Norbury School

Norbury School is identified as a good school, continuing to foster a happy and vibrant learning environment where staff and pupils embody a strong ethos of care, respect, and inclusion. The school is noted for its strong leaders who have high ambitions for pupils and ensure that they progress well, irrespective of their starting points. The commitment from the staff and the positive behavior of the students contribute significantly to an engaging learning atmosphere. The recent curriculum changes aim to deepen subject knowledge across the board, particularly in early years, although staff have expressed that these changes come with increased workload, which leaders are addressing.

Strengths

• Commitment to high ambitions for every pupil
• Strong staff-pupil relationships contributing to a supportive environment
• Effective curriculum changes promoting in-depth learning
• Strong subject knowledge and training among teachers
• Prioritization of reading and phonics instruction
• Effective support systems for pupils with SEND
• Prominent emphasis on kindness and citizenship in the student body

Areas for Improvement

• Increased workload for some staff due to curriculum changes
• New governors require training to effectively support and challenge leaders

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 Norbury School attended 94.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 13.0% 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, 0.9% of pupils at Norbury 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 Norbury School had 21.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 19.5% 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, 10.5% of pupils at Norbury School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.1% 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 Norbury School received £7,714 and spent £7,837 for each of its 628 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £615,000 (£981 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 Norbury School's Ofsted rating?

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

When was Norbury School last inspected by Ofsted?

Norbury School was last inspected in May 2023.

How many pupils does Norbury School have?

Norbury School has 641 pupils on roll.

What age range does Norbury School cover?

Norbury School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Norbury School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 60% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Norbury School?

Norbury School is at Welldon Crescent, Harrow, Middlesex, HA1 1QQ.