SCHOOL PROFILE

Lady Margaret Primary School

Primary Community school URN 101903
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 630 Published school capacity
Capacity used 68.9% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest inspection

3 February 2026
Latest published outcome Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Exceptional
Curriculum & teaching Exceptional
Achievement Exceptional
Attendance & behaviour Expected standard
Personal development Exceptional
Leadership & governance Strong standard
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

26 May 2021
Ungraded inspection School remains Good
Published 18 July 2021
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

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

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 434 398 full-time · 36 part-time
Female pupils 197 45.4% of pupils
Male pupils 237 54.6% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

22.6%
2.2 pts below England
School 22.6%
Ealing 28.0%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

86.4%
66.1 pts above England
School 86.4%
Ealing 54.4%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Ealing 0.2%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

Indian
48.2%
209
Any other Asian background
14.3%
62
Pakistani
10.6%
46
African
8.5%
37
Any other ethnic group
5.3%
23
Any other White background
2.5%
11
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 13.8% 60 of 434 pupils
7.0 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 13.8%
Ealing 17.3%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 10.4% 45 pupils
England 14.8% 4.4 pts below
EHC plans 3.5% 15 pupils
England 6.0% 2.6 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 26
Specific learning difficulty 11
Social, emotional & mental health 10
Autistic spectrum disorder 4
Moderate learning difficulty 4
Hearing impairment 3

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

80.0% 19.6 pts above England
School 80.0%
Ealing 64.4%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

86.0%

12.2 pts above England

School 86.0%
Ealing 73.8%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

92.0%

21.7 pts above England

School 92.0%
Ealing 73.5%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

85.0%

13.0 pts above England

School 85.0%
Ealing 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

6.45%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.23 pts higher than England
School 6.45%
Ealing 6.51%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

18.00%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

2.18 pts higher than England
School 18.00%
Ealing 18.36%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.80 pts lower than England
School 1.00%
Ealing 1.82%
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

68.9% 19.3 pts below England
Lady Margaret Primary School
68.9%
Ealing
87.8%
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