Cypress Primary School

Cypress Primary School offers a commendable educational experience, ensuring that all pupils receive good care and attention while actively participating in their studies. The emphasis on reading and a rich variety of extracurricular activities, such as music and drama, highlights the school's commitment to fostering a comprehensive learning environment for pupils. With a well-structured early years program contributing to children's strong development, the school has successfully built a supportive community for both pupils and their families. Notably, this marks the school's first inspection, reflecting its recent establishment as part of the Pegasus Academy Trust.

Strengths

• Strong emphasis on reading as a cornerstone of the curriculum.
• Good early years provision that lays a solid foundation for learning.
• Effective inclusion of disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND.
• High staff morale supported by professional development opportunities.
• Positive relationships between staff and families that enhance support.
• Pupils engage in diverse activities that promote their personal development.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent planning in some subjects limits deeper understanding among pupils.
• Less effective connections between topics in foundation subjects compared to English and mathematics.

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 Cypress Primary School attended 95.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 9.4% 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 Cypress 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 Cypress Primary School had 20.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 19.2% 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, 15.6% of pupils at Cypress Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.9% 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 2024–25 Cypress Primary School received £7,496 and spent £7,309 for each of its 680 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £996,000 (£1,464 per pupil).

Across all 6 schools of The Pegasus Academy Trust, income was £7,845 and spending £7,573 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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Cypress Primary School is part of The Pegasus Academy Trust, which runs 6 schools. The nearest others:

• Beulah Infants' School London
• Whitehorse Manor Infant School Thornton Heath
• Whitehorse Manor Junior School Thornton Heath
• Ecclesbourne Primary School Thornton Heath
• Atwood Primary School South Croydon

What is Cypress Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Cypress Primary School is Good, from an inspection in February 2025.

When was Cypress Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Cypress Primary School was last inspected in February 2025.

How many pupils does Cypress Primary School have?

Cypress Primary School has 681 pupils on roll.

What age range does Cypress Primary School cover?

Cypress Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

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

In 2025, 57% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Cypress Primary School?

Cypress Primary School is at Cypress Road, London, SE25 4AU.