% |
| Expected standard in reading | 96% | 96% | 96% |
| Expected standard in maths | 91% | 98% | 97% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 92% | 99% | 95% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110.0 | 111.0 | 111.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 110.0 | 111.0 | 112.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +5.20 | - | - |
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 St Elphege'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 | 86% | 63.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 83% | 64.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 92% | 63.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 387 |
| 2023/24 | 384 |
| 2024/25 | 382 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Elphege's RC Junior School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 98% 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 | 92% | 4.7% | 22% | 382 | — |
| St Elphege's RC Junior School | — | — | — | 382 | 0.0 miles |
| St Elphege's RC Infants' School | — | — | — | 322 | 0.0 miles |
| Wallington Primary Academy | 31% | 8.7% | 47% | 155 | 0.3 miles |
| Foresters Primary School | 58% | 6.8% | 42% | 259 | 0.3 miles |
| High View Primary School | 65% | 4.2% | 15.9% | 438 | 0.4 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)
- 21.99%
- English as an additional language
- 44%
- Overall absence
- 4.68%
- Persistent absence
- 8.97%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Elphege's RC Junior School0.0 miles
Primary · Wallington
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St Elphege's RC Infants' School0.0 miles
Primary · Wallington
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Wallington Primary Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Wallington
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Foresters Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Wallington
-
High View Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Wallington
Other schools in Wallington
- Bandon Hill Primary School Primary
- Beddington Infants' 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
Common questions
- What year groups does St Elphege's RC Junior School teach?
- St Elphege's RC Junior School taught children aged 7 to 11. It was a primary school in Wallington.
- Has St Elphege's RC Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected St Elphege's RC Junior School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is St Elphege's RC Junior School?
- St Elphege's RC Junior School had 382 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- How have St Elphege's RC Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 86% in 2022/23 and 92% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are St Elphege's RC Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Elphege'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 7 July 2025.