SCHOOL PROFILE

Oxford Gardens Primary School

Primary Community school URN 100485
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 420 Published school capacity
Capacity used 53.8% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

7 March 2023
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Outstanding
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Good
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

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 226 226 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 109 48.2% of pupils
Male pupils 117 51.8% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

61.5%
36.7 pts above England
School 61.5%
Kensington and Chelsea 20.3%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

32.3%
12.0 pts above England
School 32.3%
Kensington and Chelsea 24.7%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Kensington and Chelsea 0.2%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

Any other ethnic group
18.1%
41
Any other Mixed background
16.4%
37
White British
15.9%
36
African
12.4%
28
Any other White background
7.1%
16
Caribbean
5.8%
13
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 30.1% 68 of 226 pupils
9.3 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 30.1%
Kensington and Chelsea 19.8%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 18.6% 42 pupils
England 14.8% 3.8 pts above
EHC plans 11.5% 26 pupils
England 6.0% 5.5 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder 25
Social, emotional & mental health 20
Speech, language & communication 13
No specialist assessment yet 4
Specific learning difficulty 3
Moderate learning difficulty 2

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

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

52.0% 8.4 pts below England
School 52.0%
Kensington and Chelsea 70.0%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

60.0%

13.8 pts below England

School 60.0%
Kensington and Chelsea 79.3%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

76.0%

5.7 pts above England

School 76.0%
Kensington and Chelsea 77.0%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

72.0%

In line with England

School 72.0%
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

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

9.05%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.83 pts higher than England
School 9.05%
Kensington and Chelsea 6.79%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

28.34%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

12.53 pts higher than England
School 28.34%
Kensington and Chelsea 19.29%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.07%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.73 pts lower than England
School 1.07%
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

53.8% 34.4 pts below England
Oxford Gardens Primary School
53.8%
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.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information