Avenue Primary Academy
Avenue Road, Belmont, Sutton, SM2 6JE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CIRRUS PRIMARY ACADEMY TRUST
- Head Teacher
- Mrs Lisa Hunt
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Cirrus Primary Academy Trust
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Sutton and Cheam
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 865
- Pupils on roll
- 1,057
- URN
- 142177
- Local authority
- Sutton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02086425138
About this school
Avenue Primary Academy is a primary academy in Sutton. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 1,057 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Avenue Primary Academy, 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
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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 185 | 165 | 131 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 69% | 70% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 18% | 16% | 27% |
| Expected standard in reading | 82% | 80% | 79% |
| Expected standard in maths | 78% | 84% | 77% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 82% | 81% | 79% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.10 | - | - |
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 Avenue Primary 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 | 69% | 63.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 70% | 64.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 63% | 63.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,047 |
| 2023/24 | 1,014 |
| 2024/25 | 1,034 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Avenue Primary Academy compares
Avenue Primary Academy ranked 25th of 31 primary schools in Sutton for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63% | 4.4% | 9.9% | 1,057 | — |
| Cuddington Croft Primary School and Nursery | 94% | 3.6% | 2.3% | 472 | 0.8 miles |
| Devonshire Primary School | 64% | 4.6% | 27.3% | 678 | 0.8 miles |
| St Dunstan's Cheam CofE Primary School | 73% | 4.4% | 8.8% | 349 | 1.0 miles |
| Robin Hood Infants' School | — | 5.1% | 10.9% | 239 | 1.2 miles |
| Barrow Hedges Primary School | 76% | 3.8% | 8.8% | 692 | 1.3 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)
- 9.86%
- English as an additional language
- 55.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.4%
- Persistent absence
- 8.07%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Cuddington Croft Primary School and Nursery0.8 miles
Primary · Sutton
-
Devonshire Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Sutton
-
St Dunstan's Cheam CofE Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Sutton
-
Robin Hood Infants' School1.2 miles
Primary · Sutton
-
Barrow Hedges Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Carshalton
Other schools in Sutton
Avenue Primary Academy ranks 11th of the 11 ranked primary schools in Sutton.
- All Saints Benhilton CofE Primary School Primary
- Brookfield Primary Academy Primary
- Cheam Fields Primary Academy Primary
- Cheam Park Farm Primary Academy Primary
- Cuddington Croft Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Devonshire Primary School Primary
- Manor Park Primary Academy Primary
- Robin Hood Infants' School Primary
- Robin Hood Junior School Primary
- St Cecilia's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Dunstan's Cheam CofE Primary School Primary
- Sutton CofE VA Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Avenue Primary Academy teach?
- Avenue Primary Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Sutton.
- Who is the head teacher of Avenue Primary Academy?
- The head teacher of Avenue Primary Academy is Mrs Lisa Hunt, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Avenue Primary Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Avenue Primary 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 Avenue Primary Academy?
- Avenue Primary Academy has 1,057 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Avenue Primary Academy full?
- Avenue Primary Academy has capacity for 865 pupils and 1,057 on roll (122%), 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 Avenue Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Avenue Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Avenue Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Avenue Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Avenue Primary Academy part of an academy trust?
- Avenue Primary Academy is part of CIRRUS PRIMARY ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Avenue Primary Academy have?
- The schools register lists Avenue Primary Academy's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Avenue Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 69% in 2022/23 and 63% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Avenue Primary Academy compare with other schools in Sutton?
- Avenue Primary Academy ranked 25th of 31 primary schools in Sutton for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Avenue Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Avenue Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 4.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Avenue Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Avenue Primary 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 2 July 2026.