Beddington Infants' School

Beddington Infants' School is performing well overall, with an overall effectiveness rated as good. The school demonstrates notable strengths in the personal development and behaviour of its pupils, which are rated as outstanding. Pupils thrive in a nurturing environment where staff maintain professional relationships, and they are encouraged to support each other's learning, showcasing a strong sense of community and collaboration. Almost every aspect of the school's operations reflects good teaching practices, particularly in reading and mathematics, where leaders have effectively instilled a love for learning.

Strengths

• Outstanding behaviour and attitudes of pupils.
• Strong emphasis on personal development opportunities.
• Effective phonics and reading instruction.
• Excellent support for pupils with special educational needs.
• Dedicated and skilled leadership and management.
• Rich extracurricular clubs available to all pupils.

Areas for Improvement

• Some subjects lack fully identified and sequenced important knowledge in Year 1 and Year 2.

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 Beddington Infants' School attended 93.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 14.9% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

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, 0.0% of pupils at Beddington Infants' School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

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 Beddington Infants' School had 22.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 31.7% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

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, 20.6% of pupils at Beddington Infants' School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.2% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

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 Beddington Infants' School received £7,245 and spent £7,094 for each of its 265 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £155,000 (£584 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

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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Beddington Infants' School is part of Sutton Education Trust, which runs 6 schools. The nearest others:

• Sherwood Foundation School Wallington
• High View Primary School Wallington
• Culvers House Primary School Mitcham
• Muschamp Primary School and Language Opportunity Base Carshalton
• Dorchester Primary School Worcester Park

What is Beddington Infants' School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Beddington Infants' School is Good, from an inspection in September 2023.

When was Beddington Infants' School last inspected by Ofsted?

Beddington Infants' School was last inspected in September 2023.

How many pupils does Beddington Infants' School have?

Beddington Infants' School has 277 pupils on roll.

What age range does Beddington Infants' School cover?

Beddington Infants' School for pupils aged 2 to 7.

Where is Beddington Infants' School?

Beddington Infants' School is at Croydon Road, Wallington, Surrey, SM6 7LF.