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Devonshire Primary School

Primary Ages 3-11 678 pupils Sutton
Ofsted: Good
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Devonshire Primary School is a community school in Sutton for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has 678 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for Devonshire Primary School is Good, from an inspection in March 2025. In 2025, 64% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Ofsted inspection: March 2025. KS2 results: 2025.

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 3-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Devonshire Avenue
Sutton
Surrey
SM2 5JL
Phone 02086431174
Reference Number 102975

General Makeup

Number of pupils 678
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 47.35%
Girls: 52.65%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 27%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 52.5%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 29.4
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 28.8
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 30.2

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 36 47 83
2 46 40 86
3 43 49 92
4 41 49 90
5 57 63 120
6 43 48 91

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 22%
Indian 18.9%
White, Other 18.4%
African 10.5%
Pakistani 7.7%
Asian, Other 5.9%
Mixed, Other 3.1%
White & Asian 2.9%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.9%
Chinese 1.6%
White & Black (African) 1.2%
Caribbean 0.3%
Unclassified 0.1%
Irish 0.1%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Report Date 14 Jan 2025
Date Report
14 Jan 2025 School inspection
21 May 2019 Short inspection
25 Feb 2015 Full inspection:
17 Oct 2011 Full inspection:
03 Dec 2008 Full inspection:
20 Sep 2004 Full inspection

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 64%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 8%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 108
Maths 108

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 2.9
Writing 0.7
Maths 2.6

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Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

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Reception admissions, 2026 entry

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 50 2
Third Preference 45 0
From another Local Authority 3 1

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Places and pupil numbers

In 2024–25 Devonshire Primary School had 653 pupils for 660 places. 7 places (1.1%) were unfilled.

Pupils and places

Reception intake in the “Sutton - Central Primary” planning area

Sutton counted 537 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 410 in 2029–30, down 24%.

201020112012201320142015201620172018201920212022202320242025
Places 419419509509540660660660660660660660660660660
Pupils 410404445505539566601627656657629628652655653
Unfilled 2.1%3.6%12.6%0.8%0.2%14.2%8.9%5.0%0.6%0.5%4.7%4.8%1.2%0.8%1.1%

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Devonshire Primary School attended 95.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 8.9% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

20142015201620172018201920212022202320242025
Authorised absence 4.0%4.6%3.9%4.0%3.7%3.6%2.8%4.3%5.2%4.3%3.9%
Unauthorised absence 0.8%0.5%0.4%0.5%0.7%0.8%0.5%1.1%1.1%1.0%0.8%
Severely absent pupils 0.2%0.2%0.0%0.4%0.0%0.2%0.2%0.5%0.5%0.8%0.7%

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.1% of pupils at Devonshire Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

2010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Suspensions per 100 pupils 0.20.90.60.41.23.41.14.92.31.70.61.02.03.12.80.1
Permanent exclusions 0000000010000100

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Devonshire Primary School had 21.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 3.3% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

2011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Pupils per adult 14.014.112.612.912.711.811.812.512.112.012.312.112.111.811.311.7
Teachers who left state teaching 0.0%0.0%6.2%9.1%3.8%3.4%13.9%3.4%3.3%6.6%0.0%3.3%10.5%3.4%3.3%–
Teachers who took any sick leave 52.0%41.9%43.3%53.3%40.5%66.7%60.6%62.5%60.6%–66.7%83.8%67.5%68.6%84.2%–
Sick days per teacher 1.32.22.43.71.52.57.33.83.3–6.66.93.05.14.7–

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 18.7% of pupils at Devonshire Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.6% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

SEN support EHC plan
Speech, language and communication needs 51 2
Social, emotional and mental health 26 0
Moderate learning difficulty 22 0
Specific learning difficulty 16 1
Autistic spectrum disorder 3 8
Other difficulty or disability 6 0
Physical disability 3 0

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Devonshire Primary School received £7,220 and spent £7,356 for each of its 665 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £508,000 (£763 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

20192020202120222023202420252026
Revenue reserve £253,000£305,000£334,000£340,000£553,000£613,000£598,000£508,000
per pupil £369£464£512£526£833£922£898£763
In-year balance £71,000£52,000£30,000£5,000£214,000£60,000-£15,000-£91,000
per pupil £104£79£46£8£322£90-£23-£136

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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0.31 miles
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0.45 miles
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0.51 miles
Sutton High School GDST
0.57 miles
Sutton Grammar School
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St Philomena's Catholic High School for Girls
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1.14 miles
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Nonsuch High School for Girls
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1.81 miles
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What is Devonshire Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Devonshire Primary School is Good, from an inspection in March 2025.

When was Devonshire Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Devonshire Primary School was last inspected in March 2025.

How many pupils does Devonshire Primary School have?

Devonshire Primary School has 678 pupils on roll.

What age range does Devonshire Primary School cover?

Devonshire Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Devonshire Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 64% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Devonshire Primary School?

Devonshire Primary School is at Devonshire Avenue, Sutton, Surrey, SM2 5JL.

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