West Hampstead Primary School

West Hampstead Primary School is a larger-than-average primary school in London with a higher-than-average proportion of disadvantaged pupils. The school is performing well overall, with its early years provision and inclusion work rated as strong standard. Children in the early years get off to a highly positive start, and leaders are highly committed to ensuring all pupils, including those with SEND and disadvantaged pupils, have equal access to learning. The school's work to support disadvantaged pupils is particularly effective, with the gap between their achievement and that of their peers narrowing over time.

Strengths

• Early years provision provides a highly positive start to education, with children achieving consistently well and ready for the next stage.
• Inclusion is a strong feature, with leaders quickly identifying barriers and providing timely, effective support for disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND.
• Leaders use funding effectively to support disadvantaged pupils, including additional teaching in smaller groups and equitable access to clubs and visits.
• Pupils with SEND are identified early and supported well, enabling them to learn the intended curriculum.
• Pupils secure strong foundations in English and mathematics, with particular success in the Year 1 phonics screening check and Year 4 multiplication tables check.
• Disadvantaged pupils achieve well, and the gap between their achievement and that of non-disadvantaged pupils nationally is narrowing.
• Attendance is in line with national averages, and leaders work closely with families and external agencies to support regular attendance.
• Pupils behave well in lessons, feel happy and safe, and trust staff to act in their best interests.
• The curriculum is broad, balanced and ambitious, preparing pupils well for the future, including in subjects such as art and music.
• Governance is effective, with governors knowing the school well and providing appropriate support and challenge.
• Staff feel well supported by leaders and value the professional development they receive.
• The school plays an important role in the local community, with parents speaking positively about community links.
• Pupils benefit from a wide range of clubs, visits and enrichment activities, and leaders monitor participation to ensure all pupils take part.
• Pupils contribute to school improvement and develop confidence, character and leadership skills.

Areas for Improvement

• Some teaching approaches are not used consistently, particularly how teaching checks for understanding and adjusts learning, leading to gaps in pupils' knowledge.
• Behaviour during less structured parts of the day, such as breaktimes and lunchtimes, does not always meet leaders' expectations.
• There are a few instances when the intended impact of the school's improvement work is not securely embedded, meaning leaders' intentions are not fully realised.
• Pupils' understanding of fundamental British values and different cultures and religions varies and is not as embedded as it could be.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at West Hampstead Primary School attended 95.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 12.3% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 1.2% of pupils at West Hampstead Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 West Hampstead Primary School had 21.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 24.5% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 18.6% of pupils at West Hampstead Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.8% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 West Hampstead Primary School received £9,483 and spent £9,016 for each of its 424 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £694,000 (£1,638 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is West Hampstead Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for West Hampstead Primary School is Expected standard, from an inspection in September 2026.

When was West Hampstead Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

West Hampstead Primary School was last inspected in September 2026.

How many pupils does West Hampstead Primary School have?

West Hampstead Primary School has 424 pupils on roll.

What age range does West Hampstead Primary School cover?

West Hampstead Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are West Hampstead Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 75% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is West Hampstead Primary School?

West Hampstead Primary School is at Dornfell Street, West Hampstead, London, NW6 1QL.