These rankings provide parents with a clearer insight into where students excelled in the 2023-24 academic year.
The rankings also reveal the borough’s impressive achievements, even as pupils faced challenges from earlier Covid-19 disruptions, which affected both individual learning and schools differently.
Across England, 61% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths during the 2023-24 academic year.
Sutton outshone the national average, with 72% of pupils reaching this benchmark.
Here’s a look at the top primary schools in Sutton, based on the latest data from the Department for Education.
1. Cheam Fields Primary Academy
Leading the rankings is Cheam Fields Primary Academy, where an impressive 87% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths.
2. Cheam Common Junior Academy and Westbourne Primary School
In joint second place are Cheam Common Junior Academy and Westbourne Primary School, with a score of 86%.
4. Cheam Park Farm Primary Academy and Manor Park Primary Academy
In joint fourth place is Cheam Park Farm Primary Academy and Manor Park Primary Academy, with 85% of pupils achieving the expected level.
6. Beddington Park Academy
In sixth place is Beddington Park Academy where 84% of pupils met the expected level.
7. Brookfield Primary Academy and St Elphege’s Roman Catholic Junior School
Sharing seventh place is Brookfield Primary Academy and St Elphege’s Roman Catholic Junior School where 83% of pupils achieved the standard.
9. St Mary’s Roman Catholic Junior School
In ninth place is St Mary’s Roman Catholic Junior School where 82% of pupils met the standard.
10. Barrow Hedges Primary School
Ending our list of the top primary schools in Croydon is Barrow Hedges Primary School where 81% of pupils met the standard.
