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Sydenham Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Community school

Calder Walk, Sydenham, Leamington Spa CV31 1SA · sydenhamprimaryschool.co.uk · 01926 339138

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected Apr 2025
Key stage 2, 2024/25
73%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Warwickshire 61%, England 62%
Demand for places
0.7
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
414
99% of 420 places
Local authority
Warwickshire
Nursery class
No
Free school meals
24.4%
First language not English
53.4%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 38 families put the school first and 53 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 42 (Places 55)42September 2023: 38 (Places 53)38September 2024: 54 (Places 58)54September 2025: 52 (Places 59)52September 2026: 38 (Places 53)38Places 53
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202653380.7100%
September 2025Sept 202559520.9100%
September 2024Sept 202458540.989%
September 2023Sept 202353380.7100%
September 2022Sept 202255420.8100%

Results

In 2024/25, 73% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 2% the higher standard. Across Warwickshire it was 61%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 67% (England 53%)67%2016/17: 83% (England 61%)83%2017/18: 63% (England 64%)63%2018/19: 54% (England 65%)54%2022/23: 62% (England 60%)62%2023/24: 67% (England 61%)67%2024/25: 73% (England 62%)73%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
▲73%62%
▼2%8%
Average scaled score
●107106
●107105
●107105

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Sydenham Primary School on 29 April 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
29 Apr 2025
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
Personal developmentOutstanding
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsOutstanding

Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Jan 2015

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Jan 2015Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    Early yearsOutstanding
  • Jan 2011Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    Early yearsGood

What parents said

86% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (98 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
86%
Replies
98
24% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school●88% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe●91% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▲88% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼80% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▲91% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲91% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▲91% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects●90% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▲94% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▲83% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲83% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 82% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲64% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 39% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼61% agreeEngland 67%

based on 28 parents (29%) with SEND

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