School profile
Carew Academy
33 Headley Avenue, Wallington, SM6 8NQ
Overview
Carew Academy is a special / send school (free schools special) in Wallington, London, for pupils aged 5–18. This summary is generated only from official structured fields.
School details
- Official establishment type
- Free schools special
- Establishment group
- Free Schools
- Age range
- Ages 5–18
- Gender of entry
- Mixed
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Sixth form
- Yes
- School capacity
- 276
- Pupils on roll
- 272
- URN
- 143672
Admissions
- Local authority
- Sutton
- Academy trust or group
- ORCHARD HILL COLLEGE ACADEMY TRUST
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Official inspection data
Ofsted inspections
Inspection information published by Ofsted, shown in Ofsted's own words.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 15 January 2020 · Published 16 February 2020
Original education inspection framework (September 2019 to August 2024)
This inspection relates to a predecessor school, Carew Academy. It is not a judgement about the school under its current identity.
Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
This is a historical Ofsted judgement given under the previous inspection framework. It is not a School Nest rating.
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding was effective
- Yes
- Sixth form provision (where applicable)
- Outstanding
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Source: Ofsted · Inspections and outcomes. Official Ofsted page for this school
Location
- Address
- 33 Headley Avenue, Wallington, SM6 8NQ
- Local authority
- Sutton
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