All Souls CofE Primary School

All Souls CofE Primary is a highly aspirational and supportive school where pupils achieve well and are very well prepared for the next stage of education. Inspectors found a broad, ambitious and well-sequenced curriculum, with early reading at its heart. Staff teach phonics precisely and support pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and pupils new to English, to become fluent and enthusiastic readers. The school’s specialist autism provision is highly regarded, and pupils with SEND are identified and supported well. Pupils’ behaviour is exemplary, they feel safe and they take on responsibilities in school life. Personal development is strong, with an extensive range of clubs, visits and cultural opportunities, and early years provision gives children high levels of support in language, communication and personal development. Leadership and governance are effective, staff are positive about working at the school, attendance has improved, and safeguarding arrangements are effective. This was the first routine inspection since the COVID-19 pandemic and took place as a graded inspection under section 5. No overall effectiveness grade is given for such inspections from September 2024. The school’s previous inspection grade was good. Inspectors did not identify any areas of concern or next steps for improvement in the report.

Strengths

• Broad, ambitious and well-sequenced curriculum
• Pupils achieve well in national tests
• Highest expectations for all pupils, including those with SEND
• Early reading and phonics are central and taught precisely
• Pupils read books matched to the sounds they know
• Swift identification and support for pupils who are not confident readers
• Teachers have excellent subject knowledge
• Teachers check understanding regularly and address gaps
• Pupils have very positive attitudes to learning
• Specialist autism provision provides exemplary support
• Pupils with SEND are identified with precision and achieve well
• Behaviour is exemplary and pupils are polite and courteous
• Pupils feel safe and know there is a trusted adult to talk to
• Comprehensive and age-appropriate personal development programme
• Pupils take on responsibilities and have a voice in school life
• Impressive range of clubs, visits and cultural opportunities
• Robust systems for attendance and improved attendance
• Staff are positive, proud to work at the school and value professional development
• Governors fulfil statutory responsibilities and hold leaders to account
• Effective safeguarding arrangements

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 All Souls CofE Primary School attended 93.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 24.1% 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, 1.1% of pupils at All Souls CofE 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 All Souls CofE Primary School had 12.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 24.8% 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, 12.2% of pupils at All Souls CofE Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 10.6% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has a SEN unit with 2 pupils.

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 All Souls CofE Primary School received £11,726 and spent £12,400 for each of its 180 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £317,000 (-£1,763 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 All Souls CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for All Souls CofE Primary School is Outstanding, from an inspection in February 2025.

When was All Souls CofE Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

All Souls CofE Primary School was last inspected in February 2025.

How many pupils does All Souls CofE Primary School have?

All Souls CofE Primary School has 180 pupils on roll.

What age range does All Souls CofE Primary School cover?

All Souls CofE Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are All Souls CofE Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 70% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is All Souls CofE Primary School?

All Souls CofE Primary School is at Foley Street, London, W1W 7JJ.