Avenue Primary Academy

Avenue Primary Academy is performing exceptionally well overall, having been judged as outstanding in all inspected areas during its first inspection under its new academy status. The school's commitment to fostering an environment where pupils are encouraged to excel, both academically and personally, is evident through its strong values and supportive relationships between staff and students. With a robust curriculum focused on literacy and numeracy, pupils demonstrate high levels of engagement and motivation, contributing to their impressive academic achievements.

Strengths

• Exceptional pupil behaviour and attitudes towards learning.
• Strong emphasis on reading and literacy development.
• Ambitious and well-structured curriculum.
• Highly effective support for pupils with special educational needs.
• Strong, nurturing relationships between staff and pupils.

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 Avenue Primary Academy attended 95.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 8.1% 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, 0.4% of pupils at Avenue Primary Academy 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 Avenue Primary Academy had 18.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 9.2% 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, 7.5% of pupils at Avenue Primary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 13.8% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has a SEN unit with 118 pupils.

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 2024–25 Avenue Primary Academy received £8,618 and spent £8,318 for each of its 1,021 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £581,000 (£569 per pupil).

Across all 5 schools of Cirrus Primary Academy Trust, income was £7,916 and spending £7,778 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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Avenue Primary Academy is part of Cirrus Primary Academy Trust, which runs 5 schools. The nearest others:

• Barrow Hedges Primary School Carshalton
• Stanley Park Infants School Carshalton
• Rushy Meadow Primary Academy Carshalton
• Wallington Primary Academy Wallington

What is Avenue Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Avenue Primary Academy is Outstanding, from an inspection in March 2024.

When was Avenue Primary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Avenue Primary Academy was last inspected in March 2024.

How many pupils does Avenue Primary Academy have?

Avenue Primary Academy has 1,057 pupils on roll.

What age range does Avenue Primary Academy cover?

Avenue Primary Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Avenue Primary Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 63% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Avenue Primary Academy?

Avenue Primary Academy is at Avenue Road, Belmont, Sutton, Surrey, SM2 6JE.