Stanburn Primary School, Stanmore
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 5 years agoOverall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Stanburn Primary School has transformed into a welcoming community where pupils love learning and take pride in their school. Teachers provide valuable guidance to help children improve their work, and the school excels at supporting children with additional needs. The creative curriculum and specialist teaching in subjects like music create memorable learning experiences that motivate pupils to achieve their best.
Key Strengths
- Strong leadership that has successfully unified the school after merger and created a stable, positive culture
- Consistently good-quality teaching with particular strength in writing across all year groups
- Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and disadvantaged pupils, who make good progress
- Creative curriculum linked to enrichment activities and memorable experiences for pupils
- Effective safeguarding with robust systems that prioritise pupil well-being
Areas for Improvement
- Assessment systems need further development to set challenging targets consistently, especially in Reception and Year 1
- Middle-attaining and disadvantaged pupils need more support to make better progress in reading and mathematics
- Reading skills development needs strengthening, particularly in analysis, deduction and inference
- Mathematics teaching should include more investigation and problem-solving activities
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is effective with robust systems in place, regular staff training, thorough pre-appointment checks, and swift action to protect pupil welfare using external agencies when needed.
Extracurricular Activities
Specialist teaching in design technology and music, educational visits including residential trips, after-school sports activities, enrichment activities
Stanburn Primary School is a good school that has made a remarkable recovery following an amalgamation of two schools under new leadership. The school has established a clear vision based on 'learning without limits' with consistently good-quality teaching and positive pupil behaviour.
At a Glance
16.0%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 87% to 92%. Maths has remained stable at around 96%. Writing has remained stable at around 90%.
Class Sizes
28.2
Avg class size
28.9
Infant (KS1)
27.7
KS2
24
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
89%
Available places
694 pupils
780 capacity
86 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Stanmore
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Stanmore
Admissions Demand - Harrow
Places available
3,180
Applications
2,672
Got 1st preference
87.6%
Got preferred school
98.1%
Primary admissions across Harrow (2025/26)
Inspection History(5)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
5.07909%
Overall absence
13.28125%
Persistent absence
640
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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