SCHOOL PROFILE

Sinai Jewish Primary School

Primary Voluntary aided school URN 101549
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 690 Published school capacity
Capacity used 95.4% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

19 November 2024
Latest published outcome Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes Outstanding
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Voluntary aided school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Jewish
Local authority Brent
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 658 658 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 330 50.2% of pupils
Male pupils 328 49.8% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

2.9%
21.9 pts below England
School 2.9%
Brent 25.4%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

14.6%
5.7 pts below England
School 14.6%
Brent 60.9%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Brent 0.3%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
83.1%
547
Any other White background
10.2%
67
Any other Mixed background
4.7%
31
Any other ethnic group
0.8%
5
Unclassified
0.3%
2
White and Black African
0.3%
2
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 18.5% 122 of 658 pupils
2.3 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 18.5%
Brent 18.0%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 14.7% 97 pupils
England 14.8% 0.0 pts below
EHC plans 3.8% 25 pupils
England 6.0% 2.2 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 35
No specialist assessment yet 30
Speech, language & communication 16
Specific learning difficulty 11
Autistic spectrum disorder 10
Other difficulty or disability 8

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

86.0% 25.6 pts above England
School 86.0%
Brent 64.9%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

93.0%

19.2 pts above England

School 93.0%
Brent 75.9%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

95.0%

24.7 pts above England

School 95.0%
Brent 71.9%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

90.0%

18.0 pts above England

School 90.0%
Brent 75.6%
London 77.7%
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

3.29%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.93 pts lower than England
School 3.29%
Brent 5.87%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

4.84%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

10.97 pts lower than England
School 4.84%
Brent 16.20%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
Brent 1.04%
London 1.67%
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

95.4% 7.2 pts above England
Sinai Jewish Primary School
95.4%
Brent
84.8%
London
85.9%
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