Farnham Green Primary School

Farnham Green Primary School has demonstrated a commendable performance in its first Ofsted inspection, achieving a 'Good' rating across all key areas. The school is seen as a welcoming environment where pupils feel safe, respected, and enthusiastic about learning. The leadership has shown strong commitment to nurturing a positive school culture, with a significant emphasis on high expectations for all students, including those with special educational needs and disadvantaged backgrounds. Leaders have begun introducing improvements across various subjects to enhance the learning experience further, though challenges remain in certain areas of the curriculum. While the overall atmosphere is positive and the quality of education is generally good, there are some concerns regarding lesson delivery in specific year groups, particularly in Years 3 and 4 where the progression of learning could be clearer. Feedback from some parents suggests that communication regarding their concerns could be more prompt, which may impact their confidence in the school. Nonetheless, the leadership's awareness of such issues and their proactive approach to improvement signals a promising future for the school.

Strengths

• Pupils feel safe and happy at school.
• High expectations from leaders and staff.
• Strong support for SEND and disadvantaged pupils.
• Exciting and engaging lessons across all year groups.
• Lovely display of students' work around the school.
• Effective phonics teaching leading to good reading outcomes.
• Positive behaviour and polite interactions among pupils.
• Strong leadership with support from trustees and governors.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent work quality and explanations in Years 3 and 4.
• Limited opportunities for Reception and Year 1 pupils to practice phonics in writing.
• Curriculum planning is less effective in geography, music, and design technology.
• Delayed communication with parents regarding concerns.

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 Farnham Green Primary School attended 93.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 21.5% 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, 1.4% of pupils at Farnham Green 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 Farnham Green Primary School had 18.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2023–24, 37.5% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 17.1%).

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, 16.3% of pupils at Farnham Green Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.1% 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 Farnham Green Primary School received £7,542 and spent £8,422 for each of its 370 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £942,000 (£2,545 per pupil).

Across all 2 schools of Strive4 Academy Trust, income was £6,765 and spending £7,455 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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Farnham Green Primary School is part of Strive4 Academy Trust, which runs 2 schools. The nearest others:

• Ray Lodge Primary School Woodford Green

What is Farnham Green Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Farnham Green Primary School is Good, from an inspection in July 2025.

When was Farnham Green Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Farnham Green Primary School was last inspected in July 2025.

How many pupils does Farnham Green Primary School have?

Farnham Green Primary School has 350 pupils on roll.

What age range does Farnham Green Primary School cover?

Farnham Green Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 80% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Farnham Green Primary School?

Farnham Green Primary School is at Royal Close, Seven Kings, Ilford, Essex, IG3 8UY.