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OpenPrimaryOfsted: GoodURN 131103

Culvers House Primary School

Foundation school · Mitcham · CR4 4JH

Ages 3–11 · 407 pupils · Sutton

Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

55%

Overall absence

6.1%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2023-05-16

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)55%
Higher standard (RWM)13%
Avg scaled score — reading
105.0
Avg scaled score — maths
104.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
107.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence6.1%
Persistent absence (10%+)17.3%
Unauthorised2.3%
Authorised absence
3.8%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.8%
Enrolments in measure
364

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill91%

407 pupils · 446 places

Pupils on roll
407
Boys / girls
219 / 188
School capacity
446
Capacity fill
407 / 446 (91%)
Free school meals
27.6%
FSM pupils
105
Gender
Mixed
School type
Foundation school

Age range

Ages 311

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Governance
Academy trust: Sutton Education Trust
Academy trust
Sutton Education Trust
Headteacher
Mr Paul David

Location

Address
Orchard Avenue
Postcode
CR4 4JH
Town
Mitcham
County
Surrey
Local authority
Sutton
District
Sutton
Constituency
Carshalton and Wallington
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed foundation school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Mitcham, Sutton, 407 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 27.6%.

Open schools in Mitcham
21
Primary schools in Mitcham
15
Academies among open schools in Mitcham
24% (5)
Open schools in CR4
24
Primary in CR4
15
Open schools in Sutton LA
74
Primary in Sutton LA
41

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

  • Hackbridge Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Wallington · SM6 7AX · Sutton

    Ages 3–11

    • KS266%
    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM21.6%

    0.2 miles away

  • Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Carshalton · SM5 2SG · Sutton

    Ages 3–11

    • KS252%
    • Absence7.7%
    • FSM32.7%

    0.8 miles away

  • Academy converter · Primary

    Carshalton · SM5 2JE · Sutton

    Ages 3–7

    • Absence4.5%
    • FSM11.6%

    0.8 miles away

  • Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Carshalton · SM5 2NS · Sutton

    Ages 7–11

    • KS269%
    • Absence4.7%
    • FSM20.1%

    0.9 miles away

  • Academy converter · Primary

    Carshalton · SM5 1SW · Sutton

    Ages 3–11

    • KS249%
    • Absence8.1%
    • FSM44.0%

    0.9 miles away

  • Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Carshalton · SM5 1JP · Sutton

    Ages 3–11

    • KS251%
    • Absence7.6%
    • FSM40.3%

    0.9 miles away

  • Foundation school · Primary

    Wallington · SM6 7LF · Sutton

    Ages 2–7

    • Absence5.7%
    • FSM19.0%

    1.1 miles away

Contact

Headteacher
Mr Paul David
Telephone
02082556199

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