Beddington Park Academy

About Beddington Park Academy

Beddington Park Academy is a state primary school in the London borough of Sutton, a local authority with a strong reputation for primary education. Among the 42 primary schools in the borough, it ranks 6th overall, placing it in the top tier of Sutton primaries. Its closest high-performing peers include Cheam Fields Primary Academy, Westbourne Primary School, and Cheam Common Junior Academy, all of which sit just above it in the local rankings. The school is led by headteacher Maz Mukhtar and serves 348 pupils aged 4 to 11, with a capacity of 420. It is a mixed, non-religious school and offers nursery provision. In its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2023, the school was rated Outstanding across every category — quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. This marks a significant turnaround from its previous inspection in 2020, when it was rated Inadequate overall.

Academically, Beddington Park Academy performs well above the local average. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 assessments, 84% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths combined, compared to the Sutton local authority average of 69%. The school also achieved strong average scaled scores of 108 in maths and 107 in reading. A notable 22% of pupils reached the higher standard across all three subjects, with 44% achieving higher in maths and 40% in reading. Nationally, the school ranks in the top 6% of all primary schools for its combined expected standard score, and within London it sits in the top 13%. While progress scores are not available in the data, the attainment figures alone place the school comfortably among the strongest in the borough. Ofsted’s Outstanding rating across all areas further reinforces the quality of teaching and leadership.

The school is well equipped with facilities including a gymnasium, library, dining hall, music rooms, playing fields, a forest school, an ICT suite, and art studios. Sports on offer include netball, gymnastics, rounders, and tennis, while extracurricular clubs cover drama, art, choir, and chess. The school provides support for a wide range of special educational needs, including dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, hearing impairment, and autistic spectrum disorder. For the 2025/26 intake, the school was oversubscribed: it received 112 applications for 41 places, with all 41 first-preference applicants offered a place, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.73. This is a school that suits families seeking a high-performing, inclusive primary with strong academic outcomes and a broad range of enrichment opportunities, particularly those living within its catchment area.

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