Sundridge Primary School

Sundridge Primary School has shown significant improvement since its last inspection, moving from a requires improvement grade to good across all areas evaluated. The school provides a welcoming environment where pupils are engaged and motivated to learn, with a strong emphasis on reading and phonics that helps all students make good progress. There is a clear commitment to inclusion, ensuring that pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities receive appropriate support. The positive culture within the school promotes good behaviour and relationships, while the leadership is proactive in involving students and staff in decision-making. However, the school is still addressing some curriculum areas that require further development, particularly in ensuring that all subjects have clearly defined knowledge and skills for pupils to acquire over time.

Strengths

• Warm welcoming environment that supports pupil engagement.
• Strong emphasis on reading and phonics leading to good progress.
• Inclusivity and effective support for pupils with SEND.
• Positive behaviour and relationships among pupils and staff.
• Opportunities for pupils to contribute to the school community.

Areas for Improvement

• Some foundation subjects lack clearly defined key knowledge.
• Inconsistent challenge for most-able pupils.
• Insufficient analysis of attendance data and barriers to participation.

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 Sundridge Primary School attended 94.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 12.3% 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, 1.2% of pupils at Sundridge 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 Sundridge Primary School had 14.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% 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, 27.0% of pupils at Sundridge Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.4% 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 Sundridge Primary School received £9,660 and spent £10,014 for each of its 148 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £31,000 (-£212 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 Sundridge Primary School's Ofsted rating?

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

When was Sundridge Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Sundridge Primary School was last inspected in September 2024.

How many pupils does Sundridge Primary School have?

Sundridge Primary School has 148 pupils on roll.

What age range does Sundridge Primary School cover?

Sundridge Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

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

In 2025, 43% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Sundridge Primary School?

Sundridge Primary School is at Sundridge Road, Kingstanding, Birmingham, West Midlands, B44 9NY.