What did Ofsted judge Wood Field Primary School's quality of education to be?

Ofsted judged Wood Field Primary School's quality of education as Outstanding at its inspection in June 2025, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend Wood Field Primary School?

Wood Field Primary School has 604 pupils on roll.

What ages does Wood Field Primary School take?

Wood Field Primary School admits pupils aged 4 to 11.

Where is Wood Field Primary School located?

Wood Field Primary School is located in Carshalton, SM5 3HW, Sutton.

How do I apply to Wood Field Primary School?

Wood Field Primary School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.

How close do you need to live to get into Wood Field Primary School?

Distance did not decide places at Wood Field Primary School for 2026-27 (Reception): every applicant who applied on time was offered a place, so there was no cut-off distance. This changes year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.

How are Reception places decided at Wood Field Primary School?

When Wood Field Primary School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked After Children — Priority for Looked After Children or children who were Previously Looked After. A 'looked after child' or a child who was previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangements, or special guardianship order including those who appear to the admission authority to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Exceptional Medical/Social Needs — Priority for children who have an exceptional social and/or medical need. Children who have either medical or social grounds for admission to this school. This evidence must set out the particular reason why the child should attend this school rather than any other and show that this is the only suitable school to meet their stated needs, why no other local school could meet those needs and what the difficulties would be if the child had to attend any other local school; 3. Children of permanent members of staff — Priority for children of permanent members of staff of the school. Where; the member of staff has been employed at Wood Field Primary School for two or more consecutive years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made; or the member of staff has been recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage, and 2 further criteria. The school offers 60 places at this entry point. Tie-break: Where two or more applicants share priority for a place, the child to be offered a place will be selected by the drawing of lots. Lots will be drawn by a senior officer of the Greenshaw Learning Trust Shared Service who is independent of the school's admissions process.

What is the largest ethnic background at Wood Field Primary School?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 38.7% of pupils at Wood Field Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

Wood Field Primary School: Ofsted, Results & Catchment 2026

How close did you need to live?

Distance did not decide places here

Every applicant who applied on time was offered a place for 2026-27 (Reception), so there was no cut-off distance. This changes from year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.

How places were offered at Wood Field Primary School, year by year →

How places are decided at Wood Field Primary School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked After Children — Priority for Looked After Children or children who were Previously Looked After. A 'looked after child' or a child who was previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangements, or special guardianship order including those who appear to the admission authority to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.
2Exceptional Medical/Social Needs — Priority for children who have an exceptional social and/or medical need. Children who have either medical or social grounds for admission to this school. This evidence must set out the particular reason why the child should attend this school rather than any other and show that this is the only suitable school to meet their stated needs, why no other local school could meet those needs and what the difficulties would be if the child had to attend any other local school.
3Children of permanent members of staff — Priority for children of permanent members of staff of the school. Where; the member of staff has been employed at Wood Field Primary School for two or more consecutive years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made; or the member of staff has been recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.
4Siblings — Priority for children who will have a sibling attending the school at the time of admission. Sibling refers to brother or sister, half brother or sister, adopted brother or sister, foster brother or sister, stepbrother or sister, or the child of the parent's partner, as well as children who are brought together as a family by a same-sex civil partnership. In every case, the child must be living in the same family unit at the same address, Monday to Friday, at the time of the application. Siblings in Year 6 at the time of an application to start Reception will not qualify as a sibling.
5Distance — Any remaining places will be offered based on proximity of the child's home address to the school. Distances will be measured in a straight-line distance using the computerised system as specified by Sutton Council.

If two applications tie: Where two or more applicants share priority for a place, the child to be offered a place will be selected by the drawing of lots. Lots will be drawn by a senior officer of the Greenshaw Learning Trust Shared Service who is independent of the school's admissions process.

Children with an Education Health Care Plan that names the school will be allocated a place before other applicants are considered (not numbered as part of oversubscription criteria).

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.

