Wilberforce Primary

Wilberforce Primary School continues to be rated as good following its recent ungraded inspection. The inspection findings indicate that the school is performing at a level that could potentially warrant an outstanding grade if a graded inspection were to take place at this time. This is the first inspection since March 2018, and the context of the school's development is supported by the United Learning Trust, which contributes to its leadership and operational framework. The school is noted for its high expectations of pupils and a well-constructed curriculum that promotes deep understanding and engagement in learning.

Strengths

• Pupils flourish in a supportive school community.
• The curriculum is ambitious, broad, and exceeds age expectations.
• Teachers are highly skilled and deliver clear new learning.
• Pupils are enthusiastic readers and receive strong support in literacy.
• Pupils behave exceptionally well and are role models for their peers.
• Strong support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
• Effective safeguarding measures are in place.
• Pupils are provided with a wide range of enrichment opportunities.

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 Wilberforce Primary attended 92.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 17.4% 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, 2.8% of pupils at Wilberforce Primary 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 Wilberforce Primary had 16.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 38.5% 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, 15.9% of pupils at Wilberforce Primary were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.1% 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 Wilberforce Primary received £8,421 and spent £8,907 for each of its 141 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £126,000 (£894 per pupil).

Across all 93 schools of United Learning Trust, income was £8,687 and spending £8,616 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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Wilberforce Primary is part of United Learning Trust, which runs 98 schools. The nearest others:

• Paddington Academy London
• Marylebone Academy London
• Holland Park School London
• Fulham Primary School London
• Queen's Manor School London
• Langford Primary School London
• Sulivan Primary School London
• The Hurlingham Academy London
• The Elms Academy London
• Ernest Bevin Academy London

What is Wilberforce Primary's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Wilberforce Primary is Good, from an inspection in December 2023.

When was Wilberforce Primary last inspected by Ofsted?

Wilberforce Primary was last inspected in December 2023.

How many pupils does Wilberforce Primary have?

Wilberforce Primary has 157 pupils on roll.

What age range does Wilberforce Primary cover?

Wilberforce Primary for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Wilberforce Primary's SATs (KS2) results?

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

Where is Wilberforce Primary?

Wilberforce Primary is at Beethoven Street, London, W10 4LB.