South Park Primary School

South Park Primary School demonstrates a good overall performance, ensuring pupils enjoy a vibrant education and feel safe and supported. The leadership has high aspirations for students, and teachers effectively address gaps in learning, particularly for those who join mid-year or have special educational needs. The curriculum is generally well-structured, providing various enriching experiences through trips and diverse subjects. However, some areas of the curriculum require refinement to ensure continuity and progression in learning, which the school is actively working to address.

Strengths

• Pupils show respect and support for each other
• The school fosters a positive environment where pupils feel happy and safe
• There is strong support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities
• The curriculum is rich and varied, enhancing learning through trips and specialized subjects
• The early reading curriculum is ambitious and effectively tailored to pupil needs

Areas for Improvement

• Attendance remains low for some pupils, affecting their learning
• Curriculum delivery in a few subjects lacks focus on progressive knowledge building

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 South Park Primary School attended 91.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 32.1% 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, 0.5% of pupils at South Park 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 South Park Primary School had 19.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 19.4% 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, 13.9% of pupils at South Park Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.9% 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 South Park Primary School received £7,601 and spent £7,425 for each of its 581 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £283,000 (£488 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 South Park Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for South Park Primary School is Good, from an inspection in March 2024.

When was South Park Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

South Park Primary School was last inspected in March 2024.

How many pupils does South Park Primary School have?

South Park Primary School has 592 pupils on roll.

What age range does South Park Primary School cover?

South Park Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 68% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is South Park Primary School?

South Park Primary School is at Water Lane, Seven Kings, Ilford, Essex, IG3 9HF.