Victor Seymour Infants' School, Carshalton
Victor Seymour Infants' School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 7 in Carshalton, part of Greenshaw Learning Trust. It was rated Outstanding at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in September 2019. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in March 2025 did not change this grade. It was 97% full in 2025.
- Ofsted
- Outstanding (2019)
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Sutton (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Victor Seymour Infants' School in detail
Victor Seymour Infants' School in its own words
The school runs a breakfast club from 7:30am, from £7.50 per morning.
Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Getting a place at Victor Seymour Infants' School
For September 2026 entry, 107 families put Victor Seymour Infants' School as their first choice and 324 named it as one of their preferences, for 90 places offered. That is 1.2 first choices for every place. 20 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Victor Seymour Infants' School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Victor Seymour Infants' School are Harris Junior Academy Carshalton (under 0.1 miles, Good, 77% reading, 78% maths); St Mary's RC Infants School (0.3 miles, Good); St Mary's RC Junior School (0.4 miles, Good, 79% reading, 79% maths); and All Saints Carshalton Church of England Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 92% reading, 82% maths).
Harris Junior Academy CarshaltonSt Mary's RC Infants SchoolSt Mary's RC Junior SchoolAll Saints Carshalton Church of England Primary School
The trust
Victor Seymour Infants' School is one of 39 schools run by Greenshaw Learning Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 57% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
What parents say
65 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Victor Seymour Infants' School (as of September 2025): 97% would recommend the school, 97% say their child is happy there and 56% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that their child does well at the school (100%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (56%).
Who goes there
10.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 28.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (49%), Asian (18%) and Mixed (14%).
In 2026, 17 pupils (5.2%) received SEN support and 5 (1.5%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Carshalton Rail Station, about 180 metres away (roughly a 2-minute walk).
10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Carshalton Station, 140 metres away.
Suspensions and exclusions
Victor Seymour Infants' School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Victor Seymour Infants' School are Carshalton High School for Girls (0.2 miles), St Philomena's Catholic High School for Girls (0.4 miles), Wallington County Grammar School (0.7 miles) and Carshalton Boys Sports College (0.7 miles).
Carshalton High School for GirlsSt Philomena's Catholic High School for GirlsWallington County Grammar SchoolCarshalton Boys Sports College
Sources: DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Sutton published that the last place for 2022 entry went to a family 445 metres away (straight line). The cut-off moves every year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from September 2019, 7 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Latest (ungraded) inspection: Standards have been maintained.
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's March 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Victor Seymour Infants' provides an exceptional start to education with expert teaching across all subjects and a strong focus on reading and writing skills - most pupils read and write fluently by the end of Year 2. The school creates a warm, welcoming environment where children feel safe and valued, with exemplary behaviour supported by clear expectations. Leaders are ambitious for every child and committed to continuous improvement.
Key Strengths
- Expert teaching that enables pupils to achieve exceptionally well across all subjects
- Strong phonics and early reading programme with well-trained staff delivering it expertly
- Carefully sequenced and ambitious curriculum that builds on prior knowledge
- Exemplary pupil behaviour with clear expectations consistently reinforced
- Excellent early identification of needs and effective support for pupils with SEND
Safeguarding
The arrangements for safeguarding are effective, with an open and positive culture around safeguarding that puts pupils' interests first.
Extracurricular Activities
after-school clubs, performances, sports, school choir, school parliament
Victor Seymour Infants' School has maintained the outstanding standards from its previous inspection. Pupils thrive in this warm, vibrant school where they achieve exceptionally well across subjects through expert teaching and a carefully designed curriculum.
At a Glance
10.4%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
65 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Class Sizes
26.9
Avg class size
29.3
Infant (KS1)
12
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Social & online
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Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Victor Seymour Infants' School.
- Stagecoach Sutton (chs)310m away · Not yet graded
- Ballers Sports Club Holiday Camps940m away · Not yet graded
- Junior Adventures Group @ Muschamp SM5940m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
Victor Seymour Infants' School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Sutton's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Victor Seymour Infants' School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Victor Seymour Infants' School is in Sutton; for families living there:
Apply to Sutton for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 47
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 6
- Children hurt
- 4
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 47 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 6 serious and 41 slight.
4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot and 1 on a bicycle.
15 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Sutton is 39 (the median across 74 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
97%
Near capacity
263 pupils
270 places
7 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Carshalton
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Carshalton
Across Sutton council
Places available
2,445
Applications
2,159
Got 1st preference
92.1%
Got preferred school
99.7%
All primary applications across Sutton council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Oversubscribed
Inspection History(3)
Ungraded inspection: Standards have been maintained.
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
17
SEN Support
5
EHC Plans
6.7%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
326
Total Pupils
176
Boys
150
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
16
Teachers
20.4:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£55,521
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,702
Per pupil
£1654k
Total funding
£58k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.0%
Overall absence
10.1%
Persistent absence
188
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Questions parents ask about Victor Seymour Infants' School
What is Victor Seymour Infants' School's Ofsted rating?
Victor Seymour Infants' School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in March 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in September 2019, it was rated Outstanding.
How close to Victor Seymour Infants' School do you need to live?
Sutton published for September 2022 entry that the last place offered at Victor Seymour Infants' School on distance went to a family 445 metres away. This is the authority's own figure for one year, not a fixed boundary - the cut-off moves with the number of applications, so treat it as a guide rather than a guarantee.
Is it hard to get a place at Victor Seymour Infants' School?
Victor Seymour Infants' School was close to full in 2025, at 97% of its capacity.
How big are the classes at Victor Seymour Infants' School?
Classes at Victor Seymour Infants' School average 26.9 pupils (2025/26). 1 class has more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Victor Seymour Infants' School?
Victor Seymour Infants' School has around 326 pupils on roll. 10% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Victor Seymour Infants' School?
5% of sessions were missed at Victor Seymour Infants' School in 2024/25. 10.1% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Victor Seymour Infants' School?
Apply through Sutton's coordinated admissions process, naming Victor Seymour Infants' School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Victor Seymour Infants' School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists 3 out-of-school clubs within a kilometre of Victor Seymour Infants' School: Stagecoach Sutton (chs) (310m away, registered, not yet graded), Ballers Sports Club Holiday Camps (940m away, registered, not yet graded) and Junior Adventures Group @ Muschamp SM5 (940m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near Victor Seymour Infants' School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 47 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 6 serious and 41 slight. 4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot and 1 on a bicycle. 15 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Sutton is 39 (the median across 74 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Victor Seymour Infants' School?
Victor Seymour Infants' School is at Denmark Road, Carshalton, Surrey, SM5 2JE.
Sources: Sutton admissions booklet; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)