St Augustines Federated Schools: CofE Primary School

St Augustine’s Federated Schools: CofE Primary School is a Church of England primary in Kilburn, London, within the Diocese of London and part of a federation that includes a secondary school. Inspectors found the school performing well across all judged areas, with pupils who feel safe, behave well and benefit from strong pastoral support and a broad wider-development offer. Reading is a clear priority, early years provision is well established, and support for pupils with SEND is highly inclusive. Safeguarding arrangements are effective. The main areas for improvement concern the consistency of teaching and curriculum implementation. In some lessons, activities are not fully aligned with the intended curriculum, and teaching does not always help pupils remember the most important knowledge and skills, leaving some pupils with gaps and making independent work harder. Leaders and governors are also asked to sharpen oversight of policies and initiatives so that they have the intended impact for pupils. Attendance is improving but remains an ongoing focus for some pupils, and the school is working with a small number of pupils whose behaviour currently does not meet expectations. This was a graded section 5 inspection, and under current arrangements the school was not given an overall effectiveness grade. The previous inspection grade was Requires improvement, but the current inspection found notable strengths in reading, inclusion, pastoral care, behaviour and early years provision, alongside the identified priorities for further development.

Strengths

• Pupils feel safe and behave well, with rare bullying dealt with swiftly.
• Reading is a priority, with well-trained staff and a phonics programme that starts early.
• Early years routines and expectations are well established, helping children feel secure and ready to learn.
• The school is highly inclusive and identifies and supports pupils with SEND quickly and effectively.
• Pastoral support is a strength and pupils benefit from a well-considered wider development programme.
• Pupils take on leadership roles and access a broad range of clubs and enrichment activities.
• Safeguarding arrangements are effective.
• Governance is well informed and supports leaders to raise standards.
• Staff are proud to work at the school and benefit from strong federation links and shared expertise.
• The curriculum sets out precise content across subjects and areas of learning, with key concepts mapped through the school.

Areas for Improvement

• Some teaching activities are not consistently aligned with curriculum intent, slowing pupils’ secure understanding of key concepts.
• In some lessons, teaching does not help pupils remember the most important knowledge and skills, leaving gaps and reducing independent work.
• Some children in early years experience gaps in understanding because teaching does not consistently build on intended learning.
• Implementation and impact of some policies and initiatives are not fully realised, limiting intended benefits for pupils.
• Leaders and governors need sharper oversight of initiatives to ensure they have the intended impact.
• Attendance is improving but some pupils still do not attend as regularly as they should.
• The school is working with specific pupils whose behaviour currently does not meet expectations.

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 St Augustines Federated Schools: CofE Primary School attended 92.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 28.9% 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, 6.6% of pupils at St Augustines Federated Schools: 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 St Augustines Federated Schools: CofE Primary School had 28.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 56.9% 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, 10.8% of pupils at St Augustines Federated Schools: CofE Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.9% 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 St Augustines Federated Schools: CofE Primary School received £10,900 and spent £10,553 for each of its 197 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £211,000 (£1,073 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 St Augustines Federated Schools: CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Augustines Federated Schools: CofE Primary School is Good, from an inspection in July 2025.

When was St Augustines Federated Schools: CofE Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

St Augustines Federated Schools: CofE Primary School was last inspected in July 2025.

How many pupils does St Augustines Federated Schools: CofE Primary School have?

St Augustines Federated Schools: CofE Primary School has 203 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Augustines Federated Schools: CofE Primary School cover?

St Augustines Federated Schools: CofE Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are St Augustines Federated Schools: CofE Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 52% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Augustines Federated Schools: CofE Primary School?

St Augustines Federated Schools: CofE Primary School is at Kilburn Park Road, Kilburn, London, NW6 5XA.