SCHOOL PROFILE

Lionel Primary School

Primary Community school URN 102493
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 652 Published school capacity
Capacity used 93.7% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

4 March 2025
Latest published outcome Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes Outstanding
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Outstanding
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

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 611 610 full-time · 1 part-time
Female pupils 288 47.1% of pupils
Male pupils 323 52.9% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

20.8%
4.0 pts below England
School 20.8%
Hounslow 23.0%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

63.5%
43.2 pts above England
School 63.5%
Hounslow 53.9%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Hounslow 0.6%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

Any other White background
17.3%
106
White British
16.9%
103
Any other ethnic group
13.6%
83
African
8.8%
54
Any other Mixed background
7.0%
43
Indian
6.5%
40
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 28.3% 173 of 611 pupils
7.5 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 28.3%
Hounslow 20.3%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 23.1% 141 pupils
England 14.8% 8.3 pts above
EHC plans 5.2% 32 pupils
England 6.0% 0.8 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 119
Social, emotional & mental health 29
Autistic spectrum disorder 10
No specialist assessment yet 5
Specific learning difficulty 4
Physical disability 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

78.0% 17.6 pts above England
School 78.0%
Hounslow 64.9%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

89.0%

15.2 pts above England

School 89.0%
Hounslow 75.6%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

80.0%

9.7 pts above England

School 80.0%
Hounslow 71.9%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

92.0%

20.0 pts above England

School 92.0%
Hounslow 76.4%
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

6.19%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.03 pts lower than England
School 6.19%
Hounslow 6.47%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

19.63%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

3.81 pts higher than England
School 19.63%
Hounslow 17.78%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.37%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.43 pts lower than England
School 0.37%
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

93.7% 5.5 pts above England
Lionel Primary School
93.7%
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.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information