Summerside Primary Academy

Summerside Primary Academy is performing well overall, achieving a 'Good' rating in all inspected areas. The school fosters a positive environment where pupils feel safe and are encouraged to be respectful and conduct themselves well. Notably, the school provides excellent support for deaf pupils, ensuring that inclusion is at the heart of its operations. Leaders and staff are committed to aiding all pupils in reaching their full potential, particularly in areas like English and mathematics where pupils excel. However, the limited variety of enrichment activities could be an area for further development.

Strengths

• Strong provision for deaf pupils
• Inclusive ethos promoting respect for diversity
• Effective teaching of phonics
• Pupils demonstrate good behavior and attitudes
• Support for special educational needs is effective
• Pupils achieve well in reading, writing, and mathematics
• Engaging curriculum with well-planned foundation subjects

Areas for Improvement

• Some staff need more training in teaching phonics
• Teachers lack secure subject knowledge in music and some foundation subjects
• Limited range of enrichment activities available for pupils

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 Summerside Primary Academy attended 94.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 18.7% 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, 1.0% of pupils at Summerside Primary Academy 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 Summerside Primary Academy had 20.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 17.9% 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, 24.3% of pupils at Summerside Primary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 10.3% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has resourced provision with 11 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 2024–25 Summerside Primary Academy received £9,226 and spent £8,572 for each of its 393 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £90,000 (£228 per pupil).

Across all 65 schools of Reach2 Academy Trust, income was £7,346 and spending £7,105 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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Summerside Primary Academy is part of Reach2 Academy Trust, which runs 65 schools. The nearest others:

• Chapel End Junior Academy London
• The Woodside Primary Academy London
• Chigwell Primary Academy Chigwell
• Tidemill Academy London
• Dorothy Barley Junior Academy Dagenham
• Water Lane Primary Academy Harlow
• Concordia Academy Romford
• St Mark's Church of England Primary Academy London
• Robert Fitzroy Academy Croydon
• Pemberley Academy Harlow

What is Summerside Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Summerside Primary Academy is Good, from an inspection in April 2025.

When was Summerside Primary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Summerside Primary Academy was last inspected in April 2025.

How many pupils does Summerside Primary Academy have?

Summerside Primary Academy has 370 pupils on roll.

What age range does Summerside Primary Academy cover?

Summerside Primary Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Summerside Primary Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 69% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Summerside Primary Academy?

Summerside Primary Academy is at Crossway, Finchley, London, N12 0QU.