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Muschamp Primary School and Language Opportunity Base
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Foundation school
Muschamp Road, Carshalton SM5 2SE · muschamp.org.uk · 020 8669 2514
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Feb 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 79%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Sutton 72%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Sutton Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 574
- 91% of 630 places
- Local authority
- Sutton
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 31.8%
- First language not English
- 28.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Sutton Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 40 families put the school first and 43 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 43 | 40 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 54 | 49 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 63 | 57 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 80 | 77 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 81 | 64 | 0.8 | 98% |
Results
In 2024/25, 79% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 9% the higher standard. Across Sutton it was 72%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲79% | 62% | ||
| ●9% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●108 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| ▲109 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Muschamp Primary School and Language Opportunity Base on 3 February 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Early years: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 3 Feb 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Jun 2023
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Jun 2023Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Dec 2017Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Mar 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Jun 2011Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good
What parents said
81% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (21 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 81%
- Positive
- 80%
- Replies
- 21
- 3% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 90% who raised concerns
based on 3 parents (14%) whose child was bullied
based on 7 parents (33%) with SEND