SCHOOL PROFILE

Burdett-Coutts and Townshend Foundation CofE Primary School

Primary Voluntary aided school URN 101122
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 236 Published school capacity
Capacity used 76.3% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

24 April 2024
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Voluntary aided school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
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 180 171 full-time · 9 part-time
Female pupils 80 44.4% of pupils
Male pupils 100 55.6% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

28.3%
3.5 pts above England
School 28.3%
Westminster 31.0%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

44.4%
24.1 pts above England
School 44.4%
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.

White British
27.8%
50
Any other White background
14.4%
26
Any other ethnic group
12.2%
22
African
5.6%
10
Bangladeshi
5.6%
10
Any other Asian background
5.0%
9
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 17.2% 31 of 180 pupils
3.6 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 17.2%
Westminster 21.5%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 13.9% 25 pupils
England 14.8% 0.9 pts below
EHC plans 3.3% 6 pupils
England 6.0% 2.7 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 12
Autistic spectrum disorder 5
No specialist assessment yet 5
Social, emotional & mental health 4
Hearing impairment 2
Other difficulty or disability 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

88.0% 27.6 pts above England
School 88.0%
Westminster 71.5%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

100.0%

26.2 pts above England

School 100.0%
Westminster 83.2%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

88.0%

17.7 pts above England

School 88.0%
Westminster 77.1%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

100.0%

28.0 pts above England

School 100.0%
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

5.37%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.84 pts lower than England
School 5.37%
Westminster 7.14%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

15.00%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

0.82 pts lower than England
School 15.00%
Westminster 22.05%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.67%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.14 pts lower than England
School 1.67%
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

76.3% 11.9 pts below England
Burdett-Coutts and Townshend Foundation CofE Primary School
76.3%
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