St Mary's RC Infants School
Voluntary aided primary school in Carshalton (Sutton).
Ofsted
Good
last graded, 2023
Early years (EYFS)
Outstanding
Ofsted, Sep 2023
Attendance rate
96.2%
▲ 1pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
22.5
▲ 1.8 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
1.8%
▼ 23pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
SEN support
12.3%
▼ 3pp England 2025/26: 15.4%
2025/26
Capacity
88%
284 / 322 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Teacher turnover
18.5%
▲ 4pp England 2024/25: 14.5% (primary schools)
2024/25
Who runs this school
iGet Information about Schools (DfE), via WhatSchool, record last changed 29-06-2026.- Maintained by
- Sutton (local council)
- Type of school
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Admissions authority
- School governing body
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Southwark
- Federation
- Not part of a federation
- Trust
- Not part of an academy trust
On Governance Register
iGovernors: Get Information about Schools governance data, as held on Governance Register. School counts: Get Information about Schools, extract of 24 Oct 2026.- 10 governors are listed for this school on Governance Register. See the Overview.
- Sutton has 72 schools on the register, including 15 council-maintained primary schools. See them all.
What this means
- Funding
- Funded by the local council from the government's school funding. The governing body pays part of the cost of building work.
- Staff and buildings
- The governing body employs the staff. The land and buildings are usually owned by a charity, often a religious body.
- Admissions
- The governing body is the admissions authority and sets the admissions policy, with applications usually coordinated by the local council.
- Governance
- A governing body, in which foundation governors are in the majority, runs the school.
General explanation of how this type of school works in England, not a statement about this school. See GOV.UK types of school.