Muschamp Primary School and Language Opportunity Base
Muschamp Road, Carshalton, SM5 2SE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- Sutton Education Trust
- Headteacher
- Miss Heidi Westley
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- Constituency
- Carshalton and Wallington
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 574
- URN
- 130934
- Local authority
- Sutton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02086692514
About this school
Muschamp Primary School and Language Opportunity Base is a foundation primary school in Carshalton. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 574 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Muschamp Primary School and Language Opportunity Base, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 79 | 77 | 78 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 70% | 79% | 79% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 6% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 82% | 87% | 88% |
| Expected standard in maths | 78% | 92% | 88% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 77% | 87% | 85% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 109.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.80 | - | - |
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 Muschamp Primary School and Language Opportunity Base 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 | 70% | 63.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 79% | 64.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 79% | 63.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 635 |
| 2023/24 | 641 |
| 2024/25 | 614 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Muschamp Primary School and Language Opportunity Base compares
Muschamp Primary School and Language Opportunity Base ranked 9th of 31 primary schools in Sutton for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 86% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. 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 | 79% | 5.2% | 27% | 574 | — |
| Rushy Meadow Primary Academy | 61% | 7.2% | 35.2% | 388 | 0.2 miles |
| Harris Junior Academy Carshalton | 69% | 4.3% | 22.3% | 358 | 0.6 miles |
| Victor Seymour Infants' School | — | 5% | 15.3% | 326 | 0.6 miles |
| Tweeddale Primary School | 48% | 8.6% | 48.5% | 376 | 0.6 miles |
| Culvers House Primary School | 75% | 5.4% | 30% | 407 | 0.6 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
-
Graded inspection report3 February 2026
- 13 June 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 26.99%
- English as an additional language
- 30%
- Overall absence
- 5.19%
- Persistent absence
- 14.7%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Rushy Meadow Primary Academy0.2 miles
Primary · Carshalton
-
Harris Junior Academy Carshalton0.6 miles
Primary · Carshalton
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Victor Seymour Infants' School0.6 miles
Primary · Carshalton
-
Tweeddale Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Carshalton
-
Culvers House Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Mitcham
Other schools in Carshalton
Muschamp Primary School and Language Opportunity Base ranks 1st 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
- Rushy Meadow Primary Academy Primary
- St Mary's RC Infants School Primary
- St Mary's RC Junior 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 ages does Muschamp Primary School and Language Opportunity Base teach?
- Muschamp Primary School and Language Opportunity Base teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Carshalton.
- Who is the headteacher of Muschamp Primary School and Language Opportunity Base?
- The headteacher of Muschamp Primary School and Language Opportunity Base is Miss Heidi Westley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Muschamp Primary School and Language Opportunity Base been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Muschamp Primary School and Language Opportunity Base, 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 Muschamp Primary School and Language Opportunity Base?
- Muschamp Primary School and Language Opportunity Base has 574 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Muschamp Primary School and Language Opportunity Base full?
- Muschamp Primary School and Language Opportunity Base has capacity for 630 pupils and 574 on roll (91%), 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 Muschamp Primary School and Language Opportunity Base a faith school?
- No. Muschamp Primary School and Language Opportunity Base has no designated religious character.
- Does Muschamp Primary School and Language Opportunity Base have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Muschamp Primary School and Language Opportunity Base as having nursery classes.
- Is Muschamp Primary School and Language Opportunity Base part of an academy trust?
- Muschamp Primary School and Language Opportunity Base 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 SEN provision does Muschamp Primary School and Language Opportunity Base have?
- The schools register lists Muschamp Primary School and Language Opportunity Base's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Muschamp Primary School and Language Opportunity Base's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 70% in 2022/23 and 79% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Muschamp Primary School and Language Opportunity Base compare with other schools in Sutton?
- Muschamp Primary School and Language Opportunity Base ranked 9th of 31 primary schools in Sutton for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 86% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Muschamp Primary School and Language Opportunity Base's absence rate?
- Muschamp Primary School and Language Opportunity Base's overall absence rate is 5.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Muschamp Primary School and Language Opportunity Base's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Muschamp Primary School and Language Opportunity Base'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 30 June 2026.