SCHOOL PROFILE

West London Free School Primary

Primary Free schools URN 139546
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 420 Published school capacity
Capacity used 100.7% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

25 February 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 Free schools
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character —
Local authority Hammersmith and Fulham
Trust KNOWLEDGE SCHOOLS TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 423 423 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 230 54.4% of pupils
Male pupils 193 45.6% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

25.1%
0.3 pts above England
School 25.1%
Hammersmith and Fulham 23.1%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

58.2%
37.9 pts above England
School 58.2%
Hammersmith and Fulham 30.6%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Hammersmith and Fulham 0.2%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

Any other White background
21.5%
91
White British
20.1%
85
Any other ethnic group
12.5%
53
African
11.8%
50
Any other Mixed background
7.6%
32
White and Asian
5.9%
25
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 16.3% 69 of 423 pupils
4.5 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 16.3%
Hammersmith and Fulham 20.7%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 14.4% 61 pupils
England 14.8% 0.4 pts below
EHC plans 1.9% 8 pupils
England 6.0% 4.1 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 35
Autistic spectrum disorder 12
No specialist assessment yet 9
Social, emotional & mental health 9
Specific learning difficulty 2
Multi-sensory impairment 1

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

92.0% 31.6 pts above England
School 92.0%
Hammersmith and Fulham 75.5%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

93.0%

19.2 pts above England

School 93.0%
Hammersmith and Fulham 83.6%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

97.0%

26.7 pts above England

School 97.0%
Hammersmith and Fulham 81.2%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

95.0%

23.0 pts above England

School 95.0%
Hammersmith and Fulham 83.8%
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

4.50%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.72 pts lower than England
School 4.50%
Hammersmith and Fulham 6.90%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

10.16%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

5.66 pts lower than England
School 10.16%
Hammersmith and Fulham 19.90%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.27%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.54 pts lower than England
School 0.27%
Hammersmith and Fulham 1.69%
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

100.7% 12.5 pts above England
West London Free School Primary
100.7%
Hammersmith and Fulham
83.2%
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