Sybourn Primary School

Sybourn Primary School has demonstrated outstanding overall effectiveness in its recent inspection. The school has transitioned from a previous grade of 'Good' to 'Outstanding', following a first routine inspection since the COVID-19 pandemic. This inspection highlighted the school's commitment to providing high-quality education, fostering a safe and motivating environment, and its success in developing pupils' academic and personal skills. There is a strong emphasis on inclusive education, particularly for students with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), which contributes to their exceptional achievements across the board.

Strengths

• Leaders have high expectations for all pupils.
• Pupils demonstrate exemplary behaviour and attitudes.
• The curriculum is ambitious and highly developed.
• Exceptional support for students with SEND.
• Teachers exhibit excellent subject knowledge and teaching practices.
• Strong emphasis on reading from early years.
• Pupils have highly positive attitudes towards learning.
• There are ample opportunities for enrichment activities.

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 Sybourn Primary School attended 94.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 14.2% 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, 0.2% of pupils at Sybourn Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). One pupil was 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 Sybourn Primary School had 27.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 43.4% 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, 13.2% of pupils at Sybourn Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 6.7% 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 Sybourn Primary School received £9,042 and spent £9,496 for each of its 480 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £524,000 (£1,093 per pupil).

Across all 11 schools of Lion Academy Trust, income was £7,997 and spending £8,136 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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All schools in Waltham Forest · Waltham Forest local authority: places and applications

Sybourn Primary School is part of Lion Academy Trust, which runs 11 schools. The nearest others:

• Thomas Gamuel Primary School London
• Barclay Primary School London
• Brook House Primary School London
• Maple Grove Primary School Basildon
• Leigh Beck Junior School Canvey Island
• Limebrook Primary School and Nursery Maldon
• Warwick Academy Wellingborough
• Ruskin Infant School Wellingborough
• Ruskin Academy Wellingborough
• Olympic Primary Wellingborough

What is Sybourn Primary School's Ofsted rating?

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

When was Sybourn Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Sybourn Primary School was last inspected in July 2023.

How many pupils does Sybourn Primary School have?

Sybourn Primary School has 521 pupils on roll.

What age range does Sybourn Primary School cover?

Sybourn Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

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

In 2025, 79% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Sybourn Primary School?

Sybourn Primary School is at Sybourn Street, London, E17 8HA.