Find the best primary schools in Sutton. Compare Ofsted ratings, catchment areas and parent reviews.
Sutton has 40 primary schools, across 2 council areas. Most state schools here offer places by distance from home once children in care and siblings of current pupils have been admitted, so how close you live decides your chances at any school with more applicants than places. Some councils draw a fixed catchment boundary instead, and the distance at which the last place went changes every year. Of the 40, 9 are faith schools that can put children of their faith first, so distance counts for less there.
Use the distance checker to measure your home's straight-line distance to any Sutton primary school, and each school's page for its Ofsted report, results and admissions details. Check your distance to a school or try the admissions calculator.
| School | Type | Our rating | Council |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheam Common Junior Academy | Mixed | 4.8 / 5 | Sutton |
| Manor Park Primary Academy | Mixed | 4.8 / 5 | Sutton |
| Cheam Fields Primary Academy | Mixed | 4.8 / 5 | Sutton |
| Barrow Hedges Primary School | Mixed | 4.7 / 5 | Sutton |
| Robin Hood Junior School | Mixed | 4.7 / 5 | Sutton |
| Stanley Park Junior School | Mixed | 4.6 / 5 | Sutton |
| Cheam Park Farm Primary Academy | Mixed | 4.5 / 5 |
There are 40 primary schools in Sutton.
Apply by 15 January for a Reception place starting that September. Children start Reception in the September after their fourth birthday. You apply to the council where you live, even if the school is in another council's area, and can usually list between 3 and 6 schools in order of preference. Offers are sent on 16 April, or the next working day.
Of the 40 primary schools in Sutton, 9 have a religious character: 5 Roman Catholic and 4 Church of England. When a faith school has more applicants than places, it can give priority to children of its faith. Many ask for a supplementary form, sometimes signed by a religious leader, so read the school's admissions policy before you apply.
On our star rating, the highest rated are Cheam Common Junior Academy (4.8), Manor Park Primary Academy (4.8), Cheam Fields Primary Academy (4.8), Barrow Hedges Primary School (4.7) and Robin Hood Junior School (4.7). The rating is our own, out of 5. It combines Parent View survey results, the latest Ofsted inspection and SATs results, with the parent survey carrying the most weight. Of the 40 schools here, 37 have enough published data for a rating.
Only when you qualify for more than one school. Each school ranks applicants against its own admission criteria without knowing where you placed it. If you qualify for several, the council offers the one you ranked highest, so putting a popular school first does not lower your chances at your second choice.
| Sutton |
| Victor Seymour Infants' School | Mixed | 4.5 / 5 | Sutton |
| Westbourne Primary School | Mixed | 4.5 / 5 | Sutton |
| Cheam Common Infants' Academy | Mixed | 4.4 / 5 | Sutton |
| All Saints Carshalton Church of England Primary School | Church of England | 4.3 / 5 | Sutton |
| Avenue Primary Academy | Mixed | 4.3 / 5 | Sutton |
| Beddington Infants' School | Mixed | 4.3 / 5 | Sutton |
| Beddington Park Academy | Mixed | 4.3 / 5 | Sutton |
| Abbey Primary School | Mixed | 4.2 / 5 | Sutton |
| Brookfield Primary Academy | Mixed | 4.2 / 5 | Sutton |
| Dorchester Primary School | Mixed | 4.2 / 5 | Sutton |
| Holy Trinity CofE Junior School | Church of England | 4.1 / 5 | Sutton |
| St Dunstan's Cheam CofE Primary School | Church of England | 4.1 / 5 | Sutton |
| Culvers House Primary School | Mixed | 4.1 / 5 | Sutton |
| St Mary's RC Junior School | Roman Catholic | 4.1 / 5 | Sutton |
| Hackbridge Primary School | Mixed | 4.1 / 5 | Sutton |
| St Mary's RC Infants School | Roman Catholic | 4.1 / 5 | Sutton |
| Stanley Park Infants School | Mixed | 4.0 / 5 | Sutton |
| All Saints Benhilton CofE Primary School | Church of England | 4.0 / 5 | Sutton |
| Devonshire Primary School | Mixed | 4.0 / 5 | Sutton |
| Harris Junior Academy Carshalton | Mixed | 4.0 / 5 | Sutton |
| Green Lane Primary and Nursery School | Mixed | 3.9 / 5 | Kingston upon Thames |
| High View Primary School | Mixed | 3.9 / 5 | Sutton |
| Wood Field Primary School | Mixed | 3.8 / 5 | Sutton |
| Rushy Meadow Primary Academy | Mixed | 3.7 / 5 | Sutton |
| Robin Hood Infants' School | Mixed | 3.6 / 5 | Sutton |
| Bandon Hill Primary School | Mixed | 3.5 / 5 | Sutton |
| Muschamp Primary School and Language Opportunity Base | Mixed | 3.5 / 5 | Sutton |
| Green Wrythe Primary School | Mixed | 3.4 / 5 | Sutton |
| Tweeddale Primary School | Mixed | 3.2 / 5 | Sutton |
| Wallington Primary Academy | Mixed | 1.9 / 5 | Sutton |
| St Cecilia's Catholic Primary School | Roman Catholic | Not yet rated | Sutton |
| St Elphege's RC Infants' School | Roman Catholic | Not yet rated | Sutton |
| St Elphege's RC Junior School | Roman Catholic | Not yet rated | Sutton |
Our rating is out of 5 and combines Parent View survey results, the latest Ofsted inspection and published results. Source: Department for Education (GIAS) and Ofsted.
No. Distance only matters when a school has more applicants than places, and then it offers places in the order its admission criteria set out. Children in care or adopted from care come first by law. Most schools put brothers and sisters of current pupils next, then distance or catchment area. Faith schools and grammar schools use different criteria. How far away the last place went changes every year, depending on who applies.
The council offers a place at another school with room, which may be further from home. You can accept it and still join the waiting lists for the schools you preferred. Waiting lists are ranked by the admission criteria, not by how long a child has been on them. You can also appeal to an independent panel for any school that refused you. Appeals for Reception to Year 2 rarely succeed, because infant classes are limited to 30 pupils by law and a panel can only admit above that limit in narrow circumstances.