North Ealing Primary School

North Ealing Primary School is a large primary school in Ealing, London, that is performing well overall. Pupils achieve above national averages in reading, writing and mathematics by the end of key stage 2, and this includes disadvantaged pupils and those with special educational needs and/or disabilities. Attendance is strong, behaviour is calm and positive, and inclusion is a notable strength, with leaders setting ambitious expectations for all. Safeguarding standards are met. The school benefits from strong leadership and governance. Leaders have an excellent understanding of priorities and act decisively, staff receive high-quality training and feel supported, and governors provide effective challenge and support. Personal development is a real strength, offering a rich programme of enrichment, careers events, and opportunities for pupils to develop resilience and respect for diversity. The early years provision is caring and has a strong focus on reading, though its curriculum has recently changed. The inspection identified that curriculum and teaching are at the expected standard, with occasional inconsistencies in teaching in a small number of subjects that can affect pupils' progress. Early years is also at the expected standard. The main next step for leaders is to continue refining the curriculum and how it is taught so that pupils' skills develop consistently across all subjects. This was a full section 5 inspection.

Strengths

• Pupils achieve above national averages in reading, writing and mathematics at the end of key stage 2.
• Disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND attain well above national averages.
• Pupils with SEND are supported effectively through adapted learning.
• Pupils learn to read quickly and most meet the expected standard in the phonics screening check.
• Attendance is strong, with targeted support reducing absence and persistent absenteeism.
• Behaviour is calm and positive, with respectful relationships and rare incidents of poor behaviour.
• Inclusion is a notable strength, with ambitious expectations for all pupils and well-designed provision.
• Leaders have an excellent understanding of priorities and act decisively to improve outcomes.
• Staff benefit from high-quality training and leaders prioritise workload and wellbeing.
• Governors are highly skilled and knowledgeable, providing effective challenge and support.
• Personal development is impressive, with a coherent programme and a wide range of enrichment opportunities.
• Pupils develop resilience, manage emotions, and understand healthy relationships and online safety.
• Pupils respect differences and take on a wide range of leadership roles.
• Early years provides caring relationships and a strong focus on reading.
• The school is inclusive and prepares pupils well for life in modern Britain.
• Safeguarding standards are met.

Areas for Improvement

• Curriculum and teaching are at the expected standard, with occasional inconsistencies in teaching in a small number of subjects that impact pupils' progress.
• Early years is at the expected standard, and its recently changed curriculum needs to embed fully.
• Leaders should continue to refine the curriculum and how it is taught to ensure pupils' skills are developed consistently across all 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 North Ealing Primary School attended 95.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 9.3% 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, 0.9% of pupils at North Ealing 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 North Ealing Primary School had 29.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 26.8% 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, 12.6% of pupils at North Ealing Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.6% 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 North Ealing Primary School received £7,496 and spent £7,425 for each of its 651 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £314,000 (-£483 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 North Ealing Primary School's Ofsted rating?

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

When was North Ealing Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

North Ealing Primary School was last inspected in September 2026.

How many pupils does North Ealing Primary School have?

North Ealing Primary School has 660 pupils on roll.

What age range does North Ealing Primary School cover?

North Ealing Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are North Ealing Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

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

Where is North Ealing Primary School?

North Ealing Primary School is at Pitshanger Lane, Ealing, London, W5 1RP.