SCHOOL PROFILE

Avondale Park Primary School

Primary Community school URN 100487
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 420 Published school capacity
Capacity used 68.6% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

7 June 2023
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
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 288 288 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 132 45.8% of pupils
Male pupils 156 54.2% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

48.6%
23.8 pts above England
School 48.6%
Kensington and Chelsea 20.3%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

66.3%
46.0 pts above England
School 66.3%
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
21.9%
63
African
14.6%
42
Any other Mixed background
14.2%
41
Any other White background
13.2%
38
White British
11.8%
34
Caribbean
5.9%
17
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 31.9% 92 of 288 pupils
11.1 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 31.9%
Kensington and Chelsea 19.8%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 25.7% 74 pupils
England 14.8% 10.9 pts above
EHC plans 6.3% 18 pupils
England 6.0% 0.2 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 57
Autistic spectrum disorder 24
Moderate learning difficulty 6
Social, emotional & mental health 3
No specialist assessment yet 1
Specific learning difficulty 1

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

76.0% 15.6 pts above England
School 76.0%
Kensington and Chelsea 70.0%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

84.0%

10.2 pts above England

School 84.0%
Kensington and Chelsea 79.3%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

82.0%

11.7 pts above England

School 82.0%
Kensington and Chelsea 77.0%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

84.0%

12.0 pts above England

School 84.0%
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

8.52%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.31 pts higher than England
School 8.52%
Kensington and Chelsea 6.79%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

28.17%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

12.35 pts higher than England
School 28.17%
Kensington and Chelsea 19.29%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.41%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.40 pts lower than England
School 1.41%
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

68.6% 19.6 pts below England
Avondale Park Primary School
68.6%
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