SCHOOL PROFILE

Pimlico Primary

Primary Free schools URN 139898
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 420 Published school capacity
Capacity used 78.8% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 5 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

20 May 2025
Latest published outcome Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Free schools
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character —
Local authority Westminster
Trust FUTURE ACADEMIES
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 331 331 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 169 51.1% of pupils
Male pupils 162 48.9% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

45.9%
21.1 pts above England
School 45.9%
Westminster 31.0%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

37.2%
16.9 pts above England
School 37.2%
Westminster 34.8%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.3%
0.7 pts below England
School 0.3%
Westminster 0.1%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

Any other ethnic group
29.9%
99
African
15.7%
52
Bangladeshi
10.3%
34
Any other Mixed background
8.5%
28
Any other White background
8.5%
28
White British
4.8%
16
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 17.2% 57 of 331 pupils
3.6 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 17.2%
Westminster 21.5%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 10.9% 36 pupils
England 14.8% 3.9 pts below
EHC plans 6.3% 21 pupils
England 6.0% 0.3 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 23
Autistic spectrum disorder 17
Social, emotional & mental health 9
Hearing impairment 2
Physical disability 2
Specific 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%
Westminster 71.5%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

73.0%

0.8 pts below England

School 73.0%
Westminster 83.2%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

57.0%

13.3 pts below England

School 57.0%
Westminster 77.1%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

71.0%

1.0 pts below England

School 71.0%
Westminster 81.8%
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

6.96%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.74 pts higher than England
School 6.96%
Westminster 7.14%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

21.76%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

5.95 pts higher than England
School 21.76%
Westminster 22.05%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

2.75%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.95 pts higher than England
School 2.75%
Westminster 2.00%
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

78.8% 9.4 pts below England
Pimlico Primary
78.8%
Westminster
74.4%
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