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Summerside Primary Academy

Primary · London · N12 0QU

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Good

Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system

This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.

Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 26 November 2019

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At a glance

370 pupils · 88% of 420 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy sponsor led
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
33.1% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
75.6% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
23.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
7% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
www.summersideprimaryacademy.co.uk
URN
144653

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 16 families named it first for 27 Reception places, 0.59 first choices per place. We hold 10 Reception admissions rounds for it, 2014 to 2026; none was decided by a published distance. Ofsted last graded it Good on 26 November 2019, under the framework used before November 2025. 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

0.59 first-choice applications per place

27 places offered · 16 first-choice applications · usually has places

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. The council did not publish a cutoff distance for 2026 entry.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

The council did not publish a cutoff distance for 2026 entry.

Cutoff by admission criterion (2014 entry)

Living outside defined area
0.532 miles

2014 is the most recent year we hold a cutoff for this school. It describes that year, not 2026.

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

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
69%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
13%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
106
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
107
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 school69%
Median of its 12 closest peers55.5%
Barnet average73%
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
Rolls Crescent Primary SchoolManchester · 155 miles awayExpected standard64%
Norwood Green Junior SchoolSouthall · 12 miles awayGood63%
Bevois Town Primary SchoolSouthampton · 71 miles awayGood53%
Crane Park Primary SchoolFeltham · 15 miles awayGood (2016)76%
Greenhill AcademyOldham · 156 miles awayGood48%
Chapel End Junior AcademyLondon · 7 miles awayGood73%
Houndsfield Primary SchoolLondon · 5 miles awayGood63%
Staincliffe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior SchoolBatley · 158 miles awayGood49%
West Ham Church Primary SchoolLondon · 9 miles awayExpected standard42%
Norwich Road AcademyThetford · 68 miles awayGood58%
Stanley Road Primary SchoolOldham · 156 miles awayGood53%
Irk Valley Community SchoolManchester · 157 miles awayGood46%

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

Special educational needs

Needs this school records that it caters for, in the order it lists them.

Provision type: Resourced provision.

Resourced provision
12 of 12 places taken full, or over capacity

Unit places come from the school census and describe the position when it was taken, not today. Confirm with the local authority before relying on them.

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

Any other White background 26% (Barnet 24%, England 7%) · Any other ethnic group 17% (Barnet 13%, England 3%) · White British 10% (Barnet 26%, England 60%) · Black African 9% (Barnet 7%, England 5%) · Asian Indian 9% (Barnet 4%, England 4%) · Any other Mixed background 7% (Barnet 6%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Black African 4% (Barnet 2%, England 1%) · Asian Chinese 3% (Barnet 2%, England 1%) · Asian Bangladeshi 3% (Barnet 1%, England 2%) · Asian Pakistani 2% (Barnet 2%, England 5%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Barnet 3%, England 2%) · Any other Asian background 2% (Barnet 5%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 2% (Barnet 2%, England 2%) · Not recorded 2% (Barnet 3%, England 1%) · Black Caribbean 1% (Barnet 1%, 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)
13.6%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

1.49 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Barnet: 0.85 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
20.5
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

82% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 18% 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)

47.4% of teachers took sickness absence, 4.7 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 £53,580; 15% 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£8,097
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 77% (77%) · premises 6% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 11% (8%) · supplies and services 7% (9%) · educational supplies 2% (4%) · bought-in professional services 3% (2%) · catering 7% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £0; in-year balance +£423,000

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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 higher33.9%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications22.3%18.1%
In managerial or professional work26.9%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways28.1%18.1%
Residents in very good health46.4%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier38.9%62.3%
Social housing41.9%17.1%
Privately rented18.5%20.5%
Detached houses5.4%22.9%
Flats24.4%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms10.4%21.1%
Households with no car or van31.5%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01000315 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£500,000367 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£352,500–£742,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (12)£953,000
Semi-detached (77)£800,000
Terraced (94)£703,000
Flat (184)£355,000

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
0an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
6an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
35an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
6an 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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