Greenwood Primary School

Community school·Primary school Northolt, Ealing·UB5 4QG
Composite score
71.0
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#1,639
National rank
#445
In London
#14
In Ealing
Top 11%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
68%
% achieving higher RWM
23%
Reading average scaled score
106.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
107.0
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%
56 first choices, 65 places
First choices per place
0.86
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
153
any preference, for 65 places
Applications from another council area
9%
First preferences per place, last five years▶ 0.00
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1 per place
0.8320220.6620230.7720240.8620250.862026

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

Every child who put Greenwood 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
4–11
Pupils on roll
645
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
36.8%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
67.9%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
14.3%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
2.2%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
5.9%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
16.8%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
22.1
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£7,197
Typical primary: £6,960

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

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School overview

Greenwood Primary School is a primary school serving Northolt, Ealing, classified by the DfE as a community school. It has 645 pupils aged 4 to 11 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated Greenwood Primary School 'Good'. 68% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 5.0 percentage points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 11% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 106 in reading and 107 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 23% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Greenwood Primary School their first choice was offered one of its 65 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 5.9%. There are about 22.1 pupils per teacher. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 37% 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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