Rushy Meadow Primary Academy
Rushy Meadow Lane, Fellowes Road, Carshalton, SM5 2SG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CIRRUS PRIMARY ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Paul Needham
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Cirrus Primary Academy Trust
- SEN provision
- HI - Hearing Impairment
- Constituency
- Carshalton and Wallington
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 472
- Pupils on roll
- 388
- URN
- 144544
- Local authority
- Sutton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02086697588
About this school
Rushy Meadow Primary Academy is a primary academy in Carshalton. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 388 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 62 | 63 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 52% | 52% | 61% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 3% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 58% | 57% | 64% |
| Expected standard in maths | 71% | 68% | 75% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 69% | 63% | 61% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 101.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| 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 Rushy Meadow 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 | 52% | 63.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 52% | 64.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 61% | 63.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 387 |
| 2023/24 | 380 |
| 2024/25 | 364 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Rushy Meadow Primary Academy compares
Rushy Meadow Primary Academy ranked 27th of 31 primary schools in Sutton for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 23% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 61% | 7.2% | 35.2% | 388 | — |
| Muschamp Primary School and Language Opportunity Base | 79% | 5.2% | 27% | 574 | 0.2 miles |
| Harris Junior Academy Carshalton | 69% | 4.3% | 22.3% | 358 | 0.4 miles |
| Victor Seymour Infants' School | — | 5% | 15.3% | 326 | 0.5 miles |
| St Mary's RC Infants School | — | 3.8% | 4.7% | 284 | 0.6 miles |
| St Mary's RC Junior School | 71% | 3.6% | 4.7% | 361 | 0.7 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 report11 June 2025
- 11 December 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 35.21%
- English as an additional language
- 43.1%
- Overall absence
- 7.22%
- Persistent absence
- 23.75%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Muschamp Primary School and Language Opportunity Base0.2 miles
Primary · Carshalton
-
Harris Junior Academy Carshalton0.4 miles
Primary · Carshalton
-
Victor Seymour Infants' School0.5 miles
Primary · Carshalton
-
St Mary's RC Infants School0.6 miles
Primary · Carshalton
-
St Mary's RC Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Carshalton
Other schools in Carshalton
Rushy Meadow Primary Academy ranks 8th 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
- Muschamp Primary School and Language Opportunity Base 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 year groups does Rushy Meadow Primary Academy teach?
- Rushy Meadow Primary Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Carshalton.
- Who is the headteacher of Rushy Meadow Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Rushy Meadow Primary Academy is Mr Paul Needham, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Rushy Meadow Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Rushy Meadow 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 big is Rushy Meadow Primary Academy?
- Rushy Meadow Primary Academy has 388 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Rushy Meadow Primary Academy full?
- Rushy Meadow Primary Academy has capacity for 472 pupils and 388 on roll (82%), 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 Rushy Meadow Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Rushy Meadow Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Rushy Meadow Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Rushy Meadow Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Rushy Meadow Primary Academy?
- Rushy Meadow 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 Rushy Meadow Primary Academy have?
- The schools register lists Rushy Meadow Primary Academy's special educational needs provision as: HI - Hearing Impairment. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Rushy Meadow Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 52% in 2022/23 and 61% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Rushy Meadow Primary Academy rank locally?
- Rushy Meadow Primary Academy ranked 27th of 31 primary schools in Sutton for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 23% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Rushy Meadow Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Rushy Meadow Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 7.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Rushy Meadow Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Rushy Meadow 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 10 July 2026.