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Sudbury Primary School

Primary · Wembley · HA0 3EY

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 29 March 2023

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At a glance

920 pupils · 99% of 930 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
25.1% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
64.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
9.7% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
3.7% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
http://www.sudburyprimary.co.uk
URN
138608

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 103 families named it first for 115 Reception places, 0.90 first choices per place. We hold 7 Reception admissions rounds for it, 2018 to 2026; none was decided by a published distance. An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 29 March 2023 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 5.5% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.90 first-choice applications per place

115 places offered · 103 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. Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

Cutoff by admission criterion (2024 entry)

Catchment Area
857.2 m (≈0.53 mi)
Outside Catchment Area
1669.37 m (≈1.04 mi)
Sibling
4821.42 m (≈3.00 mi)

2024 is the most recent year we hold a cutoff for this school. It describes that year, not 2026.

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

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
76%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
14%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
107
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 school76%
Median of its 12 closest peers74.5%
Brent average69.2%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is in line with 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
Montem AcademySlough · 13 miles awayOutstanding79%
Lake Farm Park AcademyHayes · 6 miles awayGood77%
West Thornton Primary SchoolCroydon · 15 miles awayGood74%
Barclay Primary SchoolLondon · 14 miles awayExceptional87%
West Drayton AcademyWest Drayton · 7 miles awayNo current grade73%
River Bank Primary SchoolLuton · 24 miles awayGood78%
Chase Lane Primary SchoolLondon · 13 miles awayGood69%
Kings Road Primary SchoolManchester · 155 miles awayGood63%
Shireland Hall Primary AcademySmethwick · 94 miles awayStrong standard69%
Goodmayes Primary SchoolIlford · 19 miles awayGood75%
Cranford Park AcademyHayes · 6 miles awayGood73%
Barham Primary SchoolWembley · under 1 mile awayGood (2016)76%

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

Asian Indian 34% (Brent 19%, England 4%) · Any other ethnic group 17% (Brent 17%, England 3%) · Any other Asian background 15% (Brent 6%, England 2%) · Any other White background 8% (Brent 16%, England 7%) · Black African 8% (Brent 10%, England 5%) · Asian Pakistani 6% (Brent 5%, England 5%) · Any other Mixed background 3% (Brent 5%, England 3%) · Black Caribbean 2% (Brent 4%, England 1%) · White British 2% (Brent 9%, England 60%) · Not recorded 2% (Brent 1%, England 1%) · Asian Bangladeshi 1% (Brent 1%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Asian 1% (Brent 1%, England 2%) · Any other Black background 1% (Brent 2%, England 1%) · 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)
5.5%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
14.8%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

0.00 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
20.4
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

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

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

35.4% of teachers took sickness absence, 10 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 £58,060; 18.8% 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 (2024-25)

This school£6,630
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 79% (77%) · premises 4% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 10% (8%) · supplies and services 7% (9%) · educational supplies 2% (4%) · bought-in professional services 3% (2%) · catering 7% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £994,000; in-year balance +£454,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, 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 higher35.1%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications24.3%18.1%
In managerial or professional work21.9%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways25.6%18.1%
Residents in very good health48.2%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier36.4%62.3%
Social housing17.1%17.1%
Privately rented46.5%20.5%
Detached houses5.2%22.9%
Flats62%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms14.6%21.1%
Households with no car or van42.6%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01000608 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£502,500252 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£359,000–£636,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (25)£780,000
Semi-detached (78)£629,000
Terraced (63)£500,000
Flat (86)£326,000

Homes around this school are dearer than three quarters 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
4an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
14an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
62an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
7an 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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