Brettenham Primary School

Brettenham Primary School is performing well, achieving a 'Good' rating across most inspection areas with 'Outstanding' early years provision. The school fosters a harmonious environment where pupils are engaged, polite, and respectful. High expectations from staff and a strong emphasis on reading contribute to the overall positive learning experience. While the school has shown ambition and high standards for its pupils, it has identified areas for improvement, particularly regarding the support for those with special educational needs and the consistent delivery of the curriculum in some subjects.

Strengths

• Pupils enjoy coming to school and demonstrate high levels of respect.
• Strong emphasis on reading with daily read-aloud sessions and library visits.
• Well-structured curriculum that builds sequential learning.
• Outstanding early years provision that engages children effectively.
• Pupils with responsibilities, such as librarians and mental health ambassadors, show leadership skills.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent support for pupils with SEND, affecting their achievement.
• Gaps in knowledge due to uneven curriculum delivery in some subjects.

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 Brettenham Primary School attended 94.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 13.9% 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 Brettenham 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 Brettenham Primary School had 21.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 21.9% 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, 14.6% of pupils at Brettenham Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.2% 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 Brettenham Primary School received £7,241 and spent £7,337 for each of its 408 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £200,000 (-£490 per pupil).

Across all 6 schools of Children First Academy Trust, income was £8,269 and spending £8,121 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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Brettenham Primary School is part of Children First Academy Trust, which runs 7 schools. The nearest others:

• Fleecefield Primary School London
• Raynham Primary School London
• Eldon Primary School London
• Wilbury Primary School London
• Galliard Primary School London
• Honilands Primary School London

What is Brettenham Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Brettenham Primary School is Good, from an inspection in October 2023.

When was Brettenham Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Brettenham Primary School was last inspected in October 2023.

How many pupils does Brettenham Primary School have?

Brettenham Primary School has 410 pupils on roll.

What age range does Brettenham Primary School cover?

Brettenham Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 72% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Brettenham Primary School?

Brettenham Primary School is at Brettenham Road, London, N18 2ET.