OFSTED
28 April 2026
Latest inspection
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
12 October 2021
Graded inspection
Good
Published
29 November 2021
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Kensington and Chelsea
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
338
328 full-time ·
10 part-time
Female pupils
154
45.6% of pupils
Male pupils
184
54.4% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
31.1 pts
above England
School
55.9%
Kensington and Chelsea
20.3%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
6.6 pts
above England
School
26.9%
Kensington and Chelsea
24.7%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Kensington and Chelsea
0.2%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
20.1%
68
Any other ethnic group
14.5%
49
African
11.8%
40
Unclassified
11.8%
40
Any other Mixed background
9.8%
33
White and Black Caribbean
9.5%
32
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
37.9%
128 of
338 pupils
17.0 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
11.3 pts
above
England
6.0%
5.8 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
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
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
54.0%
6.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
68.0%
Reading
5.8 pts below England
School
68.0%
Kensington and Chelsea
79.3%
London
78.2%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
68.0%
Writing
2.3 pts below England
School
68.0%
Kensington and Chelsea
77.0%
London
75.1%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
70.0%
Maths
2.0 pts below England
School
70.0%
Kensington and Chelsea
78.7%
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
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
8.03%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.81 pts
higher than
England
School
8.03%
Kensington and Chelsea
6.79%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
27.04%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
11.23 pts
higher than
England
School
27.04%
Kensington and Chelsea
19.29%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.83%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.03 pts
higher than
England
School
2.83%
Kensington and Chelsea
1.82%
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
91.4%
3.2 pts
above England
Barlby Primary School
91.4%
Kensington and Chelsea
83.0%
London
85.9%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.