Wandle Valley Academy
Welbeck Road, Carshalton, SM5 1LW
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special converter
- Ages
- 5 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- PARALLEL LEARNING TRUST
- Deputy Headteacher
- Miss Lynda Harris
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Parallel Learning Trust
- SEN provision
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Carshalton and Wallington
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 80
- Pupils on roll
- 89
- URN
- 137507
- Local authority
- Sutton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02086481365
About this school
Wandle Valley Academy is a special academy in Carshalton. It teaches children aged 5 to 16 and has 89 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Wandle Valley Academy, 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 16 November 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 43% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 89.0 | 94.0 | 92.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 90.0 | 85.0 | 91.0 |
| Reading progress | -11.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -10.10 | - | - |
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.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 15 | 10 | 19 |
| Attainment 8 score | 1.4 | 1.8 | 2.2 |
| Progress 8 score | -2.23 -3.15 to -1.30 | -2.70 -3.63 to -1.78 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Wandle Valley Academy 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 | 0% | 63.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 64.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 63.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | Sutton average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1.4 | 47.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 1.8 | 46.9 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 2.2 | 47.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 26% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 24.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 23.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 83 |
| 2023/24 | 91 |
| 2024/25 | 95 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 75.79%
- English as an additional language
- 5.3%
- Overall absence
- 23.65%
- Persistent absence
- 58.16%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Canterbury Campus and Lavender Campus1.0 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Morden
-
Melrose School1.2 miles
Special schools · Mitcham/ Raynes Park
-
Cricket Green School1.3 miles
Special schools · Mitcham
-
Oak Tree Primary School1.3 miles
Independent schools · Mitcham
-
Liberty Woodland School1.3 miles
Independent schools · London
Other schools in Carshalton
- Sutton Tuition and Reintegration Service Local authority maintained schools
- 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
- St Mary's RC Junior School Primary
- Stanley Park Infants School Primary
- Stanley Park Junior School Primary
- Tweeddale Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Wandle Valley Academy teach?
- Wandle Valley Academy teaches children aged 5 to 16. It is a special school in Carshalton.
- Who is the deputy headteacher of Wandle Valley Academy?
- The deputy headteacher of Wandle Valley Academy is Miss Lynda Harris, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Wandle Valley Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Wandle Valley Academy, 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 Wandle Valley Academy?
- Wandle Valley Academy has 89 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 16.
- Is Wandle Valley Academy full?
- Wandle Valley Academy has capacity for 80 pupils and 89 on roll (111%), 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 Wandle Valley Academy a faith school?
- No. Wandle Valley Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Wandle Valley Academy part of an academy trust?
- Wandle Valley Academy is part of PARALLEL LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Wandle Valley Academy have?
- The schools register lists Wandle Valley Academy's special educational needs provision as: SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Wandle Valley Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Wandle Valley Academy's absence rate?
- Wandle Valley Academy's overall absence rate is 23.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Wandle Valley Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Wandle Valley Academy'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 1 July 2026.