SCHOOL PROFILE

Leopold Primary School

Primary Community school URN 101504
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 630 Published school capacity
Capacity used 81.7% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

9 June 2022
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Brent
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 515 500 full-time · 15 part-time
Female pupils 265 51.5% of pupils
Male pupils 250 48.5% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

38.3%
13.5 pts above England
School 38.3%
Brent 25.4%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

67.2%
46.9 pts above England
School 67.2%
Brent 60.9%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Brent 0.3%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

Any other ethnic group
29.3%
151
African
25.6%
132
Caribbean
11.8%
61
Any other White background
10.1%
52
Any other Black background
5.6%
29
Any other Mixed background
4.9%
25
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 25.4% 131 of 515 pupils
4.6 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 25.4%
Brent 18.0%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 20.8% 107 pupils
England 14.8% 6.0 pts above
EHC plans 4.7% 24 pupils
England 6.0% 1.4 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 45
Social, emotional & mental health 34
Specific learning difficulty 15
Autistic spectrum disorder 12
Moderate learning difficulty 8
No specialist assessment yet 8

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

62.0% 1.6 pts above England
School 62.0%
Brent 64.9%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

70.0%

3.8 pts below England

School 70.0%
Brent 75.9%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

70.0%

0.3 pts below England

School 70.0%
Brent 71.9%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

71.0%

1.0 pts below England

School 71.0%
Brent 75.6%
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

5.51%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.70 pts lower than England
School 5.51%
Brent 5.87%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

14.48%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

1.33 pts lower than England
School 14.48%
Brent 16.20%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.37%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.43 pts lower than England
School 1.37%
Brent 1.04%
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

81.7% 6.4 pts below England
Leopold Primary School
81.7%
Brent
84.8%
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