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Carew Academy

URN
143672
Phase
Not applicable
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Carew Academy
URN
143672
Phase
Not applicable
Gender
Mixed
Age range
5-18
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Excellent

86 / 100

Excellent

Academic Outcomes

—

Inspection

95

Admissions Value

—

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

65

School Compass rankings

School rankings are not currently available.

School Compass recommendation

Consider

This school has a mixed profile and may warrant further investigation.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Target school
  • Admissions pressure: Competition not available
  • Admissions risk: Moderate risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Below Average
  • National comparison: Higher crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
16 February 2020
Inspection date
15 January 2020
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Overall effectiveness

    Outstanding

    Graded 16 February 2020

  • Quality of education

    Outstanding

    Graded 16 February 2020

  • Behaviour and attitudes

Admissions

Admissions information is not currently available for this school.

Where to apply

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Local authority
Sutton
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Sutton)

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select Sutton to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

Not published

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

Not published

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

Not published

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

Not published

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

SM6 8NQ - 33 Headley Avenue, Wallington

Contact details

Address
33 Headley Avenue, Wallington
Postcode
SM6 8NQ
Phone
2086478349
Website
-
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Sutton
Local authority code
319

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 138 schools in Sutton.

Authority statistics

Total schools

138

Open schools

74

Closed schools

64

Primary schools

76

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Outstanding

    Graded 16 February 2020

  • Personal development

    Outstanding

    Graded 16 February 2020

  • Leadership and management

    Outstanding

    Graded 16 February 2020

  • Sixth form

    Outstanding

    Graded 16 February 2020

  • View official Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)

    This inspection was recorded under URN 139722 (Carew Academy).

    Inspection history

    Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    16 February 202015 January 2020S5 InspectionOutstandingView report for inspection published 16 February 2020
    • Outstanding

      Published
      16 February 2020
      Inspected
      15 January 2020
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Key stage 4 (secondary)

    Key stage 4 (secondary) data for academic year 2024/25

    Official Department for Education key stage 4 performance for academic year 2024/25. Progress 8 is not published for this academic year.

    Attainment 8

    Attainment 8

    Not published

    Progress 8

    Progress 8

    Not published

    English and maths grade 5 or above

    English & maths 5+

    Not published

    English and maths grade 4 or above

    English & maths 4+

    Not published

    EBacc entry

    EBacc entry

    Not published

    EBacc achievement

    EBacc achievement

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    29

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary76 (55.9%)
    • Secondary29 (21.3%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other31 (22.8%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Carew Academy0 mNot applicableClosed
    Link Secondary School357 mNot applicableClosed
    Link Secondary School357 mNot applicableClosed
    Waddon Infant School475 mPrimaryClosed
    Highview High School497 mSecondaryClosed
    High View Primary School497 mPrimaryOpen
    The Link School508 mNot applicableOpen
    Link Primary School508 mNot applicableClosed
    Harris Primary Academy Purley Way516 mPrimaryOpen
    Wilson's School732 mSecondaryClosed
    • Carew Academy
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Closed
    • Link Secondary School
      Distance
      357 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Closed
    • Link Secondary School
      Distance
      357 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Closed
    • Waddon Infant School
      Distance
      475 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Not applicable) and local authority (Sutton)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Ambleside Junior SchoolNot applicableSM2 7NBClosed
    Brookways SchoolNot applicableSM3 9BZOpen
    Carew AcademyNot applicableSM6 8NQClosed
    Carew Manor SchoolNot applicableSM6 7NHClosed
    Collingwood SchoolNot applicableSM6 0BDOpen
    • Ambleside Junior School
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Postcode
      SM2 7NB
      Status
      Closed
    • Brookways School
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Postcode
      SM3 9BZ
      Status
      Open
    • Carew Academy
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Postcode
      SM6 8NQ
      Status
      Closed
    • Carew Manor School
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Postcode
      SM6 7NH
      Status
      Closed
    • Collingwood School
    Highview High School
    Distance
    497 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • High View Primary School
    Distance
    497 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • The Link School
    Distance
    508 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
  • Link Primary School
    Distance
    508 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Harris Primary Academy Purley Way
    Distance
    516 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Wilson's School
    Distance
    732 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • Phase
    Not applicable
    Postcode
    SM6 0BD
    Status
    Open