St Ignatius Catholic Primary School
Green Street, Sunbury on Thames, TW16 6QG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- ASCENSION CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ms Hanorah Murphy
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Westminster
- Constituency
- Spelthorne
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 410
- URN
- 149287
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01932785396
About this school
St Ignatius Catholic Primary School is a Roman Catholic primary academy in Sunbury on Thames. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 410 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 60 | 63 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 70% | 78% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 15% | 22% |
| Expected standard in reading | 77% | 90% |
| Expected standard in maths | 77% | 84% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 82% | 81% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 108.0 |
Trends over time
How St Ignatius Catholic Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Surrey average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 61.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 70% | 62.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 78% | 62.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 414 |
| 2023/24 | 415 |
| 2024/25 | 413 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Ignatius Catholic Primary School compares
St Ignatius Catholic Primary School ranked 33rd of 205 primary schools in Surrey for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 84% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 78% | 4.5% | 15% | 410 | — |
| Springfield Primary School | 59% | 4.7% | 29.1% | 484 | 0.3 miles |
| Hawkedale Primary School | 57% | 3.4% | 10.2% | 206 | 0.5 miles |
| Chennestone Primary School | 72% | 4.3% | 15.8% | 282 | 0.5 miles |
| Kenyngton Manor Primary School | 63% | 5.5% | 39.7% | 432 | 0.8 miles |
| Beauclerc Infant and Nursery School | — | 7.5% | 8% | 85 | 0.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 15.01%
- English as an additional language
- 37.5%
- Overall absence
- 4.52%
- Persistent absence
- 8.96%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Springfield Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Sunbury-on-Thames
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Hawkedale Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Sunbury on Thames
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Chennestone Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Sunbury-on-Thames
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Kenyngton Manor Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Sunbury-on-Thames
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Beauclerc Infant and Nursery School0.8 miles
Primary · Sunbury-on-Thames
Other schools in Sunbury on Thames
- Hawkedale Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does St Ignatius Catholic Primary School teach?
- St Ignatius Catholic Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Sunbury on Thames.
- Who is the headteacher of St Ignatius Catholic Primary School?
- The headteacher of St Ignatius Catholic Primary School is Ms Hanorah Murphy, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Ignatius Catholic Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Ignatius Catholic Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is St Ignatius Catholic Primary School?
- St Ignatius Catholic Primary School has 410 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is St Ignatius Catholic Primary School full?
- St Ignatius Catholic Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 410 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is St Ignatius Catholic Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. St Ignatius Catholic Primary School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Westminster.
- Does St Ignatius Catholic Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St Ignatius Catholic Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs St Ignatius Catholic Primary School?
- St Ignatius Catholic Primary School is part of ASCENSION CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have St Ignatius Catholic Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 70% in 2023/24 and 78% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Ignatius Catholic Primary School rank locally?
- St Ignatius Catholic Primary School ranked 33rd of 205 primary schools in Surrey for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 84% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Ignatius Catholic Primary School's absence rate?
- St Ignatius Catholic Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Ignatius Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Ignatius Catholic Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 10 July 2026.