Pimlico Primary
Pimlico Primary is a free schools in Westminster for pupils aged 5 to 11. It has 331 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for Pimlico Primary is Good, from an inspection in June 2025. In 2025, 52% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Many teachers don't stay: 40% of its teachers had left the school a year later (in 2024/25), against 16% nationally.
Ofsted inspection: June 2025. KS2 results: 2025.
| Type | Primary / Free schools |
| Age Range | 5-11 |
| Religion | Unknown |
| Address | Lupus Street Westminster London SW1V 3AT |
| Phone | 02078021909 |
| Reference Number | 139898 |
General Makeup
| Number of pupils | 331 |
| Boy/Girl ratio |
Boys: 48.94%
Girls: 51.06% |
| Percentage of students eligible for free school meals | 45.9% |
| Percentage of students where English is not their first language | 37.2% |
Class Sizes
| Average size of one teacher classes | 27.6 |
| Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 26.5 |
| Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 28.1 |
Year Groups
| Year | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | 10 | 25 |
| 2 | 22 | 32 | 54 |
| 3 | 24 | 25 | 49 |
| 4 | 31 | 29 | 60 |
| 5 | 22 | 37 | 59 |
| 6 | 33 | 24 | 57 |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| African | 15.7% |
| White, Other | 8.5% |
| Mixed, Other | 8.5% |
| White, British | 4.8% |
| White & Black (Caribbean) | 4.5% |
| Caribbean | 3.6% |
| Chinese | 3.3% |
| White & Asian | 3% |
| Unclassified | 2.7% |
| White & Black (African) | 2.4% |
| Indian | 0.9% |
| Pakistani | 0.9% |
| Asian, Other | 0.3% |
| Overall Ofsted Rating | Good |
| > Quality of education | Outstanding |
| > Behaviour & Attitude | Good |
| > Personal Development | Outstanding |
| > Leadership & Management | Good |
| > Early Years Provision | Outstanding |
| Last Report Date | 20 May 2025 |
| Date | Report |
|---|---|
| 20 May 2025 | School inspection |
| 24 Jun 2015 | Full inspection: |
How many students meet the standards
| Reading, Writing & Maths | School Score | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils meeting the expected standard | 52% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Pupils meeting a higher standard | 2% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
Average Scaled Score
Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.
| Subject | School | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 105 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | 104 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
Progress Scores
A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.
| Metric | School Score | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | -0.5 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Writing | 0.3 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | -2.2 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
How many students meet the standards
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| Second Preference | 17 | 2 |
| Third Preference | 9 | 0 |
| From another Local Authority | 15 | 1 |
Previous years
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In 2024–25 Pimlico Primary had 370 pupils for 420 places. 50 places (11.9%) were unfilled.
Pupils and places
Reception intake in the “South Westminster Primary” planning area
Westminster counted 166 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 155 in 2029–30, down 7%.
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Places | 420 | 420 | 420 | 420 | 420 | 420 | 420 | 420 | 420 | 420 | 420 |
| Pupils | 23 | 50 | 103 | 136 | 185 | 233 | 323 | 355 | 359 | 400 | 370 |
| Unfilled | 94.5% | 88.1% | 75.5% | 67.6% | 56.0% | 44.5% | 23.1% | 15.5% | 14.5% | 4.8% | 11.9% |
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 Pimlico Primary attended 93.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 21.8% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).
Sessions missed
Pupils persistently absent
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Authorised absence | 5.9% | 3.7% | 2.7% | 3.0% | 2.9% | 3.3% | 4.9% | 4.9% | 4.2% | 4.9% |
| Unauthorised absence | 0.6% | 0.5% | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 2.4% | 3.1% | 2.5% | 2.0% |
| Severely absent pupils | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.6% | 0.0% | 0.7% | 0.6% | 3.5% | 2.4% | 2.8% |
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, 1.3% of pupils at Pimlico Primary were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.
Pupils suspended at least once
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 6.7 | 2.0 | 1.3 |
| Permanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 Pimlico Primary had 17.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 40.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).
Pupils per teacher
Teachers who left the school within a year
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils per adult | 8.7 | 9.0 | 11.8 | 13.7 | 8.9 | 9.7 | 12.3 | 15.3 | 18.6 | 22.0 | 11.7 | 10.7 | 10.8 |
| Teachers who left state teaching | 45.5% | 50.0% | 60.0% | 42.9% | 17.9% | 13.9% | 19.0% | 17.4% | 14.9% | 24.2% | 30.4% | 17.0% | – |
| Teachers who took any sick leave | – | 83.3% | 87.5% | 15.4% | 72.7% | 66.7% | – | 29.4% | 31.3% | 31.8% | 50.0% | 72.0% | – |
| Sick days per teacher | – | 13.3 | 16.1 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 1.8 | – | 1.3 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 3.0 | 2.8 | – |
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, 10.9% of pupils at Pimlico Primary were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 6.3% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).
The school has resourced provision with 7 pupils.
Pupils by main type of need
| SEN support | EHC plan | |
|---|---|---|
| Speech, language and communication needs | 18 | 5 |
| Autistic spectrum disorder | 7 | 10 |
| Social, emotional and mental health | 8 | 1 |
| Down's syndrome | 0 | 2 |
| Hearing impairment | 1 | 1 |
| Physical disability | 1 | 1 |
| Specific learning difficulty | 1 | 1 |
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 Pimlico Primary received £8,525 and spent £8,044 for each of its 374 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £399,000 (£1,067 per pupil).
Across all 10 schools of Future Academies, income was £9,844 and spending £9,305 per pupil.
