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Sinai Jewish Primary School

Primary · Harrow · HA3 9UD

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Outstanding

SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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Quality of education: OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes: OutstandingPersonal development: OutstandingLeadership & management: OutstandingSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 19 November 2024

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At a glance

658 pupils · 95% of 690 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Voluntary aided school
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Jewish
Free school meals
2.9% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
10.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
16.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
2.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
www.sinaischool.com/
URN
101549

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 87 families named it first for 89 Reception places, 0.98 first choices per place. We hold 7 Reception admissions rounds for it, 2018 to 2026; none was decided by a published distance. At its inspection on 19 November 2024 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Outstanding. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 3.4% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.98 first-choice applications per place

89 places offered · 87 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

Cutoff by admission criterion (2026 entry)

Children Attending Sinai's Nursery Rec Pp With A Compl And Valid Crp 2
8410.23 m (≈5.23 mi)
Children Attending Sinai's Nursery With A Compl And Valid Crp 2
11124.06 m (≈6.91 mi)
Other Children With A Completed And Valid Crp 2
8987.12 m (≈5.58 mi)
Siblings Of Pupils Attending With A Completed And Valid Crp 2
11876.75 m (≈7.38 mi)

Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

92 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
86%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
20%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
109
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
108
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school86%
Median of its 12 closest peers67%
Brent average69.2%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is ahead of the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Newfield Park Primary AcademyHalesowen · 97 miles awayGood75%
Brightside Primary SchoolBillericay · 30 miles awayNo current grade76%
Thorpe Hesley Primary SchoolRotherham · 138 miles awayOutstanding62%
Longfleet Church of England Primary SchoolPoole · 94 miles awayNo current grade60%
Brownlow Primary SchoolMelton Mowbray · 86 miles awayGood53%
Broadwater CofE Primary SchoolWorthing · 52 miles awayGood77%
Yesoiday Hatorah Girls AcademyManchester · 158 miles awayOutstanding70%
Saint James' Church of England Primary SchoolSouthampton · 64 miles awayGood64%
Bridge Farm Primary SchoolBristol · 99 miles awayGood72%
Gurnard Primary SchoolCowes · 72 miles awayGood62%
Westclyst Community Primary SchoolExeter · 149 miles awayOutstanding (2019)53%
Beis Yaakov Primary SchoolLondon · 1 miles awayNo current grade74%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 83% (Brent 9%, England 60%) · Any other White background 10% (Brent 16%, England 7%) · Any other Mixed background 5% (Brent 5%, England 3%) · Any other ethnic group 1% (Brent 17%, England 3%) · other groups together 1%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
3.4%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
5.9%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

1.09 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Brent: 1.25 suspensions and 0.00 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
19.4
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

84% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 11% moved to another state school · 5% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

53.3% of teachers took sickness absence, 4.5 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £53,938; 16.7% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£8,458
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 70% (76%) · premises 4% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 11% (8%) · supplies and services 6% (9%) · educational supplies 3% (4%) · bought-in professional services 1% (3%) · catering 7% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £15,827; in-year balance +£187,053

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
3/10more deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
3/10more deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher32.2%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications24.3%18.1%
In managerial or professional work20.7%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways30.4%18.1%
Residents in very good health48.4%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier19.8%62.3%
Social housing63.1%17.1%
Privately rented17.2%20.5%
Detached houses8.3%22.9%
Flats38.3%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms11.4%21.1%
Households with no car or van39.1%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01000484 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£625,000152 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£484,000–£706,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (11)£780,000
Semi-detached (81)£650,000
Terraced (27)£612,000
Flat (33)£305,000

Homes around this school are among the dearest tenth of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
0an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
1an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
18an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
2an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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