Rushy Meadow Primary Academy

About Rushy Meadow Primary Academy

Parent feedback at Rushy Meadow Primary Academy is notably positive, with 82% of respondents to the Parent View survey saying they would recommend the school. The survey, which ran from September 2024 to September 2025 and gathered 28 responses, shows particularly strong satisfaction around pupil happiness and safety: 71% strongly agreed their child is happy, and 57% strongly agreed their child feels safe. The school is also heavily oversubscribed for Reception places in 2025/26, receiving 144 applications for 46 places — an oversubscription ratio of 3.13 to one. Of those, 38 families put Rushy Meadow as their first preference, and all 38 were offered a place. This level of demand suggests a school that local families actively want to get into, and the parent view data backs up the sense of a place where children are settled and well looked after.

Academically, Rushy Meadow’s Key Stage 2 results for 2023/24 place it in the bottom half of schools nationally and locally. Just 52% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with the Sutton local authority average of 69%. In the individual subjects, 70% met the expected standard in writing, 68% in maths and 57% in reading. The proportion reaching the higher standard in all three subjects was 3%. The school’s most recent graded Ofsted inspection, in December 2019, rated it Good overall, with all inspected areas — quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision — all judged Good. A subsequent ungraded inspection in June 2025 confirmed that standards have been maintained. This is a significant improvement from the school’s previous inspection in February 2017, when it was rated Inadequate.

Rushy Meadow is a three-form entry primary with a nursery, serving 364 pupils against a capacity of 472. Over a third of pupils (34.6%) are eligible for free school meals, well above the national average, and the school has a resourced provision for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities. Its SEND support covers autistic spectrum disorder, speech, language and communication needs, hearing impairment, physical disability, social, emotional and mental health needs, and moderate learning difficulty. Facilities include art studios, a sports hall, music rooms, a forest school and a chapel. Clubs on offer include gardening, coding, drama and science club, while sports include football, netball, cricket, tennis, rounders and dance. For families in Sutton who want a school with strong pastoral signals and a broad offer, Rushy Meadow is clearly popular — but those prioritising top-tier academic outcomes may want to look at nearby schools like Harris Junior Academy Carshalton, rated Outstanding and just 0.7 km away.

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