Income per pupil
Spending per pupil
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue reserve | £219,000 | £401,000 | £636,000 | £799,000 | £909,000 | £315,000 | £399,000 |
| per pupil | £958 | £1,388 | £2,019 | £2,237 | £2,538 | £895 | £1,067 |
| In-year balance | £94,000 | £157,000 | £224,000 | £242,000 | £20,000 | -£122,000 | £180,000 |
| per pupil | £411 | £545 | £710 | £678 | £56 | -£346 | £482 |
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.
| Name | Distance |
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Tachbrook Nursery School
Aylesford Street, London, SW1V 3RT |
0.23 miles |
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St Gabriel's CofE Primary School
Churchill Gardens Road, London, SW1V 3AG |
0.26 miles |
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Millbank Gardens Primary Academy
Erasmus Street, London, SW1P 4HR |
0.37 miles |
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Eaton Square Prep School
|
0.4 miles |
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Burdett-Coutts and Townshend Foundation CofE Primary School
Rochester Street, London, SW1P 2QQ |
0.49 miles |
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St Vincent De Paul Catholic Primary School
Morpeth Terrace, London, SW1P 1EP |
0.54 miles |
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Westminster Cathedral Choir School
Ambrosden Avenue, London, SW1P 1QH |
0.56 miles |
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St Barnabas' CofE Primary School
St Barnabas Street, Pimlico, London, SW1W 8PF |
0.64 miles |
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St Matthew's School, Westminster
18 Old Pye Street, Westminster, London, SW1P 2DG |
0.69 miles |
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St Peter's Eaton Square CofE Primary School
Lower Belgrave Street, London, SW1W 0NL |
0.69 miles |
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Wyvil Primary School and Resource Bases for Speech, Language and Communication Needs, and Autism
Wyvil Road, London, SW8 2TJ |
0.69 miles |
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The Fountain Christian School
Westminster Chapel, Buckingham Gate, Westminster Chapel, London, SW1E 6BS |
0.74 miles |
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St George's CofE Primary School
Corunna Road, Battersea, London, SW8 4JS |
0.78 miles |
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St Anne's Catholic Primary School
6 Durham Street, London, SE11 5JA |
0.79 miles |
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Westminster Abbey Choir School
Dean's Yard, London, SW1P 3NY |
0.8 miles |
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Herbert Morrison Primary School
Hartington Road, London, SW8 2HP |
0.82 miles |
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Vauxhall Primary School
Vauxhall Street, London, SE11 5LG |
0.84 miles |
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Newton Preparatory School
149 Battersea Park Road, London, SW8 4BX |
0.85 miles |
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St Stephen's Church of England Primary School
Dorset Road, London, SW8 1EJ |
0.87 miles |
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Eaton House School
3-5 Eaton Gate, London, London, SW1W 9BA |
0.87 miles |
| Name | Distance |
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Pimlico Academy
Lupus Street, Pimlico, London, SW1V 3AT |
0 miles |
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Fairley House School
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0.29 miles |
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Westminster Under School
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0.3 miles |
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Ada National College for Digital Skills
1, Sutherland Street, Pimlico, London, SW1V 4LD |
0.45 miles |
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The Grey Coat Hospital
Greycoat Place, London, SW1P 2DY |
0.55 miles |
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Westminster City School
55 Palace Street, London, SW1E 5HJ |
0.68 miles |
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Francis Holland School
39 Graham Terrace, London, SW1W 8JF |
0.76 miles |
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Westminster School
Little Dean's Yard, London, SW1P 3PF |
0.8 miles |
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Harris Westminster Sixth Form
Steel House, 11 Tothill Street, Westminster, London, SW1H 9LH |
0.83 miles |
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Lilian Baylis Technology School
323 Kennington Lane, Kennington, London, SE11 5QY |
0.85 miles |
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Inchbald School of Design
7 Eaton Gate, London, SW1W 9BA |
0.87 miles |
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Evelina Hospital School
Westminster Bridge Road, St Thomas' Hospital, London, SE1 7EH |
1.01 miles |
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The Marine Society College of the Sea
200b Lambeth Road, London, SE1 7JY |
1.03 miles |
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Octavia House Schools, London
214b Kennington Road, London, SE11 6AU |
1.12 miles |
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St. Thomas More Language College
Cadogan Street, London, SW3 2QS |
1.12 miles |
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Vanguard School
Lollard Street, Kennington, London, SE11 6QH |
1.13 miles |
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More House School
22-24 Pont Street, Knightsbridge, SW1X 0AA |
1.16 miles |
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King's College London Maths School
80 Kennington Road, London, SE11 6NJ |
1.22 miles |
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DLD College
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1.23 miles |
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Platanos College
Clapham Road, London, SW9 0AL |
1.23 miles |
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Pimlico Primary is part of Future Academies, which runs 11 schools. The nearest others:
- Pimlico Academy London
- Millbank Gardens Primary Academy London
- Trinity Academy London
- Phoenix Academy London
- The Grange Academy Bushey
- Gracewood Academy Potters Bar
- Future Academies Watford Watford
- Laureate Academy Hemel Hempstead
- Ashtree Primary Academy Stevenage
- Barclay Academy Stevenage
What is Pimlico Primary's Ofsted rating?
The latest Ofsted rating for Pimlico Primary is Good, from an inspection in June 2025.
When was Pimlico Primary last inspected by Ofsted?
Pimlico Primary was last inspected in June 2025.
How many pupils does Pimlico Primary have?
Pimlico Primary has 331 pupils on roll.
What age range does Pimlico Primary cover?
Pimlico Primary for pupils aged 5 to 11.
What are Pimlico Primary's SATs (KS2) results?
In 2025, 52% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.
Where is Pimlico Primary?
Pimlico Primary is at Lupus Street, Westminster, London, SW1V 3AT.