Oliver Goldsmith Primary School

Oliver Goldsmith Primary School is performing well, with a continued overall effectiveness rating of good. The school fosters a supportive and welcoming environment, where pupils are encouraged to develop a strong sense of community and engage in a broad and ambitious curriculum. The curriculum is designed to prepare students for global citizenship and encourages them to aim high in their future aspirations. Reports from parents highlight the school's caring attitude and dedication to providing enriching learning experiences. Despite its strengths, the school faces some challenges related to staff training and the consistency of curriculum delivery across subjects. While there are effective practices in place for checking pupil learning in core areas like reading and mathematics, there are inconsistencies in monitoring understanding across all subjects, leading to potential gaps in knowledge for some students. Overall, the school maintains a positive learning environment but recognizes the need for improvements in specific areas to enhance student outcomes.

Strengths

• Strong sense of community and pupil well-being
• Ambitious and broad curriculum
• High-quality provision in creative arts, especially music and art
• Effective support for pupils with SEND
• Pupils are encouraged to develop independence
• Strong focus on reading and phonics from early years
• Positive behaviour and attitudes among pupils

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistencies in staff training affecting subject knowledge
• Variable checks on pupil learning across different subjects

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 Oliver Goldsmith Primary School attended 94.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 17.7% 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, 0.9% of pupils at Oliver Goldsmith 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 Oliver Goldsmith Primary School had 23.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 22.8% 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, 5.9% of pupils at Oliver Goldsmith Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.7% 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 Oliver Goldsmith Primary School received £7,470 and spent £7,155 for each of its 443 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £635,000 (£1,434 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 Oliver Goldsmith Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Oliver Goldsmith Primary School is Good, from an inspection in January 2024.

When was Oliver Goldsmith Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Oliver Goldsmith Primary School was last inspected in January 2024.

How many pupils does Oliver Goldsmith Primary School have?

Oliver Goldsmith Primary School has 443 pupils on roll.

What age range does Oliver Goldsmith Primary School cover?

Oliver Goldsmith Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Oliver Goldsmith Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 54% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Oliver Goldsmith Primary School?

Oliver Goldsmith Primary School is at Coniston Gardens, Kingsbury, London, NW9 0BD.