Culvers House Primary School

Culvers House Primary School at a glance

Located in Mitcham, Sutton, Culvers House Primary School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a foundation school. The school educates roughly 410 pupils aged 3 to 11. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' at its most recent inspection. 75% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 12.0 percentage points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 13% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 108 in reading and 108 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 17% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Culvers House Primary School their first choice was offered one of its 59 Reception places. In 2026 the furthest child offered a place lived 1.12 miles from the school in a straight line, according to the council's published allocation figures; the distance changes every year with demand. Overall pupil absence was 6.1%. There are about 20.7 pupils per teacher. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. 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.