SCHOOL PROFILE

St Robert Southwell Catholic Primary School

Primary Voluntary aided school URN 101543
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 420 Published school capacity
Capacity used 106.9% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

4 December 2024
Latest published outcome Standards maintained
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Voluntary aided school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Roman Catholic
Local authority Brent
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 449 449 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 221 49.2% of pupils
Male pupils 228 50.8% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

7.6%
17.2 pts below England
School 7.6%
Brent 25.4%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

43.2%
22.9 pts above England
School 43.2%
Brent 60.9%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

1.8%
0.8 pts above England
School 1.8%
Brent 0.3%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

Any other White background
31.6%
142
White British
23.2%
104
Irish
8.0%
36
Any other Asian background
7.3%
33
Indian
6.0%
27
African
4.9%
22
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 18.3% 82 of 449 pupils
2.6 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 18.3%
Brent 18.0%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 13.4% 60 pupils
England 14.8% 1.4 pts below
EHC plans 4.9% 22 pupils
England 6.0% 1.1 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 39
Moderate learning difficulty 19
No specialist assessment yet 7
Autistic spectrum disorder 4
Specific learning difficulty 4
Multi-sensory impairment 2

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

77.0% 16.6 pts above England
School 77.0%
Brent 64.9%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

90.0%

16.2 pts above England

School 90.0%
Brent 75.9%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

85.0%

14.7 pts above England

School 85.0%
Brent 71.9%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

82.0%

10.0 pts above England

School 82.0%
Brent 75.6%
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

4.02%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.19 pts lower than England
School 4.02%
Brent 5.87%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

8.65%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

7.17 pts lower than England
School 8.65%
Brent 16.20%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.08%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.72 pts lower than England
School 1.08%
Brent 1.04%
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

106.9% 18.7 pts above England
St Robert Southwell Catholic Primary School
106.9%
Brent
84.8%
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