Green Wrythe Primary School

About Green Wrythe Primary School

Green Wrythe Primary School sits in a local authority where the average Key Stage 2 expected standard in reading, writing and maths sits at 69 per cent. The school itself achieves 59 per cent on that same measure, placing it below the Sutton average and ranking it 28th out of 33 primary schools in the borough. That puts it in the bottom half of schools locally and nationally, with a national percentile of around 59. The gap is worth noting, but the picture is more nuanced when you look at individual subjects. In reading, 74 per cent of pupils reach the expected standard and half achieve the higher standard — both figures that compare well against the school’s own overall average. Maths and writing expected rates are closer to the school’s headline figure, at 65 per cent and 62 per cent respectively. So while the combined headline lags behind the LA norm, reading performance in particular stands out as a relative strength.

The school’s most recent Ofsted inspection, in 2023, rated it Good across every category: overall effectiveness, quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. That’s a consistent set of Good grades, and it matches the rating from its previous inspection in 2018, which also awarded Good overall. In terms of academic outcomes, the average maths scaled score is 105 and the average reading scaled score is 109, both above the national benchmark of 100. However, the proportion of pupils reaching the higher standard in reading, writing and maths combined is just 3 per cent, which is low. The school’s Progress 8 scores are not available in the data, so it’s not possible to say how much value the school adds relative to pupils’ starting points. What is clear is that the school serves a community with above-average disadvantage: 39.3 per cent of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the national average.

Green Wrythe is a three-form entry primary with a nursery, and it is oversubscribed: for 30 places in the 2025/26 intake, there were 104 applications, with 32 first-preference applications and 29 first-preference offers. That gives an oversubscription ratio of 3.47, meaning the school is popular locally despite its middling league table position. Facilities include a library, playing fields, a sensory room, art studios and a chapel. The school offers a broad range of sports — tennis, athletics, dance, rounders, football, netball and cross country — plus clubs such as gardening, chess, coding and art club. Its SEND provisions are extensive, covering specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, speech and language needs, hearing impairment, physical disability, autistic spectrum disorder and social, emotional and mental health support, and it has a dedicated SEN unit. This is a school that may suit families who prioritise a strong SEND offer and a Good Ofsted rating over headline academic rankings, particularly those in the Sutton area looking for a genuinely inclusive primary with nursery provision.

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