William Torbitt Primary School

William Torbitt Primary is performing well overall, with an overall effectiveness rated as good. Pupils enjoy a supportive and engaging learning environment where they feel safe and are encouraged to build positive relationships with both staff and peers. The school has high ambitions for all pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), and offers a broad curriculum that is carefully sequenced. Positive behaviors and attitudes are evident, contributing to a calm and orderly school environment. Additionally, personal development is a notable strength of the school, with a rich array of extracurricular activities available for students. While the school demonstrates many strengths, there are areas for improvement, particularly in the delivery of the curriculum across some subjects, where inconsistencies in teaching methods can hinder the depth of knowledge gained. Leaders are aware of these challenges and are focusing on enhancing staff expertise to ensure consistency in educational delivery. This is the school's first inspection since the pandemic, allowing inspectors to consider the impact of recent disruptions in their evaluation.

Strengths

• Pupils build positive relationships with staff and each other.
• The school has a calm and orderly environment.
• High ambitions for all pupils, including those with SEND.
• Broad and ambitious curriculum that is carefully sequenced.
• Strong emphasis on early reading and phonics support.
• Effective support for pupils' learning needs.
• Diversity and inclusion are integrated into the curriculum.
• Pupils' personal development is a significant strength.
• A wide range of enriching extracurricular activities offered.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistency in curriculum delivery across some subjects.
• Some teaching lacks precision in ensuring pupils' prior knowledge is considered.

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 William Torbitt Primary School attended 94.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 16.0% 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, 0.6% of pupils at William Torbitt 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 William Torbitt Primary School had 19.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 11.0% 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, 10.6% of pupils at William Torbitt Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.9% 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 William Torbitt Primary School received £8,526 and spent £8,389 for each of its 484 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £188,000 (£389 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 William Torbitt Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for William Torbitt Primary School is Good, from an inspection in September 2024.

When was William Torbitt Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

William Torbitt Primary School was last inspected in September 2024.

How many pupils does William Torbitt Primary School have?

William Torbitt Primary School has 491 pupils on roll.

What age range does William Torbitt Primary School cover?

William Torbitt Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 64% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is William Torbitt Primary School?

William Torbitt Primary School is at Eastern Avenue, Newbury Park, Ilford, Essex, IG2 7SS.