Beddington Infants' School
Primary · Foundation school · Mixed · Sutton
Croydon Road, Wallington, SM6 7LF
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 18/07/2023
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
93.8%
14.9% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
277
Capacity used
Has space89%
312 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
66 of 66 families who put it first got an offer
68
Places offered
203
Total applications
3.0
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 66 | 66 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 44 | 2 | ● 5% |
| 3rd preference | 35 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 58 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 203 | 68 | 33% |
1st preference success by year
Sutton lets families list 6 preferences. 15 applications came from outside the council area (5 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 2–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Liz Kearney
- Address
- Croydon Road, Wallington, SM6 7LF
- Phone
- 02086477813
- Local authority
- Sutton
- Ward / constituency
- Wallington North · Carshalton and Wallington
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 102983
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 19% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 32% | — | — |
| SEN support | 14% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: Sutton Education Trust
277 pupils · 312 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
18 July 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessEarly years Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 174 pupils
Attendance
93.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
6.2%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
14.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
2.9%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.9%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Sutton council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.