Barrow Hedges Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · CARSHALTON, Sutton
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.73 miles
Furthest Distance (Metres): 1,171.54 · Published by London Borough of Sutton · offers on 16 April 2026
2024–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Barrow Hedges Primary School is a primary school in CARSHALTON, Sutton for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 18 July 2023. Sutton has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Barrow Hedges Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 0.73 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Reception 2026 had 114 first-choice applications for 89 offers: 83 offers went to first-choice families and 31 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- The last Reception place offered in 2026 went to a child living 0.73 miles away, the 5th shortest of 13 Sutton primary schools with a published last distance.
- The Reception last distance in 2026 was nearer the school than in 2025 and further than in 2024, and it swung sharply between some years.
- In 2024/25, 76% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 27% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Sutton schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Harbury Road, CARSHALTON, SM5 4LA
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Sutton
- Pupils on roll
- 692 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 6.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 18 July 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are rightly proud to be part of this inclusive, kind and friendly school.”
- “They benefit from positive and respectful relationships with adults and other pupils.”
- “This starts in the early years, where children learn to play well together.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 26 September 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 76% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 114 first-preference applications, 89 offers in total, 83 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Sutton.
- Stanley Park Infants School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Stanley Park Junior School 0.5 mi School remains Good
- Devonshire Primary School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Wood Field Primary School 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Mary's RC Junior School 0.9 mi Improved significantly
- Manor Park Primary Academy 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Mary's RC Infants School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- All Saints Carshalton Church of England Primary School 1.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published