Stanley Park Junior School

Stanley Park Junior School continues to demonstrate a solid performance, maintaining its status as a good school since its previous inspection. Pupils feel happy, safe, and well-supported, and they meet high expectations in their academic achievements, particularly in English and mathematics. The school has established a positive learning environment where pupils exhibit exemplary behavior and are actively engaged in their learning. Notably, there is a strong focus on leadership development among students, fostering confidence and responsibility within the school community.

Strengths

• Pupils achieve highly, especially in English and mathematics.
• The curriculum is well-ordered and ambitious, aligning with national standards.
• Pupils exhibit exemplary behavior and contribute positively to the learning environment.
• Effective support is provided for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
• Pupils show a genuine love of reading and enjoy daily reading activities.
• The school promotes strong parental engagement and community relationships.
• Staff feel supported and valued in their roles.

Areas for Improvement

• In some subjects, the curriculum does not clearly specify the significant knowledge pupils need to learn.

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 Stanley Park Junior School attended 96.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 6.9% 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, 0.8% of pupils at Stanley Park Junior 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 Stanley Park Junior School had 21.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 8.8% 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, 12.8% of pupils at Stanley Park Junior School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.3% 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 Stanley Park Junior School received £6,546 and spent £6,540 for each of its 368 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £218,000 (£592 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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What is Stanley Park Junior School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Stanley Park Junior School is Good, from an inspection in October 2023.

When was Stanley Park Junior School last inspected by Ofsted?

Stanley Park Junior School was last inspected in October 2023.

How many pupils does Stanley Park Junior School have?

Stanley Park Junior School has 368 pupils on roll.

What age range does Stanley Park Junior School cover?

Stanley Park Junior School for pupils aged 7 to 11.

What are Stanley Park Junior School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 70% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Stanley Park Junior School?

Stanley Park Junior School is at Stanley Park Road, Carshalton, Surrey, SM5 3JL.