Wembley Primary School

Wembley Primary School is performing well overall. Inspectors found pupils are safe and happy, behaviour is excellent, and the school has high expectations for pupils to become independent and curious learners. The early years provision is particularly strong, reading is a major priority, and pupils with SEND are identified and supported effectively. Personal development is carefully planned through clubs, pupil voice, visits and community fundraising, and safeguarding arrangements are effective. The school provides a broad curriculum that is well sequenced in many subjects, helping pupils build understanding over time. Staff feel well supported and retention is high, while governance and leadership are effective. This was the school's first routine inspection since the COVID-19 pandemic, and under current arrangements no overall effectiveness grade was given. The school is part of the Wembley Schools Federation and closed its nursery in July 2024. The main area for improvement is that in some subjects, including PSHE, pupils are not consistently secure in key concepts and vocabulary before new content is introduced. This can leave some pupils, including those with SEND, without the prior knowledge needed to access new learning fully. Leaders should continue providing training so staff can adapt teaching more consistently in response to pupils' developing understanding across the curriculum.

Strengths

• Pupils are safe and happy at school.
• Pupils behave impeccably, with exemplary manners and rare bullying incidents.
• Early years provision is highly effective, with happy, eager children and strong language development.
• Reading is a major strength, with well-matched books, effective staff training and support for catch-up.
• The curriculum is broad and well sequenced, helping pupils build knowledge over time.
• Pupils with SEND are identified quickly and supported through adapted resources and external partnerships.
• Personal development is carefully planned through clubs, pupil voice, visits and community fundraising.
• Staff feel well supported, retention is high, and governance fulfils statutory duties.
• Safeguarding arrangements are effective.

Areas for Improvement

• In some subjects, including PSHE, pupils are not secure in key concepts and vocabulary before new content is introduced.
• Staff need further training to adapt teaching more consistently in response to pupils' developing understanding across the curriculum.

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 Wembley Primary School attended 94.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 14.8% 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, 0.1% of pupils at Wembley 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 Wembley Primary School had 22.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 9.5% 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, 9.2% of pupils at Wembley Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.3% 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 Wembley Primary School received £8,058 and spent £8,059 for each of its 824 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £251,000 (£305 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 Wembley Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Wembley Primary School is Good, from an inspection in December 2024.

When was Wembley Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Wembley Primary School was last inspected in December 2024.

How many pupils does Wembley Primary School have?

Wembley Primary School has 824 pupils on roll.

What age range does Wembley Primary School cover?

Wembley Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 71% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Wembley Primary School?

Wembley Primary School is at East Lane, Wembley, HA9 7NW.