Muschamp Primary School and Language Opportunity Base, Carshalton
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 7 months agoReport card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Your child will thrive academically at Muschamp Primary, with consistently strong results in reading, writing and maths. The school creates a warm, inclusive environment where every child feels valued and safe - whether in mainstream classes or the specialist language base. With excellent behaviour systems, enrichment activities and strong support for children with additional needs, your child will develop confidence, resilience and a real love of learning.
Key Strengths
- Attainment in reading, writing and mathematics consistently above national averages over the past 3 years
- Inclusive approach with full integration of pupils from the language opportunity resource base into mainstream classes
- Strong behaviour culture with calm, productive classrooms where pupils feel cared for and safe
- Ambitious, broad curriculum with clear focus on important knowledge, skills and vocabulary across subjects
- Improving attendance rates, particularly among disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND
Areas for Improvement
- Some pupils have persistent inaccuracies in letter formation and pencil grip, particularly in key stage 2
- Teachers' checks on pupil understanding are not always effective, sometimes resulting in learning moving on too quickly or misconceptions not being addressed
- Some early years activities are not fully matched to children's developmental readiness
- Variability in curriculum delivery remains across the school
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility, concerns are actively identified and acted upon, and pupils are made safer and feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
African drumming, dance workshops, library visits, local farm visits, theatre visits, historical site visits, residential trips from Year 4 onwards, mental health champions programme, nurture breakfast
Muschamp Primary School and Language Opportunity Base is an inclusive school where pupils achieve above national averages in reading, writing and mathematics, with improving outcomes for disadvantaged pupils. The school provides a broad, ambitious curriculum with strong support for pupils with additional needs and those in the language opportunity resource base.
At a Glance
31.8%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 88%. Maths has declined from 92% to 88%. Writing has remained stable at around 86%.
Class Sizes
28.0
Avg class size
26.1
Infant (KS1)
29.4
KS2
21
Total classes
5 classes with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
91%
Near capacity
574 pupils
630 capacity
56 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Carshalton
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Carshalton
Admissions Demand - Sutton
Places available
2,439
Applications
2,209
Got 1st preference
91.7%
Got preferred school
99.0%
Primary admissions across Sutton (2025/26)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
5.18669%
Overall absence
14.70054%
Persistent absence
551
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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