Muschamp Primary School and Language Opportunity Base

Foundation school·Primary school Carshalton, Sutton·SM5 2SE
Composite score
61.8
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#3,440
National rank
#772
In London
#22
In Sutton
Top 23%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
79%
% achieving higher RWM
9%
Reading average scaled score
108.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
106.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

New framework · Last inspection: 03/02/2026 · Read full report ↗

Achievement
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Inclusion
Expected standard
Safeguarding standards
Met
Early years
Expected standard

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
40 first choices, 43 places
First choices per place
0.93
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
122
any preference, for 43 places
Applications from another council area
4%
First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.02
00.511.5
1 per place
0.7920220.9620230.9120240.9120250.932026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Muschamp Primary School and Language Opportunity Base first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
3–11
Pupils on roll
614
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
27.0%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
30.0%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
12.4%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
9.3%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
5.5%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
14.9%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
20.9
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£9,473
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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Location

About Muschamp Primary School and Language Opportunity Base

Muschamp Primary School and Language Opportunity Base is a primary school in Carshalton, Sutton, classified by the DfE as a foundation school. Around 614 pupils aged 3 to 11 attend the school. The school holds a 'Requires improvement' judgement from Ofsted (February 2026). In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 79% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well above the national average of 61%. Results have held broadly steady on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 23% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 108 in reading and 106 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 9% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Muschamp Primary School and Language Opportunity Base was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 40 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 5.5%. There are about 20.9 pupils per teacher. If you are considering Muschamp Primary School and Language Opportunity Base, it may be worth asking how leaders have responded to Ofsted's findings and what has changed since the inspection. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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