West Hampstead Primary School

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 3-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Dornfell Street
West Hampstead
London
NW6 1QL
Phone 02074358646
Reference Number 100009

West Hampstead Primary School continues to be a good school where pupils feel safe, valued, and enthusiastic about learning. The school has created a friendly and welcoming environment, and parents express high satisfaction with the care and support provided. Pupils exhibit positive behavior and exemplary manners, contributing to a harmonious atmosphere during school hours. The curriculum is ambitious and well-adapted to meet the needs of all pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, though curriculum planning is less developed in a few subjects, such as history and geography. Leaders are actively addressing these areas while maintaining a focus on high-quality reading instruction, which is prioritized school-wide and effectively implemented across all year groups.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 409
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 49.63%
Girls: 50.37%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 42.8%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 46%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 27.3
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 28.5
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 25.8

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 34 26 60
2 19 35 54
3 32 28 60
4 30 25 55
5 26 16 42
6 24 25 49

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 23%
White, Other 17.6%
Mixed, Other 8.3%
African 8.1%
White & Asian 6.6%
White & Black (Caribbean) 4.2%
White & Black (African) 3.9%
Asian, Other 3.4%
Caribbean 2.7%
Unclassified 2.4%
Irish 1.2%
Pakistani 1.2%
Indian 1%
Chinese 0.7%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date 22 Mar 2022
Date Report
22 Mar 2022 School inspection
24 Jan 2017 Short inspection
10 Jul 2012 Full inspection:
07 Jan 2011 Interim assessment
21 Jan 2010 Curriculum and development visit
31 Oct 2007 Full inspection:
20 May 2002 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Pupils feel safe and happy at school.
  • High standards of behavior and manners among pupils.
  • Strong engagement and support in learning, especially in early reading and mathematics.
  • Effective adaptations of the curriculum for pupils with special educational needs.
  • Rich opportunities for extracurricular activities and school visits.

Areas for Improvement

  • Curriculum planning is not sufficiently well sequenced in all subjects, particularly history and geography.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 75%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 21%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 108
Maths 106

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 0.9
Writing 0.6
Maths 0.2

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Average Scaled Score

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 23 5
Third Preference 23 5
From another Local Authority 43 13

Previous Years

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