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The Edward Betham Church of England Primary School

Primary · Greenford · UB6 9JU

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 1 May 2024

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At a glance

416 pupils · 99% of 420 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Voluntary aided school
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Free school meals
22.5% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
67.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
21.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
2.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
www.edwardbetham.ealing.sch.uk/
URN
101927

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 54 families named it first for 54 Reception places, 1.00 first choices per place. We hold 9 Reception admissions rounds for it, 2011 to 2026; none was decided by a published distance. An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 1 May 2024 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 5.2% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

1.00 first-choice applications per place

54 places offered · 54 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

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 (2020 entry)

No supplementary information form
0.89 miles

2020 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)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
77%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
15%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
107
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
108
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 school77%
Median of its 12 closest peers65%
Ealing average69.1%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is ahead of 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
Westbrook Primary SchoolHounslow · 4 miles awayGood80%
Audley Junior SchoolBlackburn · 176 miles awayStrong standard73%
Marsh Green Primary SchoolDagenham · 22 miles awayGood58%
New Town Primary SchoolReading · 26 miles awayGood61%
Sparrow Farm Primary SchoolFeltham · 6 miles awayGood63%
Beam Primary SchoolDagenham · 22 miles awayGood76%
Ellen Wilkinson Primary SchoolLondon · 17 miles awayGood70%
Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary AcademyLeicester · 83 miles awayExpected standard66%
Wheeler Primary SchoolHull · 153 miles awayExpected standard57%
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary SchoolLondon · 4 miles awayOutstanding91%
Margaret McMillan Primary SchoolBradford · 168 miles awayGood55%
Dixons Manningham AcademyBradford · 168 miles awayGood64%

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

Any other White background 20% (Ealing 14%, England 7%) · Any other ethnic group 16% (Ealing 19%, England 3%) · White British 13% (Ealing 12%, England 60%) · Black Caribbean 10% (Ealing 2%, England 1%) · Asian Indian 9% (Ealing 17%, England 4%) · Any other Asian background 6% (Ealing 6%, England 2%) · Black African 5% (Ealing 8%, England 5%) · Any other Mixed background 5% (Ealing 5%, England 3%) · Not recorded 3% (Ealing 2%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 3% (Ealing 2%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Ealing 3%, England 2%) · Asian Chinese 2% (Ealing 1%, England 1%) · Asian Pakistani 2% (Ealing 6%, England 5%) · Any other Black background 1% (Ealing 1%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Ealing 1%, England 1%) · Asian Bangladeshi 1% (Ealing 1%, England 2%) · White Irish 1% (Ealing 1%, England 0%)

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)
5.2%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
13%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

3.66 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · 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
24.4
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

88% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 12% moved to another state school

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)

52.6% of teachers took sickness absence, 3.4 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 £60,587; 15.8% 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£7,916
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 77% (76%) · premises 6% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 8% (8%) · supplies and services 9% (9%) · educational supplies 5% (4%) · bought-in professional services 4% (3%) · catering 6% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £94,623; in-year balance -£46,608

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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)
2/10among the most deprived fifth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
3/10more deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher34.8%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications21.7%18.1%
In managerial or professional work24.2%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways25.5%18.1%
Residents in very good health44.6%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier45%62.3%
Social housing27.7%17.1%
Privately rented25.7%20.5%
Detached houses3.9%22.9%
Flats68.7%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms9.8%21.1%
Households with no car or van41.1%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01001267 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£485,000266 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£325,000–£555,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (12)£562,500
Semi-detached (89)£555,500
Terraced (68)£518,000
Flat (97)£315,000

Homes around this school are dearer than three quarters 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
1an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
21an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
101an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
10an 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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