Carew Academy
Special schoolCarew Academy is a special school in Sutton, for pupils aged 5 to 18. It had 272 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Outstanding (overall), January 2020, before the school changed
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 15 January 2020
- Overall effectiveness
- Outstanding
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Carew Academy was 1.8, against 57.9 in Sutton and 46.2 in England.
0% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Sutton | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | Does not apply to this school | 72% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | Does not apply to this school | 20% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | Does not apply to this school | 108 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | Does not apply to this school | 108 | 105 |
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | Sutton | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 1.8 | 57.9 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 65.9% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 79.2% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 33 | – | – |
- Carew Academy teaches pupils with needs that most schools' pupils do not have, often in very small year groups, so its results are not a fair comparison with mainstream schools. They are not shown on the map.
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- High View Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met. 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)500 m
- The Link SchoolSpecial. Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade510 m
- Harris Primary Academy Purley WayPrimary. Standards maintained, April 2025. 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)520 m
- Wilson's SchoolSecondary. Outstanding (overall), September 2022. Attainment 8 of 86.8 (2025/26, provisional)730 m
- St Elphege's RC Junior SchoolPrimary. School remains Outstanding, September 20211 km
- St Elphege's RC Infants' SchoolPrimary. Outstanding (overall), June 2024, before the school changed1 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Sutton
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).