SCHOOL PROFILE

The Edward Betham Church of England Primary School

Primary Voluntary aided school URN 101927
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 420 Published school capacity
Capacity used 99.0% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

1 May 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 Ealing
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 416 405 full-time · 11 part-time
Female pupils 204 49.0% of pupils
Male pupils 212 51.0% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

21.9%
2.9 pts below England
School 21.9%
Ealing 28.0%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

66.3%
46.0 pts above England
School 66.3%
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.

Any other White background
19.5%
81
Any other ethnic group
16.3%
68
White British
12.7%
53
Caribbean
9.9%
41
Indian
9.1%
38
Any other Asian background
6.3%
26
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 24.5% 102 of 416 pupils
3.7 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 24.5%
Ealing 17.3%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 20.0% 83 pupils
England 14.8% 5.2 pts above
EHC plans 4.6% 19 pupils
England 6.0% 1.5 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 58
Social, emotional & mental health 20
Moderate learning difficulty 10
Specific learning difficulty 6
Other difficulty or disability 5
Autistic spectrum disorder 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%
Ealing 64.4%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

83.0%

9.2 pts above England

School 83.0%
Ealing 73.8%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

83.0%

12.7 pts above England

School 83.0%
Ealing 73.5%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

97.0%

25.0 pts above England

School 97.0%
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

4.64%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.58 pts lower than England
School 4.64%
Ealing 6.51%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

11.11%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

4.70 pts lower than England
School 11.11%
Ealing 18.36%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.57%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.23 pts lower than England
School 0.57%
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

99.0% 10.9 pts above England
The Edward Betham Church of England Primary School
99.0%
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