Victor Seymour Infants' School
Denmark Road, Carshalton, SM5 2JE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- GREENSHAW LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Samantha Morrissy
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Greenshaw Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Carshalton and Wallington
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 354
- Pupils on roll
- 326
- URN
- 142750
- Local authority
- Sutton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02086479800
About this school
Victor Seymour Infants' School is a primary academy in Carshalton. It teaches children aged 3 to 7 and has 326 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Victor Seymour Infants' School, 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
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Trends over time
How Victor Seymour Infants' 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 327 |
| 2023/24 | 326 |
| 2024/25 | 324 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Victor Seymour Infants' School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5% | 15.3% | 326 | — |
| Harris Junior Academy Carshalton | 69% | 4.3% | 22.3% | 358 | 0.1 miles |
| St Mary's RC Infants School | — | 3.8% | 4.7% | 284 | 0.3 miles |
| St Mary's RC Junior School | 71% | 3.6% | 4.7% | 361 | 0.4 miles |
| All Saints Carshalton Church of England Primary School | 78% | 3.3% | 5.8% | 432 | 0.4 miles |
| Rushy Meadow Primary Academy | 61% | 7.2% | 35.2% | 388 | 0.5 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 report12 March 2025
- 25 September 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 15.27%
- English as an additional language
- 28.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.97%
- Persistent absence
- 10.11%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Harris Junior Academy Carshalton0.1 miles
Primary · Carshalton
-
St Mary's RC Infants School0.3 miles
Primary · Carshalton
-
St Mary's RC Junior School0.4 miles
Primary · Carshalton
-
All Saints Carshalton Church of England Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Carshalton
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Rushy Meadow Primary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Carshalton
Other 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
- St Mary's RC Junior School Primary
- Stanley Park Infants School Primary
- Stanley Park Junior School Primary
- Tweeddale Primary School Primary
- Wood Field Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Victor Seymour Infants' School teach?
- Victor Seymour Infants' School teaches children aged 3 to 7. It is a primary school in Carshalton.
- Who is the headteacher of Victor Seymour Infants' School?
- The headteacher of Victor Seymour Infants' School is Miss Samantha Morrissy, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Victor Seymour Infants' School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Victor Seymour Infants' 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 many pupils are at Victor Seymour Infants' School?
- Victor Seymour Infants' School has 326 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 7.
- Is Victor Seymour Infants' School full?
- Victor Seymour Infants' School has capacity for 354 pupils and 326 on roll (92%), 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 Victor Seymour Infants' School a faith school?
- No. Victor Seymour Infants' School has no designated religious character.
- Does Victor Seymour Infants' School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Victor Seymour Infants' School as having nursery classes.
- Is Victor Seymour Infants' School part of an academy trust?
- Victor Seymour Infants' School is part of GREENSHAW LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Victor Seymour Infants' School's absence rate?
- Victor Seymour Infants' School's overall absence rate is 5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Victor Seymour Infants' School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Victor Seymour Infants' School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.