Suttons Primary School, Hornchurch
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoOverall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Suttons Primary School excels at teaching creative writing with pupils producing impressive work across year groups. The school creates a friendly yet purposeful atmosphere where all children are fully included and thrive. Pupils develop excellent attitudes to learning, feel completely safe, and are well-prepared for life in modern Britain through strong teaching of spiritual, moral, social and cultural awareness.
Key Strengths
- Pupils' attainment in writing is particularly strong, with creative writing taught skilfully across subjects
- Teaching is consistently good with learning support assistants making valuable contributions to progress
- Behaviour is good with positive attitudes to learning; pupils feel extremely safe and have excellent understanding of how to stay safe
- Leaders and governors work well together to drive improvement with middle leaders actively checking subject effectiveness
- Early years provision is good with staff keeping careful records of children's achievements
Areas for Improvement
- Pupils often make spelling mistakes in common words and teachers do not always correct them quickly enough
- Marking in some classes does not consistently show pupils how to improve their work
- Not all teaching is outstanding yet; pupils occasionally become distracted if not fully engaged
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is effective and outstanding - the school's work to keep pupils safe and secure is outstanding, with all pupils feeling very safe and having excellent understanding of different types of bullying and e-safety.
Extracurricular Activities
School council, Play pals, ambassador roles, visits to St Paul's Cathedral and the Globe Theatre, annual National Gallery painting project, tennis, basketball, charity fundraising including Movember, e-safety training and cyber-bullying theatre workshop
Suttons Primary School is a good school where senior leaders have maintained educational quality since the previous inspection by continuing to improve teaching and achievement. All groups of pupils achieve well from their different starting points, with particularly strong attainment in writing.
At a Glance
12.6%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 87% to 83%. Maths has remained stable at around 92%. Writing has remained stable at around 81%.
Class Sizes
29.5
Avg class size
29.8
Infant (KS1)
29.8
KS2
15
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
103%
Over capacity
468 pupils
454 capacity
14 places over capacity
Area Demand Pressure - Hornchurch
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Hornchurch
Admissions Demand - Havering
Places available
3,462
Applications
3,096
Got 1st preference
89.8%
Got preferred school
98.4%
Primary admissions across Havering (2025/26)
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Pupil Absence2024/25
3.96188%
Overall absence
6.68449%
Persistent absence
374
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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