Side by side
St Mary's RC Junior School and Victor Seymour Infants' School
The published facts for both schools, each with its source. Where a school or the government has not published something, the cell says so. We do not name a winner.
What differs
- St Mary's RC Junior School takes ages 7 to 11; Victor Seymour Infants' School takes ages 3 to 7.
- The two schools are 0.4 miles apart in a straight line.
Facts side by side
| Fact | St Mary's RC Junior School | Victor Seymour Infants' School |
|---|---|---|
| The basics | ||
| Type | State-funded: Voluntary aided school DfE register | State-funded: Academy converter DfE register |
| Ages | 7 to 11 DfE register | 3 to 7 DfE register |
| Gender | Mixed DfE register | Mixed DfE register |
| Pupils | 361 DfE register | 326 DfE register |
| Religious character | Roman Catholic DfE register | Not published |
| Borough | Sutton DfE register | Sutton DfE register |
| Boarding | No DfE register | No DfE register |
| Admissions for 2027 | ||
| Next deadline to apply or register | 15 January 2027 (open) school or council page | 15 January 2027 (open) school or council page |
| Applications and places, last round | Not published | 107 first preferences for 90 places DfE, September 2026 entry |
| Cost | ||
| Published day fees | No tuition fees (state-funded) | No tuition fees (state-funded) |
| Inspection | ||
| Latest inspection | Ofsted ungraded inspection, 19 March 2025: Improved significantly Ofsted | Ofsted ungraded inspection, 12 March 2025: Standards maintained Ofsted |
| Results | ||
| Key stage 2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 71% (2024/25) DfE | Not published |
| Pupils | ||
| Eligible for free school meals | 6.4% DfE register | 11.6% DfE register |
| English as an additional language | 35.4% school census 2024/25 | 28.4% school census 2024/25 |
| Receiving SEN support | 17.1% school census 2024/25 | 4.6% school census 2024/25 |
| Pupils per teacher | 24.8 DfE workforce census | 21 DfE workforce census |
| Overall absence | 3.6% DfE, 2024/25 | 5% DfE, 2024/25 |
DfE register: Get Information About Schools, daily extract as at 7 October 2026. Other sources are named in each cell; every figure links to its source on the school's own page.
Shaded cells differ between the two schools. A blank is not a weakness: it means the figure has not been published, or does not apply to that type of school. Fees and results are not comparable between state and independent schools.