Sudbury Primary School

Sudbury Primary School continues to perform well, maintaining its status as a good school since its last inspection in July 2017. Pupils are proud of their school, exhibit commendable behavior, and are supported by a curriculum that is broad, ambitious, and well-structured. Leaders have made significant strides in prioritizing early reading, equipping teachers with training and resources to improve reading fluency among younger pupils. Overall, the school fosters a positive learning environment while ensuring that pupils feel safe and respected.

Strengths

• Pupils exhibit pride in their school and behave well.
• The curriculum is broad, ambitious, and well-sequenced.
• Effective prioritization of early reading with a new program.
• Pupils with SEND receive tailored support and adaptations.
• Positive relationships between staff and pupils foster trust.
• Encouragement of pupils' wider development through responsibilities.

Areas for Improvement

• Some staff in key stage 2 have not received training on the new phonics programme.
• Teaching activities in some subjects do not consistently match the ambition of the curriculum.

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 Sudbury Primary School attended 95.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 11.8% 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, 0.0% of pupils at Sudbury 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 Sudbury Primary School had 19.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 15.7% 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, 9.7% of pupils at Sudbury Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.3% 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 2024–25 Sudbury Primary School received £7,214 and spent £6,836 for each of its 894 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £1,116,000 (£1,249 per pupil).

Across all 2 schools of Chrysalis Multi Academy Trust, income was £7,796 and spending £7,600 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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Sudbury Primary School is part of Chrysalis Multi Academy Trust, which runs 4 schools. The nearest others:

• Mount Stewart Junior School Harrow
• Mount Stewart Infant School Harrow
• Claremont High School Harrow

What is Sudbury Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Sudbury Primary School is Good, from an inspection in July 2023.

When was Sudbury Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Sudbury Primary School was last inspected in July 2023.

How many pupils does Sudbury Primary School have?

Sudbury Primary School has 920 pupils on roll.

What age range does Sudbury Primary School cover?

Sudbury Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 76% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Sudbury Primary School?

Sudbury Primary School is at Watford Road, Wembley, HA0 3EY.