This month marks the start of the new 2024-2025 school term, and the first term to see a big change in how Ofsted will grade schools.
According to the government's website, single headline grades for schools will be removed "with immediate effect."
The goal is to “improve school standards and provide greater transparency for parents."
The government believes using just one grade to judge a school is too simple because it doesn't show how well the school is doing in all different areas.
We have compiled a list of the ratings of all of the primary schools in Sutton prior to the change as well as the date their most recent Ofsted report was published.
Outstanding:
Avenue Primary School – March 15, 2024
Barrow Hedges Primary School – September 26, 2023
Beddington Park Academy – November 20, 2023
Carew Academy – February 17, 2020
Cheam Park Farm Primary School – July 18, 2019
St Cecilia’s Catholic Primary School – January 24, 2024
St Elphege’s RC Infants’ School – July 17, 2024
St Elphege’s RC Junior School – November 11, 2021
Victor Seymour Infants’ School – November 7, 2019
Good:
Abbey Primary School – March 15, 2023
All Saints Benhilton CofE Primary School – July 30, 2019
All Saints Carshalton CofE Primary School – December 5, 2019
Bandon Hill Primary School – September 9, 2024
Beddington Infants’ School – September 27, 2023
Brookfield Primary Academy – September 9, 2024
Cheam Common Infants’ Academy – June 16, 2022
Cheam Common Junior Academy – March 20, 2024
Culvers House Primary School – July 5, 2023
Devonshire Primary School – June 17, 2019
Dorchester Primary School – March 23, 2023
Foresters Primary School – May 10, 2023
Green Wrythe Primary School – June 29, 2023
Greenholm School – January 30, 2023
Hackbridge Primary School – March 27, 2024
Harris Junior Academy Carshalton – September 18, 2019
High View Primary School – July 23, 2021
Holy Trinity CofE Junior School – September 18, 2023
Nonsuch Primary School – November 28, 2018
Robin Hood Infants’ School – May 19, 2022
Robin Hood Junior School – February 3, 2018
Rushy Meadow Primary School – January 20, 2020
Sherwood Park School – June 27, 2024
St Dunstan’s Cheam CofE Primary School – June 16, 2023
St Mary’s RC Infants School – November 14, 2023
St Mary’s RC Junior School – March 9, 2020
Stanley Park Infants School – February 7, 2023
Stanley Park Junior School – October 19, 2023
Tweeddale Primary School – February 12, 2019
Wallington Primary Academy – September 21, 2022
Wandle Valley Academy – December 20, 2023
Westbourne Primary School – May 19, 2023
Requires improvement:
Brookways School – March 17, 2023
Secretary of State for Education Bridget Phillipson said: “The need for Ofsted reform to drive high and rising standards for all our children in every school is overwhelmingly clear.
“The removal of headline grades is a generational reform and a landmark moment for children, parents, and teachers.
“Single headline grades are low information for parents and high stakes for schools.
“Parents deserve a much clearer, much broader picture of how schools are performing – that’s what our report cards will provide.
“This government will make inspection a more powerful, more transparent tool for driving school improvement.
“We promised change, and now we are delivering.”
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