Wood Field Primary School, Carshalton

From the headteacher's welcome: "Oak Field is a highly specialist primary base for children with a diagnosis of Autistic Spectrum Disorder and an EHCP. Oak Field is located on the same site as Wood Field. We are a welcoming and friendly school with a strong sense of passion, drive and community."

Coming up: an open day on Friday 13 November 2026 at 9.30am, an open day on Friday 20 November 2026 at 9.30am, an open day on Friday 27 November 2026 at 9.30am and an open day on Monday 30 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2025, 75% of Year 6 pupils at Wood Field Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 78% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 81% and 82% in Sutton and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (75% in reading, 79% in maths).

For September 2026 entry, 46 families put Wood Field Primary School as their first choice and 238 named it as one of their preferences, for 53 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Wood Field Primary School are Stanley Park Junior School (0.3 miles, Good, 91% reading, 88% maths); Stanley Park Infants School (0.3 miles, Good); All Saints Carshalton Church of England Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 92% reading, 82% maths); and St Mary's RC Junior School (0.7 miles, Good, 79% reading, 79% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Wood Field Primary School.

Wood Field Primary 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.

114 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Wood Field Primary School (as of September 2025): 75% would recommend the school, 86% say their child is happy there and 55% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (90%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (55%).

35.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (39%), Asian (26%) and Mixed (13%).

In 2026, 84 pupils (13.9%) received SEN support and 92 (15.2%) 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 autism.

Wood Field Primary School has a SEN unit for autism: 63 places, 63 pupils on roll.

Wood Field Primary School had 47 teachers in 2026, one for every 14 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Wallington Rail Station, about 620 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).

5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Boundary Road (SM5) (->e), 40 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Wood Field Primary School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Wood Field Primary School issued 23 suspensions, 3.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The secondary schools closest to Wood Field Primary School are Wallington High School for Girls (0.7 miles), St Philomena's Catholic High School for Girls (0.8 miles), Oaks Park High School (0.8 miles) and Wallington County Grammar School (0.9 miles).