The Stonebridge School

The Stonebridge School currently requires improvement overall, with notable strengths in behavior and early years provision. While pupils enjoy attending and benefit from the positive social environment fostered by strong relationships among peers and staff, academic expectations in the curriculum are not consistently met. Despite the high priority given to reading, there are concerns about the academic achievement across various subjects, particularly in mathematics. The school has faced challenges such as changes in leadership and curriculum strategies, which have impacted its performance since the last inspection.

Strengths

• Pupils enjoy attending the school and value the lessons and enrichment activities.
• Leaders have high expectations for pupils' behavior, creating a respectful learning environment.
• Teaching of reading is prioritised, with staff well trained in the phonics programme.
• The early years curriculum is ambitious and well-implemented, preparing children effectively for Year 1.
• Strong subject expertise in some areas like writing and PE resulting in better pupil understanding.

Areas for Improvement

• Expectations for pupils' academic achievement are not high enough.
• Curriculum planning and implementation have not been clear or consistent across many subjects.
• Some leaders lack subject-specific expertise affecting curriculum delivery.
• Inconsistent approaches to embedding key knowledge for long-term retention among pupils.
• Inequalities in participation opportunities for pupils, particularly those with SEND and from disadvantaged backgrounds.

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 The Stonebridge School attended 92.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 23.8% 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, 2.8% of pupils at The Stonebridge 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 The Stonebridge School had 31.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 37.6% 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, 20.0% of pupils at The Stonebridge School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.9% 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 The Stonebridge School received £9,484 and spent £8,347 for each of its 335 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £312,000 (£932 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 The Stonebridge School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for The Stonebridge School is Requires Improvement, from an inspection in October 2023.

When was The Stonebridge School last inspected by Ofsted?

The Stonebridge School was last inspected in October 2023.

How many pupils does The Stonebridge School have?

The Stonebridge School has 335 pupils on roll.

What age range does The Stonebridge School cover?

The Stonebridge School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are The Stonebridge School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 49% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is The Stonebridge School?

The Stonebridge School is at Shakespeare Avenue, London, NW10 8NG.