SCHOOL PROFILE

Coston Primary School

Primary Community school URN 101879
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 470 Published school capacity
Capacity used 91.9% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

27 November 2024
Latest published outcome Standards maintained
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

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

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 432 408 full-time · 24 part-time
Female pupils 200 46.3% of pupils
Male pupils 232 53.7% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

38.4%
13.6 pts above England
School 38.4%
Ealing 28.0%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

77.1%
56.8 pts above England
School 77.1%
Ealing 54.4%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Ealing 0.2%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

Any other ethnic group
32.9%
142
Any other White background
15.0%
65
Unclassified
11.3%
49
Indian
7.6%
33
African
5.8%
25
Any other Mixed background
4.6%
20
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 20.1% 87 of 432 pupils
0.7 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 20.1%
Ealing 17.3%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 9.0% 39 pupils
England 14.8% 5.8 pts below
EHC plans 11.1% 48 pupils
England 6.0% 5.1 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 45
Autistic spectrum disorder 19
Moderate learning difficulty 8
Severe learning difficulty 5
Physical disability 3
Specific learning difficulty 3

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

58.0% 2.4 pts below England
School 58.0%
Ealing 64.4%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

78.0%

4.2 pts above England

School 78.0%
Ealing 73.8%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

65.0%

5.3 pts below England

School 65.0%
Ealing 73.5%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

73.0%

1.0 pts above England

School 73.0%
Ealing 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

5.44%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.78 pts lower than England
School 5.44%
Ealing 6.51%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

15.91%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

0.09 pts higher than England
School 15.91%
Ealing 18.36%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.51%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.30 pts lower than England
School 0.51%
Ealing 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

91.9% 3.7 pts above England
Coston Primary School
91.9%
Ealing
87.8%
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