Brentside Primary School

Brentside Primary School is performing well, with an overall effectiveness rated as good. The school's leadership has effectively established a safe and nurturing environment where pupils thrive and show enthusiasm for learning. There is a strong emphasis on the curriculum, which aligns with national expectations and prepares pupils for future educational stages. Personal development stands out as an exceptional aspect, with pupils engaging in various activities that foster respect and community involvement. However, the school faces challenges in consistently using assessment to identify and correct misconceptions, particularly in writing, which hampers some pupils' ability to express their knowledge effectively.

Strengths

• Pupils demonstrate exceptional personal development and positive attitudes towards learning.
• The school provides a wide range of extracurricular activities that engage pupils.
• Strong emphasis on reading, with effective phonics support in place.
• Leaders maintain a culture of safety and well-being for all students.
• Governors and trustees actively support and collaborate with the school community.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent use of assessment limits identification of misconceptions in pupils' learning.
• Quality of written work varies among pupils, indicating a need for prioritizing writing.

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 Brentside Primary School attended 94.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 19.3% 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, 2.5% of pupils at Brentside 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 Brentside Primary School had 19.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 24.2% 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, 16.0% of pupils at Brentside Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.7% 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 2024–25 Brentside Primary School received £8,104 and spent £7,743 for each of its 393 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £1,290,000 (£3,287 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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What is Brentside Primary School's Ofsted rating?

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

When was Brentside Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Brentside Primary School was last inspected in March 2024.

How many pupils does Brentside Primary School have?

Brentside Primary School has 382 pupils on roll.

What age range does Brentside Primary School cover?

Brentside Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 85% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Brentside Primary School?

Brentside Primary School is at Kennedy Road, Hanwell, London, W7 1JL.