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Acton Gardens Primary School

Primary · London · W3 8SJ

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SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 20 May 2025

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At a glance

349 pupils · 78% of 450 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Community school
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
44.4% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
70.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
12.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
4.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
www.agprimary.org.uk
URN
101867

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 21 families named it first for 42 Reception places, 0.50 first choices per place. We hold 9 Reception admissions rounds for it, 2011 to 2026; none was decided by a published distance. At its inspection on 20 May 2025 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 6.8% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.50 first-choice applications per place

42 places offered · 21 first-choice applications · usually has places

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

Cutoff by admission criterion (2014 entry)

Criterion 9
2.009 miles

2014 is the most recent year we hold a cutoff for this school. It describes that year, not 2026.

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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

48 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
35%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
2%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
99
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
100
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school35%
Median of its 12 closest peers62%
Ealing average69.1%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is behind the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Mauldeth Road Primary SchoolManchester · 156 miles awayGood63%
Stanley Road Primary SchoolWorcester · 95 miles awayNeeds attention47%
Stoke Minster CofE Primary AcademyStoke-on-Trent · 131 miles awayRequires improvement42%
The Godolphin Junior AcademySlough · 14 miles awayGood (2019)83%
Watling Park SchoolBarnet · 7 miles awayGood55%
Lakeside Primary AcademyDoncaster · 143 miles awayGood51%
Queen's Park AcademyBedford · 45 miles awayGood61%
Harry Gosling Primary SchoolLondon · 9 miles awayGood60%
Essa Primary AcademyBOLTON · 169 miles awayGood66%
Ladybarn Primary SchoolManchester · 156 miles awayGood75%
Boston Pioneers Free School AcademyBoston · 102 miles awayGood63%
Stanhope Primary SchoolGreenford · 4 miles awayGood78%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

Any other ethnic group 32% (Ealing 19%, England 3%) · Black African 27% (Ealing 8%, England 5%) · Any other White background 12% (Ealing 14%, England 7%) · Any other Asian background 6% (Ealing 6%, England 2%) · Any other Mixed background 4% (Ealing 5%, England 3%) · White British 3% (Ealing 12%, England 60%) · Asian Indian 3% (Ealing 17%, England 4%) · Asian Pakistani 3% (Ealing 6%, England 5%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Ealing 3%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 2% (Ealing 2%, England 2%) · Any other Black background 2% (Ealing 1%, England 1%) · Black Caribbean 2% (Ealing 2%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Ealing 1%, England 1%) · Not recorded 1% (Ealing 2%, England 1%) · Asian Bangladeshi 1% (Ealing 1%, England 2%) · other groups together 1%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
6.8%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
21.5%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

4.12 suspensions per 100 pupils and 1 permanent exclusion · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Ealing: 1.07 suspensions and 0.01 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
20
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

81% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 12% moved to another state school · 6% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

61.1% of teachers took sickness absence, 11 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £52,704; 21.1% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£10,467
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 69% (76%) · premises 9% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 13% (8%) · supplies and services 9% (9%) · educational supplies 3% (4%) · bought-in professional services 4% (3%) · catering 7% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve -£146,617; in-year balance +£48,713

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
4/10more deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
5/10around the middle for England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher56.9%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications12.2%18.1%
In managerial or professional work47.5%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways16.1%18.1%
Residents in very good health61.7%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier47.1%62.3%
Social housing33.4%17.1%
Privately rented19.5%20.5%
Detached houses0.7%22.9%
Flats94%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms5.6%21.1%
Households with no car or van52.6%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01001357 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£560,000919 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£410,000–£897,500the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (12)£1,056,500
Semi-detached (76)£1,145,000
Terraced (232)£1,000,500
Flat (599)£450,000

Homes around this school are among the dearest tenth of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
3an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
13an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
90an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
15an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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