John Betts Primary School

Voluntary aided school·Primary school London, Hammersmith and Fulham·W6 0UA
Composite score
100.0
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National rank
#1
In London
#1
In Hammersmith and Fulham
Top 0.1%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
100%
% achieving higher RWM
36%
Reading average scaled score
111.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
110.0
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
39%
69 first choices, 29 places
First choices per place
2.38
more first choices than places
Applications naming the school
222
any preference, for 29 places
Applications from another council area
16%
First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.08
00.511.522.53
1 per place
2.0320221.7720231.8620242.3020252.382026

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

We do not have a checked cut-off distance for John Betts Primary School yet. Hammersmith and Fulham does publish allocation figures and we are working through them council by council — we only show a distance once we have found it in the council’s own document.

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

School profile

Age range
5–11
Pupils on roll
202
Gender
Mixed

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
11.9%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
36.6%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
12.4%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
3.0%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
3.0%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
2.7%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
17.1
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£9,176
Typical primary: £6,960

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

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About John Betts Primary School

John Betts Primary School is a primary school in London, Hammersmith and Fulham, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school. Around 202 pupils aged 5 to 11 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 100% 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 1% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 111 in reading and 110 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 36% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Competition for places is real here - 39% of first-choice applicants were offered a Reception place for September 2026 (69 first choices for 29 places). Overall pupil absence was 3.0%. There are about 17.1 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 12% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. 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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