Sunnyhill Primary School
Sunnyhill Primary School is a primary school in London for ages 3 to 11.
Practise what Sunnyhill Primary School is teaching this term
Daily maths in the order Sunnyhill Primary School teaches it, where its maps give one. English keeps to the usual order for their year. Start with a free five-minute class.
At a glance
- Type
- Community school, run by the council
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 402
- Who it's for
- Boys and girls
- Admissions
- Not selective
- Address
- Sunnyhill Road, London, SW16 2UW
- Phone
- 02087 694785
The school's websiteResults and performanceFull register entryMap
What Ofsted found
Full inspection, July 2024.
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- The quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
- Early years provision: Good
- Safeguarding: The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.
- Inspectors found behaviour is positive across the school and pupils know and follow the school rules.
- The report says that in some subjects, teachers do not routinely check pupils' understanding before moving on to new learning.
Our summary of Ofsted's report. Read the full reports on Ofsted's website. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
The school
- The school has a large outdoor space, a field and access to the Sunnyhill Nature Garden for forest school lessons.
- The school has a library with fiction and non-fiction available.
Source: Sunnyhill Primary School website; Sunnyhill Primary School website. Checked 11 November 2026.
How it teaches
- Sunnyhill uses the White Rose Maths scheme from Year 1 to Year 6.
- Sunnyhill teaches phonics using the Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised programme.
- Writing is taught using The Literacy Tree scheme, which places high quality children's literature at the heart of teaching and learning.
- Pupils do not get streamed or set by ability in maths and work in mixed groups.
- In EYFS and Key Stage 1 language learning is not compulsory, but children sing songs and count to 10 in Spanish.
- The curriculum is enriched by educational visits to London and the south east and by visitors into school.
- The school holds the Primary Science Quality Mark and Artsmark Gold.
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Music, sport and trips
- Children perform in termly class assemblies and end of year shows.
- Year 6 pupils showcase their performance skills in an end of year production.
Source: Sunnyhill Primary School website. Checked 11 November 2026.
Admissions
- Applications for a school place are made directly to the local authority in which you live.
- The nursery offers 15 full time places and 40 part-time places.
- Reception applications can be made from 1 September 2026 with a deadline of 15 January.
Source: Sunnyhill Primary School website. Checked 11 November 2026.
Nursery
- Working parents are entitled to 30 hours of government funded childcare a week.
Source: Sunnyhill Primary School website. Checked 11 November 2026.
Visiting
- Informal tours can be booked through the school office.
Source: Sunnyhill Primary School website. Checked 10 November 2026.
The school day and clubs
- Breakfast Club runs from 7:30am until 8:45am, Monday to Friday, for pupils from Nursery to Year 6.
- Extra-curricular clubs run from 3.15pm until 4pm and availability is checked on the School Gateway App.
- The school closes at 1.30pm on the last day of term.
- After School Care runs from 3:15pm until 6:30pm, Monday to Friday, with a hot meal provided.
Source: Sunnyhill Primary School website; Sunnyhill Primary School website. Checked 11 November 2026.
What each year learns
- Year 1 mathsWhite Rose Maths
- Year 2 mathsWhite Rose Maths
- Year 3 mathsWhite Rose Maths
- Year 4 mathsWhite Rose Maths
- Year 5 mathsWhite Rose Maths
- Year 6 mathsWhite Rose Maths
Grammar schools within 15 miles
- Wallington County Grammar SchoolBoys, Wallington, 4 miles. Sutton Selective Eligibility Test
- Wilson's SchoolBoys, Wallington, 5 miles. Sutton Selective Eligibility Test
- Sutton Grammar SchoolBoys, Sutton, 5 miles. Sutton Selective Eligibility Test
- Wallington High School for GirlsGirls, Wallington, 6 miles. Sutton Selective Eligibility Test
- Nonsuch High School for GirlsGirls, Sutton, 7 miles. Sutton Selective Eligibility Test
- Tiffin SchoolBoys, Kingston upon Thames, 8 miles
- The Tiffin Girls' SchoolGirls, Kingston upon Thames, 8 miles
- Newstead Wood SchoolGirls, Orpington, 9 miles. Newstead Wood Selection Test
- Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar SchoolSidcup, 10 miles. Bexley Selection Test
- Bexley Grammar SchoolWelling, 10 miles. Bexley Selection Test
- St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar SchoolBoys, Orpington, 11 miles. St Olave's Selective Entrance Test
- Townley Grammar SchoolGirls, Bexleyheath, 11 miles. Bexley Selection Test
School details: Get Information about Schools, Department for Education, URN 100585. Checked 9 November 2026.
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