Anson Primary School

About Anson Primary School

Anson Primary School is a state-funded mixed primary in the London borough of Brent, led by headteacher Simon Pile. Within Brent’s 61 primary schools, Anson ranks 37th on the key stage 2 expected standard measure, placing it in the bottom half of the local authority. The three highest-performing primaries nearby are East Lane Primary School, St Joseph’s Roman Catholic Primary School, and Ark Franklin Primary Academy. For families prioritising an Outstanding Ofsted rating, the nearest such school is Convent of Jesus and Mary RC Infant School, 0.8 km away. Anson itself holds a Good rating, confirmed in its most recent ungraded inspection in July 2024, where inspectors noted the school remains Good. That inspection followed a graded inspection in 2015 that also awarded Good overall, with leadership and management rated Outstanding at that time. The school has nursery provision for children from age three and serves 398 pupils against a capacity of 422.

Academically, Anson’s key stage 2 results for 2023/24 show 58% of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, below the Brent local authority average of 65%. The school ranks 38th out of 52 Brent primaries on this metric, placing it in the bottom 50% nationally. In individual subjects, 74% met the expected standard in reading, 80% in maths, and 60% in writing. Higher-standard attainment is modest: 6% achieved the higher standard across all three subjects, with 32% reaching the higher level in reading, 26% in maths, and 8% in writing. Average scaled scores were 106 in reading and 107 in maths. Progress measures are not available in the data, so it is unclear how pupils’ gains compare with peers nationally. The school’s 31.3% pupil premium rate is well above the national average, indicating a significant proportion of children from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Anson offers a broad set of facilities including a sports hall, playing fields, ICT suite, library, sensory room, forest school, and a chapel. Sports provision covers dance, tennis, rounders, gymnastics, and swimming, while clubs include drama, choir, and chess. The school’s SEND provision is comprehensive, supporting pupils with specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, speech and language needs, autistic spectrum disorder, social and emotional mental health needs, physical disabilities, and other difficulties. For the 2025/26 intake, Anson was oversubscribed: 162 applications were received for 52 places, with 43 offers made to first-preference applicants out of 50 who listed it first, giving an oversubscription ratio of 3.12. This suggests strong local demand, particularly from families who value a Good-rated primary with nursery provision and a wide range of on-site facilities and specialist support.

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