SCHOOL PROFILE

Edison Primary School

Primary Free schools URN 142889
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 420 Published school capacity
Capacity used 87.1% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

18 December 2024
Latest published outcome Standards maintained
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Free schools
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character —
Local authority Hounslow
Trust EDISON TRUST LIMITED
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 366 366 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 178 48.6% of pupils
Male pupils 188 51.4% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

26.0%
1.2 pts above England
School 26.0%
Hounslow 23.0%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

79.2%
58.9 pts above England
School 79.2%
Hounslow 53.9%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

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

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

Indian
50.0%
183
Pakistani
12.3%
45
Any other Asian background
7.4%
27
Any other White background
7.1%
26
White British
4.9%
18
Any other ethnic group
4.4%
16
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 25.4% 93 of 366 pupils
4.6 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 25.4%
Hounslow 20.3%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 22.1% 81 pupils
England 14.8% 7.3 pts above
EHC plans 3.3% 12 pupils
England 6.0% 2.8 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
No specialist assessment yet 58
Speech, language & communication 15
Autistic spectrum disorder 12
Social, emotional & mental health 4
Severe learning difficulty 2
Physical disability 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

66.0% 5.6 pts above England
School 66.0%
Hounslow 64.9%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

73.0%

0.8 pts below England

School 73.0%
Hounslow 75.6%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

70.0%

0.3 pts below England

School 70.0%
Hounslow 71.9%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

84.0%

12.0 pts above England

School 84.0%
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

6.00%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.22 pts lower than England
School 6.00%
Hounslow 6.47%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

17.22%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

1.41 pts higher than England
School 17.22%
Hounslow 17.78%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.67%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.14 pts lower than England
School 1.67%
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

87.1% 1.0 pts below England
Edison Primary School
87.1%
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