Sytchampton Endowed Primary School

Sytchampton Endowed Primary School is a small voluntary aided primary school that has improved significantly since its previous inspection, moving from requires improvement to being graded good in all key areas. Pupils are proud to attend, feel safe and respected, behave well, and benefit from an ambitious, well-sequenced curriculum designed for mixed-age classes. Reading is a clear priority, including phonics in the early years, and pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities are well supported by trained staff. Staff know pupils and families well, safeguarding is effective, and leaders and governors have an accurate view of the school. The main areas for further development concern how well the curriculum is delivered for every pupil. While most pupils learn well, the work some teachers provide does not consistently help pupils meet the ambitious aims of the curriculum or deepen their knowledge, meaning some do not reach the very high standards they are capable of. The school’s enrichment offer is also not yet ambitious or well designed enough, so pupils do not have sufficient meaningful opportunities to broaden their horizons.

Strengths

• Pupils are proud, enthusiastic and feel safe at school.
• Behaviour is good in lessons and during break and lunchtimes.
• The curriculum is ambitious and well sequenced for mixed-age classes.
• Reading is prioritised, with effective phonics and support for early readers.
• Pupils with SEND are well supported through adapted teaching and staff training.
• Staff build strong relationships with pupils and families.
• Personal development helps pupils understand safety, healthy relationships and diversity.
• Leaders are ambitious and governors are well informed.
• Staff workload is considered in school improvement decisions.
• Safeguarding arrangements are effective.
• Writing outcomes are strong across curriculum areas.

Areas for Improvement

• The work some teachers provide does not help some pupils achieve the ambitious aims of the curriculum.
• Some pupils do not have opportunities to deepen their knowledge and reach the very high standards they are capable of.
• The enrichment programme is not yet ambitious or well designed enough.
• Pupils do not have enough meaningful opportunities to broaden their horizons.

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 Sytchampton Endowed Primary School attended 95.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 7.7% 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 Sytchampton Endowed 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 Sytchampton Endowed Primary School had 14.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 17.9% 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, 10.3% of pupils at Sytchampton Endowed Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 9.0% 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 Sytchampton Endowed Primary School received £10,357 and spent £10,360 for each of its 78 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £1,000 (£7 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 Sytchampton Endowed Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Sytchampton Endowed Primary School is Good, from an inspection in July 2025.

When was Sytchampton Endowed Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Sytchampton Endowed Primary School was last inspected in July 2025.

How many pupils does Sytchampton Endowed Primary School have?

Sytchampton Endowed Primary School has 78 pupils on roll.

What age range does Sytchampton Endowed Primary School cover?

Sytchampton Endowed Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 77% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Sytchampton Endowed Primary School?

Sytchampton Endowed Primary School is at Sytchampton, Stourport-on-Severn, Worcestershire, DY13 9SX.