Haseltine Primary School

Haseltine Primary School is performing well overall, achieving a good rating across several key areas. The school is characterized by a strong community spirit, with students displaying pride in their school and a positive attitude towards learning. The curriculum is well-planned, particularly in early years, leading to high achievement in foundational subjects like English and mathematics. However, there are some inconsistencies in the curriculum delivery for foundation subjects in Years 1 to 6, which need to be addressed to ensure all areas of learning meet the same high standards. Overall, the school's leadership and teaching staff are dedicated to fostering a supportive and inclusive environment that prioritizes student development and well-being.

Strengths

• Strong community spirit with pupils feeling proud to be part of the school.
• Well-planned curriculum that supports high achievement, particularly in early years.
• Consistently high expectations for pupil behaviour with rare instances of bullying.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
• Comprehensive personal development program that encourages respect and debate skills.
• Strong emphasis on teaching reading from an early age with effective support strategies.

Areas for Improvement

• Curricular thinking in some foundation subjects is less developed compared to others.
• Some teaching does not effectively build pupils' knowledge in less developed subjects.
• The sequencing of learning in certain subjects is not as clear, impacting retention of knowledge.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Haseltine Primary School attended 94.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 15.7% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Haseltine Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Haseltine Primary School had 20.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 6.4% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 18.7% of pupils at Haseltine Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.3% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Haseltine Primary School received £8,716 and spent £9,019 for each of its 378 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £476,000 (£1,260 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Haseltine Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Haseltine Primary School is Good, from an inspection in May 2023.

When was Haseltine Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Haseltine Primary School was last inspected in May 2023.

How many pupils does Haseltine Primary School have?

Haseltine Primary School has 385 pupils on roll.

What age range does Haseltine Primary School cover?

Haseltine Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Haseltine Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 65% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Haseltine Primary School?

Haseltine Primary School is at Haseltine Road, Bell Green, Lower Sydenham, London, SE26 5AD.