SCHOOL PROFILE

Essendine Primary School

Primary Community school URN 101111
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 454 Published school capacity
Capacity used 52.2% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

29 March 2023
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Westminster
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 237 237 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 111 46.8% of pupils
Male pupils 126 53.2% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

49.8%
25.0 pts above England
School 49.8%
Westminster 31.0%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

79.3%
59.0 pts above England
School 79.3%
Westminster 34.8%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Westminster 0.1%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

Any other ethnic group
34.2%
81
Any other Mixed background
19.8%
47
Bangladeshi
12.7%
30
African
10.5%
25
Any other White background
8.9%
21
Any other Asian background
2.5%
6
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 29.5% 70 of 237 pupils
8.7 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 29.5%
Westminster 21.5%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 24.1% 57 pupils
England 14.8% 9.3 pts above
EHC plans 5.5% 13 pupils
England 6.0% 0.5 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 33
Moderate learning difficulty 25
Social, emotional & mental health 8
Physical disability 2
Autistic spectrum disorder 1
Hearing impairment 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

84.0% 23.6 pts above England
School 84.0%
Westminster 71.5%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

98.0%

24.2 pts above England

School 98.0%
Westminster 83.2%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

86.0%

15.7 pts above England

School 86.0%
Westminster 77.1%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

95.0%

23.0 pts above England

School 95.0%
Westminster 81.8%
London 77.7%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

7.69%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.47 pts higher than England
School 7.69%
Westminster 7.14%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

24.20%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

8.39 pts higher than England
School 24.20%
Westminster 22.05%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.83%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.02 pts higher than England
School 1.83%
Westminster 2.00%
London 1.67%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

52.2% 36.0 pts below England
Essendine Primary School
52.2%
Westminster
74.4%
London
85.9%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information