Temple Sutton Primary School

Temple Sutton Primary has demonstrated a good overall performance in various aspects of school life, notably in the quality of education, behavior and attitudes, and personal development. Pupils feel safe, happy, and well-supported, often participating in responsibilities that foster a sense of pride and community. The school has developed ambitious curriculum plans in most subjects, which allow for effective teaching and learning, although some subjects require further refinement to improve coherence and clarity of knowledge progression. With a supportive and collaborative environment bolstered by strong leadership, the school is well-positioned for continued improvement.

Strengths

• Pupils feel safe and happy in a caring environment.
• Good behavior and highly respectful relationships among pupils.
• Effective reading instruction leading to improved progress.
• Strong support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
• High expectations of behavior from adults.
• Pupils actively engage in school improvement initiatives.

Areas for Improvement

• Curriculum plans in a few subjects lack clarity on important knowledge.
• Teachers do not always have adequate information to assess learning effectively.

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 Temple Sutton Primary School attended 94.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 18.0% 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, 0.8% of pupils at Temple Sutton 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 Temple Sutton Primary School had 19.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 13.9% 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, 12.4% of pupils at Temple Sutton Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 8.6% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has a SEN unit with 12 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 Temple Sutton Primary School received £8,819 and spent £9,162 for each of its 660 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £107,000 (£162 per pupil).

Across all 13 schools of Learning in Harmony Multi Academy Trust, income was £11,402 and spending £11,631 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 Southend-On-Sea · Southend-on-Sea local authority: places and applications

Temple Sutton Primary School is part of Learning in Harmony Multi Academy Trust, which runs 13 schools. The nearest others:

• Greenways Primary School Southend-On-Sea
• Barons Court Primary School and Nursery Westcliff-On-Sea
• Blenheim Primary School Leigh-On-Sea
• Edwards Hall Primary School Leigh-On-Sea
• Sheringham Primary School London
• Hartley Primary School London
• Drew Primary School London
• Connaught Special School London
• Upton Cross Primary School London
• John F Kennedy Special School London

What is Temple Sutton Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Temple Sutton Primary School is Good, from an inspection in February 2023.

When was Temple Sutton Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Temple Sutton Primary School was last inspected in February 2023.

How many pupils does Temple Sutton Primary School have?

Temple Sutton Primary School has 619 pupils on roll.

What age range does Temple Sutton Primary School cover?

Temple Sutton Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 56% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Temple Sutton Primary School?

Temple Sutton Primary School is at Eastern Avenue, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS2 4BA.