What did Ofsted judge Sybourn Primary School's overall effectiveness to be?

Ofsted judged Sybourn Primary School's overall effectiveness as Outstanding at its inspection in June 2023, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend Sybourn Primary School?

Sybourn Primary School has 521 pupils on roll.

What ages does Sybourn Primary School take?

Sybourn Primary School admits pupils aged 2 to 11.

Where is Sybourn Primary School located?

Sybourn Primary School is located in London, E17 8HA, Waltham Forest.

How do I apply to Sybourn Primary School?

Sybourn Primary School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.

How are Reception places decided at Sybourn Primary School?

When Sybourn Primary School has more applications than places for 2026-27, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after children or previously looked after children — Looked after children or previously looked after children, as defined under Section 22 of the Children Act 1989, including previously looked after children who left care via adoption, special guardianship or child arrangements order, or were adopted from state care outside England and Wales; 2. Medical or social reasons or children 'at risk' — Medical or social reasons or children 'at risk' — applications only considered with supporting written statement from a doctor, social worker, psychologist or other relevant independent professional confirming exceptional, permanent or long-term medical or social need and that the named school is the only one that can meet it; 3. Siblings — A full, half, step, foster or adopted brother or sister, or the child of a parent/carer's partner, living at the same address and still attending the school at the time of admission of the child being applied for, and 2 further criteria. The school offers 90 places at this entry point.

What is the largest ethnic background at Sybourn Primary School?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 21.5% of pupils at Sybourn Primary School are recorded as White Other. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How places are decided at Sybourn Primary School

When there are more applications than places for 2026-27 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after children or previously looked after children — Looked after children or previously looked after children, as defined under Section 22 of the Children Act 1989, including previously looked after children who left care via adoption, special guardianship or child arrangements order, or were adopted from state care outside England and Wales.
2Medical or social reasons or children 'at risk' — Medical or social reasons or children 'at risk' — applications only considered with supporting written statement from a doctor, social worker, psychologist or other relevant independent professional confirming exceptional, permanent or long-term medical or social need and that the named school is the only one that can meet it.
3Siblings — A full, half, step, foster or adopted brother or sister, or the child of a parent/carer's partner, living at the same address and still attending the school at the time of admission of the child being applied for.
4School staff children — Children of school staff, full or part-time, where the staff member has been employed at the school for two or more years at the time of application, and/or is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.
5Distance — Distance (measured as per the local authority's home-to-school distance criteria applied for community and voluntary controlled schools).

Sybourn Primary School is named on page 14 of the brochure as an academy that 'follows the same criteria as a Waltham Forest community and/or voluntary controlled school', with the reader directed to pages 11–12 for the full criteria. The criteria text on pages 11–12 itself separately lists a set of community and voluntary controlled schools (e.g. Ainslie Wood Primary, Barn Croft Primary, etc.) which does not explicitly re-name Sybourn, but per the page 14 statement these same numbered priorities (1–5) are stated to apply to Sybourn Primary School. No school-specific PAN, tie-breaker, or faith requirement is printed for Sybourn in this document.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.

Sybourn Primary School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Sybourn Primary School's overall effectiveness to be?: Ofsted judged Sybourn Primary School's overall effectiveness as Outstanding at its inspection in June 2023, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Sybourn Primary School?: Sybourn Primary School has 521 pupils on roll.
What ages does Sybourn Primary School take?: Sybourn Primary School admits pupils aged 2 to 11.
Where is Sybourn Primary School located?: Sybourn Primary School is located in London, E17 8HA, Waltham Forest.
How do I apply to Sybourn Primary School?: Sybourn Primary School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.
How are Reception places decided at Sybourn Primary School?: When Sybourn Primary School has more applications than places for 2026-27, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after children or previously looked after children — Looked after children or previously looked after children, as defined under Section 22 of the Children Act 1989, including previously looked after children who left care via adoption, special guardianship or child arrangements order, or were adopted from state care outside England and Wales; 2. Medical or social reasons or children 'at risk' — Medical or social reasons or children 'at risk' — applications only considered with supporting written statement from a doctor, social worker, psychologist or other relevant independent professional confirming exceptional, permanent or long-term medical or social need and that the named school is the only one that can meet it; 3. Siblings — A full, half, step, foster or adopted brother or sister, or the child of a parent/carer's partner, living at the same address and still attending the school at the time of admission of the child being applied for, and 2 further criteria. The school offers 90 places at this entry point.
What is the largest ethnic background at Sybourn Primary School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 21.5% of pupils at Sybourn Primary School are recorded as White Other. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How places are decided at Sybourn Primary School

When there are more applications than places for 2026-27 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after children or previously looked after children — Looked after children or previously looked after children, as defined under Section 22 of the Children Act 1989, including previously looked after children who left care via adoption, special guardianship or child arrangements order, or were adopted from state care outside England and Wales.
2Medical or social reasons or children 'at risk' — Medical or social reasons or children 'at risk' — applications only considered with supporting written statement from a doctor, social worker, psychologist or other relevant independent professional confirming exceptional, permanent or long-term medical or social need and that the named school is the only one that can meet it.
3Siblings — A full, half, step, foster or adopted brother or sister, or the child of a parent/carer's partner, living at the same address and still attending the school at the time of admission of the child being applied for.
4School staff children — Children of school staff, full or part-time, where the staff member has been employed at the school for two or more years at the time of application, and/or is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.
5Distance — Distance (measured as per the local authority's home-to-school distance criteria applied for community and voluntary controlled schools).

Sybourn Primary School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Sybourn Primary School's overall effectiveness to be?: Ofsted judged Sybourn Primary School's overall effectiveness as Outstanding at its inspection in June 2023, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Sybourn Primary School?: Sybourn Primary School has 521 pupils on roll.
What ages does Sybourn Primary School take?: Sybourn Primary School admits pupils aged 2 to 11.
Where is Sybourn Primary School located?: Sybourn Primary School is located in London, E17 8HA, Waltham Forest.
How do I apply to Sybourn Primary School?: Sybourn Primary School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.
How are Reception places decided at Sybourn Primary School?: When Sybourn Primary School has more applications than places for 2026-27, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after children or previously looked after children — Looked after children or previously looked after children, as defined under Section 22 of the Children Act 1989, including previously looked after children who left care via adoption, special guardianship or child arrangements order, or were adopted from state care outside England and Wales; 2. Medical or social reasons or children 'at risk' — Medical or social reasons or children 'at risk' — applications only considered with supporting written statement from a doctor, social worker, psychologist or other relevant independent professional confirming exceptional, permanent or long-term medical or social need and that the named school is the only one that can meet it; 3. Siblings — A full, half, step, foster or adopted brother or sister, or the child of a parent/carer's partner, living at the same address and still attending the school at the time of admission of the child being applied for, and 2 further criteria. The school offers 90 places at this entry point.
What is the largest ethnic background at Sybourn Primary School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 21.5% of pupils at Sybourn Primary School are recorded as White Other. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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