OFSTED
2 July 2025
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
Standards maintained
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Hounslow
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
576
548 full-time ·
28 part-time
Female pupils
295
51.2% of pupils
Male pupils
281
48.8% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
22.6 pts
above England
School
47.4%
Hounslow
23.0%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
36.0 pts
above England
School
56.3%
Hounslow
53.9%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Hounslow
0.6%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Indian
24.8%
143
White British
16.7%
96
Any other White background
11.1%
64
African
8.3%
48
Any other ethnic group
7.8%
45
Any other Mixed background
7.6%
44
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
17.5%
101 of
576 pupils
3.3 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.5 pts
above
England
6.0%
4.8 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
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.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
5.74%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.48 pts
lower than
England
School
5.74%
Hounslow
6.47%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
16.08%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
0.26 pts
higher than
England
School
16.08%
Hounslow
17.78%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.50%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.30 pts
lower than
England
School
0.50%
Hounslow
1.39%
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
91.4%
3.2 pts
above England
Cardinal Primary School
91.4%
Hounslow
87.1%
London
85.9%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.