Wood Field Primary School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Wood Field Primary School's quality of education to be?: Ofsted judged Wood Field Primary School's quality of education as Outstanding at its inspection in June 2025, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Wood Field Primary School?: Wood Field Primary School has 604 pupils on roll.
What ages does Wood Field Primary School take?: Wood Field Primary School admits pupils aged 4 to 11.
Where is Wood Field Primary School located?: Wood Field Primary School is located in Carshalton, SM5 3HW, Sutton.
How do I apply to Wood Field Primary School?: Wood Field Primary School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.
How close do you need to live to get into Wood Field Primary School?: Distance did not decide places at Wood Field Primary School for 2026-27 (Reception): every applicant who applied on time was offered a place, so there was no cut-off distance. This changes year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.
How are Reception places decided at Wood Field Primary School?: When Wood Field Primary School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked After Children — Priority for Looked After Children or children who were Previously Looked After. A 'looked after child' or a child who was previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangements, or special guardianship order including those who appear to the admission authority to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Exceptional Medical/Social Needs — Priority for children who have an exceptional social and/or medical need. Children who have either medical or social grounds for admission to this school. This evidence must set out the particular reason why the child should attend this school rather than any other and show that this is the only suitable school to meet their stated needs, why no other local school could meet those needs and what the difficulties would be if the child had to attend any other local school; 3. Children of permanent members of staff — Priority for children of permanent members of staff of the school. Where; the member of staff has been employed at Wood Field Primary School for two or more consecutive years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made; or the member of staff has been recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage, and 2 further criteria. The school offers 60 places at this entry point. Tie-break: Where two or more applicants share priority for a place, the child to be offered a place will be selected by the drawing of lots. Lots will be drawn by a senior officer of the Greenshaw Learning Trust Shared Service who is independent of the school's admissions process.
What is the largest ethnic background at Wood Field Primary School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 38.7% of pupils at Wood Field Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How places are decided at Wood Field Primary School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked After Children — Priority for Looked After Children or children who were Previously Looked After. A 'looked after child' or a child who was previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangements, or special guardianship order including those who appear to the admission authority to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.
2Exceptional Medical/Social Needs — Priority for children who have an exceptional social and/or medical need. Children who have either medical or social grounds for admission to this school. This evidence must set out the particular reason why the child should attend this school rather than any other and show that this is the only suitable school to meet their stated needs, why no other local school could meet those needs and what the difficulties would be if the child had to attend any other local school.
3Children of permanent members of staff — Priority for children of permanent members of staff of the school. Where; the member of staff has been employed at Wood Field Primary School for two or more consecutive years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made; or the member of staff has been recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.
4Siblings — Priority for children who will have a sibling attending the school at the time of admission. Sibling refers to brother or sister, half brother or sister, adopted brother or sister, foster brother or sister, stepbrother or sister, or the child of the parent's partner, as well as children who are brought together as a family by a same-sex civil partnership. In every case, the child must be living in the same family unit at the same address, Monday to Friday, at the time of the application. Siblings in Year 6 at the time of an application to start Reception will not qualify as a sibling.
5Distance — Any remaining places will be offered based on proximity of the child's home address to the school. Distances will be measured in a straight-line distance using the computerised system as specified by Sutton Council.

Children with an Education Health Care Plan that names the school will be allocated a place before other applicants are considered (not numbered as part of oversubscription criteria).

Wood Field Primary School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Wood Field Primary School's quality of education to be?: Ofsted judged Wood Field Primary School's quality of education as Outstanding at its inspection in June 2025, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Wood Field Primary School?: Wood Field Primary School has 604 pupils on roll.
What ages does Wood Field Primary School take?: Wood Field Primary School admits pupils aged 4 to 11.
Where is Wood Field Primary School located?: Wood Field Primary School is located in Carshalton, SM5 3HW, Sutton.
How do I apply to Wood Field Primary School?: Wood Field Primary School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.
How close do you need to live to get into Wood Field Primary School?: Distance did not decide places at Wood Field Primary School for 2026-27 (Reception): every applicant who applied on time was offered a place, so there was no cut-off distance. This changes year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.
How are Reception places decided at Wood Field Primary School?: When Wood Field Primary School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked After Children — Priority for Looked After Children or children who were Previously Looked After. A 'looked after child' or a child who was previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangements, or special guardianship order including those who appear to the admission authority to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Exceptional Medical/Social Needs — Priority for children who have an exceptional social and/or medical need. Children who have either medical or social grounds for admission to this school. This evidence must set out the particular reason why the child should attend this school rather than any other and show that this is the only suitable school to meet their stated needs, why no other local school could meet those needs and what the difficulties would be if the child had to attend any other local school; 3. Children of permanent members of staff — Priority for children of permanent members of staff of the school. Where; the member of staff has been employed at Wood Field Primary School for two or more consecutive years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made; or the member of staff has been recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage, and 2 further criteria. The school offers 60 places at this entry point. Tie-break: Where two or more applicants share priority for a place, the child to be offered a place will be selected by the drawing of lots. Lots will be drawn by a senior officer of the Greenshaw Learning Trust Shared Service who is independent of the school's admissions process.
What is the largest ethnic background at Wood Field Primary School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 38.7% of pupils at Wood Field Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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