SCHOOL PROFILE

St Mary's Church of England Primary Norwood Green

Primary Free schools URN 140963
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 210 Published school capacity
Capacity used 81.0% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

12 October 2022
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Free schools
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority Ealing
Trust ST MARY'S CHURCH OF ENGLAND SCHOOL, NORWOOD GREEN
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 170 170 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 82 48.2% of pupils
Male pupils 88 51.8% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

28.8%
4.0 pts above England
School 28.8%
Ealing 28.0%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

25.9%
5.6 pts above England
School 25.9%
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.

Indian
33.5%
57
Any other ethnic group
7.6%
13
Any other Asian background
7.1%
12
White British
7.1%
12
Any other Black background
5.9%
10
Pakistani
5.9%
10
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 19.4% 33 of 170 pupils
1.4 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 19.4%
Ealing 17.3%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 11.8% 20 pupils
England 14.8% 3.0 pts below
EHC plans 7.7% 13 pupils
England 6.0% 1.6 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 13
No specialist assessment yet 8
Autistic spectrum disorder 7
Physical disability 2
Hearing impairment 1
Moderate 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

67.0% 6.6 pts above England
School 67.0%
Ealing 64.4%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

67.0%

6.8 pts below England

School 67.0%
Ealing 73.8%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

89.0%

18.7 pts above England

School 89.0%
Ealing 73.5%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

94.0%

22.0 pts above England

School 94.0%
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

5.13%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.09 pts lower than England
School 5.13%
Ealing 6.51%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

14.17%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

1.64 pts lower than England
School 14.17%
Ealing 18.36%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.57%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.23 pts lower than England
School 1.57%
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

81.0% 7.2 pts below England
St Mary's Church of England Primary Norwood Green
81.0%
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