SCHOOL PROFILE

High View Primary School

Primary Foundation school URN 102971
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 444 Published school capacity
Capacity used 98.6% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest inspection

10 February 2026
Latest published outcome Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Strong standard
Curriculum & teaching Expected standard
Achievement Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour Expected standard
Personal development Strong standard
Leadership & governance Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

10 June 2021
Ungraded inspection School remains Good
Published 22 July 2021
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Foundation school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Sutton
Trust Sutton Education Trust
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 438 434 full-time · 4 part-time
Female pupils 224 51.1% of pupils
Male pupils 214 48.9% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

11.6%
13.2 pts below England
School 11.6%
Sutton 16.2%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

27.2%
6.9 pts above England
School 27.2%
Sutton 34.2%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

5.7%
4.7 pts above England
School 5.7%
Sutton 1.5%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
48.4%
212
Any other Asian background
11.2%
49
Indian
10.0%
44
African
5.9%
26
Pakistani
3.9%
17
White and Black Caribbean
3.9%
17
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 15.8% 69 of 438 pupils
5.1 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 15.8%
Sutton 17.3%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 12.3% 54 pupils
England 14.8% 2.5 pts below
EHC plans 3.4% 15 pupils
England 6.0% 2.6 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 28
Social, emotional & mental health 18
Autistic spectrum disorder 13
Moderate learning difficulty 9
No specialist assessment yet 1

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

65.0% 4.6 pts above England
School 65.0%
Sutton 65.3%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

82.0%

8.2 pts above England

School 82.0%
Sutton 75.7%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

70.0%

0.3 pts below England

School 70.0%
Sutton 70.7%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

78.0%

6.0 pts above England

School 78.0%
Sutton 75.3%
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

4.19%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.02 pts lower than England
School 4.19%
Sutton 6.01%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

8.03%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

7.78 pts lower than England
School 8.03%
Sutton 15.08%
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%
Sutton 1.60%
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

98.6% 10.5 pts above England
High View Primary School
98.6%
Sutton
95.9%
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