Barrow Hedges Primary School
Harbury Road, Carshalton, SM5 4LA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CIRRUS PRIMARY ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Louise Wood
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Cirrus Primary Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Carshalton and Wallington
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 685
- Pupils on roll
- 692
- URN
- 145977
- Local authority
- Sutton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02086434428
About this school
Barrow Hedges Primary School is a primary academy in Carshalton. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 692 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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 | 96 | 96 | 95 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 76% | 81% | 76% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 35% | 26% | 27% |
| Expected standard in reading | 85% | 91% | 89% |
| Expected standard in maths | 86% | 91% | 88% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 90% | 91% | 86% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 110.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109.0 | 111.0 | 110.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.20 | - | - |
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 Barrow Hedges Primary 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 | Sutton average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 76% | 63.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 81% | 64.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 76% | 63.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 686 |
| 2023/24 | 702 |
| 2024/25 | 689 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Barrow Hedges Primary School compares
Barrow Hedges Primary School ranked 11th of 31 primary schools in Sutton for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 80% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 76% | 3.8% | 8.8% | 692 | — |
| Stanley Park Junior School | 70% | 3.5% | 11% | 368 | 0.5 miles |
| Stanley Park Infants School | — | 4.2% | 9.5% | 286 | 0.5 miles |
| Devonshire Primary School | 64% | 4.6% | 27.3% | 678 | 0.6 miles |
| Wood Field Primary School | 62% | 5.3% | 20.6% | 604 | 0.8 miles |
| St Mary's RC Junior School | 71% | 3.6% | 4.7% | 361 | 0.9 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
- 18 July 2023
-
Ungraded inspection report21 April 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 8.78%
- English as an additional language
- 34.8%
- Overall absence
- 3.81%
- Persistent absence
- 5.5%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Stanley Park Junior School0.5 miles
Primary · Carshalton
-
Stanley Park Infants School0.5 miles
Primary · Carshalton
-
Devonshire Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Sutton
-
Wood Field Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Carshalton
-
St Mary's RC Junior School0.9 miles
Primary · Carshalton
Other schools in Carshalton
Barrow Hedges Primary School ranks 3rd of the 10 ranked primary schools in Carshalton.
- All Saints Carshalton Church of England 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
- Victor Seymour Infants' School Primary
- Wood Field Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Barrow Hedges Primary School teach?
- Barrow Hedges Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Carshalton.
- Who is the headteacher of Barrow Hedges Primary School?
- The headteacher of Barrow Hedges Primary School is Mrs Louise Wood, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Barrow Hedges Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Barrow Hedges Primary 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 big is Barrow Hedges Primary School?
- Barrow Hedges Primary School has 692 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Barrow Hedges Primary School full?
- Barrow Hedges Primary School has capacity for 685 pupils and 692 on roll (101%), 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 Barrow Hedges Primary School a faith school?
- No. Barrow Hedges Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Barrow Hedges Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Barrow Hedges Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Barrow Hedges Primary School?
- Barrow Hedges Primary School 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.
- How have Barrow Hedges Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 76% in 2022/23 and 76% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Barrow Hedges Primary School rank locally?
- Barrow Hedges Primary School ranked 11th of 31 primary schools in Sutton for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 80% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Barrow Hedges Primary School's absence rate?
- Barrow Hedges Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Barrow Hedges Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Barrow Hedges Primary School'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.