Starks Field Primary School

Starks Field Primary School is performing well overall, with an overall effectiveness rating of good. The school fosters a friendly and inclusive environment where pupils feel respected and safe. Relationships between staff and pupils are strong, contributing to a calm atmosphere conducive to learning. The curriculum is ambitious and well-designed to meet the needs of all pupils, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). However, some areas of the curriculum are newer, which has led to occasional gaps in knowledge, particularly in how pupils revisit and recap what they have learned.

Strengths

• Pupils describe the school as friendly and inclusive.
• There is a calm and orderly atmosphere around the school.
• Staff understand and effectively support pupils with SEND.
• Leaders broaden pupils' experiences with trips and university visits.
• Teachers provide numerous opportunities for early reading and writing.

Areas for Improvement

• Some subjects lack opportunities for pupils to regularly practice and revisit key knowledge.

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 Starks Field Primary School attended 93.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 23.6% 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, 1.6% of pupils at Starks Field 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 Starks Field Primary School had 18.0 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, 39.0% of pupils at Starks Field Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 14.4% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has resourced provision with 8 pupils.

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 Starks Field Primary School received £11,433 and spent £11,267 for each of its 185 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £162,000 (-£875 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 Starks Field Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Starks Field Primary School is Good, from an inspection in September 2023.

When was Starks Field Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Starks Field Primary School was last inspected in September 2023.

How many pupils does Starks Field Primary School have?

Starks Field Primary School has 187 pupils on roll.

What age range does Starks Field Primary School cover?

Starks Field Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 37% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Starks Field Primary School?

Starks Field Primary School is at 167 Church Street, Edmonton, London, N9 9SJ.