Carew Academy
Free schools special · Mixed · Sutton
33 Headley Avenue, Wallington, SM6 8NQ
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Outstanding
Graded 15/01/2020
Application demand
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No council data
Attendance
90.1%
29.2% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
272
Capacity used
Nearly full99%
276 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Details
- Type
- Free schools special
- Age range
- 5–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- James Kearns
- Address
- 33 Headley Avenue, Wallington, SM6 8NQ
- Phone
- 02086478349
- Local authority
- Sutton
- Ward / constituency
- Beddington · Carshalton and Wallington
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 143672
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 58% | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | — | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: ORCHARD HILL COLLEGE ACADEMY TRUST
272 pupils · 276 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 20
15 January 2020
Full graded inspection
Outstanding overall effectivenessSixth form Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 202 pupils
Attendance
90.1%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
9.9%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
29.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
3.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.6%
Absences the school didn't approve
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
Oxbridge
No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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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.