Shorts Road, Carshalton, Surrey SM5 2PB
10 reasons to choose St Mary's Roman Catholic Junior School, Carshalton
Main point of differentiation
St Mary’s Roman Catholic Junior School, Carshalton is one of the best state primary schools in Sutton, with a Schoolsmith Score® of 67. (read the area review here)
School fundamentals
St Mary’s Roman Catholic Junior School, Carshalton is a state junior school for boys and girls (40%/60%) between the ages of 7 and 11 years. It is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided faith school. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2020) inspection.
Average class size
St Mary’s Roman Catholic Junior School, Carshalton has three classes per year, and an average class size of 30 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that St Mary’s Roman Catholic Junior School, Carshalton ranks in the top 20% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, the school achieves above average scores for pupil progress.
The St Mary's Roman Catholic Junior School, Carshalton curriculum
School curriculum emphasises Catholic social morality and also includes PSHE, French. There is topic-based and thematic teaching for some foundation subjects. There may be an occasional extra-curricular academic or hobby club.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups and visiting speakers.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with specialist teaching for music.
Sport at St Mary's Roman Catholic Junior School, Carshalton
School offers PE and up to 10 seasonal sports. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at St Mary's Roman Catholic Junior School, Carshalton
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There may be some occasional extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Out of school hours care from 8.00am to 6.00pm provided by an external contractor.
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