SCHOOL PROFILE

Sydenham Primary School

Primary Community school URN 130868
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 420 Published school capacity
Capacity used 98.6% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

29 April 2025
Latest published outcome Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Outstanding
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Warwickshire
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 414 414 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 200 48.3% of pupils
Male pupils 214 51.7% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

24.4%
0.4 pts below England
School 24.4%
Warwick 15.1%
West Midlands 30.6%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

53.4%
33.1 pts above England
School 53.4%
Warwick 15.3%
West Midlands 22.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

1.7%
0.7 pts above England
School 1.7%
Warwick 0.9%
West Midlands 0.6%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
35.5%
147
Indian
30.9%
128
Any other White background
15.2%
63
Any other Mixed background
4.6%
19
Any other ethnic group
3.1%
13
Pakistani
3.1%
13
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 29.0% 120 of 414 pupils
8.2 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 29.0%
Warwick 19.4%
West Midlands 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 24.2% 100 pupils
England 14.8% 9.4 pts above
EHC plans 4.8% 20 pupils
England 6.0% 1.2 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Moderate learning difficulty 50
Speech, language & communication 44
Social, emotional & mental health 15
Autistic spectrum disorder 5
Hearing impairment 2
Other difficulty or disability 2

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

73.0% 12.6 pts above England
School 73.0%
Warwick 64.3%
West Midlands 60.0%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

92.0%

18.2 pts above England

School 92.0%
Warwick 79.7%
West Midlands 73.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

77.0%

6.7 pts above England

School 77.0%
Warwick 74.6%
West Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

90.0%

18.0 pts above England

School 90.0%
Warwick 77.0%
West Midlands 71.4%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

5.48%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.74 pts lower than England
School 5.48%
Warwick 5.60%
West Midlands 6.28%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

14.25%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

1.57 pts lower than England
School 14.25%
Warwick 12.76%
West Midlands 16.42%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.54%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.27 pts lower than England
School 0.54%
Warwick 1.84%
West Midlands 1.82%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

98.6% 10.4 pts above England
Sydenham Primary School
98.6%
Warwick
90.9%
West Midlands
91.3%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information