OFSTED
6 November 2024
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
Standards maintained
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Kensington and Chelsea
Trust
KNOWLEDGE SCHOOLS TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
221
221 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
110
49.8% of pupils
Male pupils
111
50.2% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
10.5 pts
above England
School
35.3%
Kensington and Chelsea
20.3%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
53.9 pts
above England
School
74.2%
Kensington and Chelsea
24.7%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Kensington and Chelsea
0.2%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Any other ethnic group
33.9%
75
Any other White background
14.9%
33
White British
10.4%
23
African
10.0%
22
Any other Mixed background
8.6%
19
Any other Asian background
7.7%
17
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
19.5%
43 of
221 pupils
1.4 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.1 pts
above
England
6.0%
1.5 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.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
65.0%
4.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
69.0%
Reading
4.8 pts below England
School
69.0%
Kensington and Chelsea
79.3%
London
78.2%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
81.0%
Writing
10.7 pts above England
School
81.0%
Kensington and Chelsea
77.0%
London
75.1%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
69.0%
Maths
3.0 pts below England
School
69.0%
Kensington and Chelsea
78.7%
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
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
5.46%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.76 pts
lower than
England
School
5.46%
Kensington and Chelsea
6.79%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
13.19%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
2.63 pts
lower than
England
School
13.19%
Kensington and Chelsea
19.29%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.55%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.25 pts
lower than
England
School
0.55%
Kensington and Chelsea
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
92.1%
3.9 pts
above England
Kensington Primary Academy
92.1%
Kensington and Chelsea
83.0%
London
85.9%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.