Suffolks Primary School

Suffolks Primary School demonstrates a good overall performance with a strong commitment to the well-being and education of its students. Pupils feel valued and supported by the staff, which fosters a positive learning environment. The curriculum is well-structured, enabling pupils to build their knowledge effectively over time, and the school has made significant improvements in response to previous assessment results. Despite a few challenges in certain subject areas concerning vocabulary and assessment, students are generally achieving well, particularly those with special educational needs and/or disabilities who are well-supported by trained staff. Additionally, the school's early years provision lays a solid foundation for children's development, showcasing effective practices in promoting kindness and cooperation among young learners. The leadership team is dedicated to removing unnecessary workloads from staff, which contributes to a positive school culture and enables staff to focus on delivering quality education. Overall, the school has made commendable progress since its last inspection and continues to strive for improvement.

Strengths

• Pupils feel valued and welcomed.
• Strong staff support for children's emotional and academic needs.
• Well-planned curriculum that builds knowledge over time.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
• High expectations for pupils' language and vocabulary use.
• Positive relationships among pupils, fostering a cooperative environment.
• Teachers are well-trained with strong subject knowledge.

Areas for Improvement

• In some foundation subjects, checks on learning do not focus on essential content.
• Some subjects lack clarity on key vocabulary and concepts needed for future learning.

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 Suffolks Primary School attended 92.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 22.3% 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, 4.4% of pupils at Suffolks 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 Suffolks Primary School had 20.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 24.1% 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, 20.3% of pupils at Suffolks Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 19.2% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has a SEN unit with 2 pupils and resourced provision with 2 pupils.

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 Suffolks Primary School received £12,715 and spent £12,429 for each of its 178 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £123,000 (-£692 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 Suffolks Primary School's Ofsted rating?

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

When was Suffolks Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Suffolks Primary School was last inspected in September 2023.

How many pupils does Suffolks Primary School have?

Suffolks Primary School has 182 pupils on roll.

What age range does Suffolks Primary School cover?

Suffolks Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

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

In 2025, 32% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Suffolks Primary School?

Suffolks Primary School is at Brick Lane, Enfield, EN1 3PU.