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Barrow Hedges Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Harbury Road, CARSHALTON SM5 4LA · barrowhedgesprimary.co.uk · 020 8643 4428
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Jul 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 76%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Sutton 72%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.73 mi
- 1.17 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Sutton Council
- Demand for places
- 1.3
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 692
- 7 over 685 places · 101%
- Local authority
- Sutton
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 7.1%
- First language not English
- 38%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.73 mi (1.17 km) from the school; in September 2025 it was 0.86 mi (1.39 km). Source: Sutton Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 114 families put the school first and 89 places were offered; 73% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 89 | 114 | 1.3▲ | 73% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 90 | 109 | 1.2▲ | 78% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 86 | 131 | 1.5▲ | 65% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 87 | 79 | 0.9 | 97% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 89 | 71 | 0.8 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.73 mi1.17 km | |
| September 2025 | 0.86 mi1.39 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 76% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 27% 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 | |||
| ▲76% | 62% | ||
| ▲27% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲110 | 106 | ||
| ▲110 | 105 | ||
| ▲111 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 102959)
Ofsted
Barrow Hedges Primary School was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 18 July 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 18 Jul 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Improving, ungraded inspection, Apr 2022
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 102959), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Apr 2022Ungraded inspectionImproving
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Feb 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 102959)
Mar 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 102959)
What parents said
92% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (163 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 92%
- Replies
- 163
- 24% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 74% who raised concerns
based on the 26% who had a child bullied
based on 16 parents (10%) with SEND