Brackenbury Primary School

Community school·Primary school London, Hammersmith and Fulham·W6 0BA
Composite score
72.2
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#1,477
National rank
#409
In London
#16
In Hammersmith and Fulham
Top 10%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
77%
% achieving higher RWM
19%
Reading average scaled score
107.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Good

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
17 first choices, 30 places
First choices per place
0.57
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
124
any preference, for 30 places
Applications from another council area
8%
First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.01
00.511.5
1 per place
0.4520220.7020230.6820240.5520250.572026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Brackenbury Primary School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
3–11
Pupils on roll
318
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
41.2%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
50.0%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
11.3%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
5.0%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
7.3%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
24.7%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
14.8
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£10,780
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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School overview

Brackenbury Primary School is a primary school serving London, Hammersmith and Fulham, classified by the DfE as a community school. It has 318 pupils aged 3 to 11 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated Brackenbury Primary School 'Good'. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 77% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well above the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 4.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 10% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 107 in reading and 105 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 19% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Brackenbury Primary School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 17 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 7.3%. There are about 14.8 pupils per teacher. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 41% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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