Avonmore Primary School

About Avonmore Primary School

Avonmore Primary School received an Outstanding rating from Ofsted in its most recent inspection in 2023, a significant upgrade from its previous Good rating in 2011. The inspection gave top marks across every category, including quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management. The early years provision was also rated Outstanding. When it comes to academic outcomes, the most telling metric is the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined at Key Stage 2, which stood at 64% in the 2023/24 academic year. That figure is notably below the Hammersmith and Fulham local authority average of 76%, placing Avonmore 29th out of 35 primary schools in the borough. The school’s national percentile ranking of 45th means it sits just below the midpoint for all primary schools in England on this measure.

Looking more closely at the individual subject scores, the picture is mixed. In maths, 84% of pupils reached the expected standard and the average scaled score was 107, which is above the national benchmark of 100. However, only 36% achieved the higher standard in maths. Reading tells a similar story: 64% met the expected standard, with an average score of 103, but just 32% reached the higher threshold. Writing saw 80% at expected and 24% at the higher level. The school’s Progress 8 scores are not available, so it is difficult to say how much value the school adds relative to pupils’ starting points. Compared with the top-performing schools in the borough — John Betts, St Peter’s and Addison — Avonmore’s combined expected standard figure is lower, though it is worth noting that the school serves a cohort where 32.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which is above the national average.

Avonmore is a small primary school with 184 pupils against a capacity of 216, and it is oversubscribed: for 21 places in the 2025/26 intake, there were 70 applications, giving an oversubscription ratio of 3.33. All 14 first-preference applicants were offered places. The school has a nursery provision for children aged three and above. Facilities include art studios, an ICT suite, a sensory room, outdoor playgrounds, playing fields and a dining hall. The range of SEND provisions is broad, covering specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, social and emotional mental health needs, speech and language communication needs, hearing and visual impairments, physical disability and autistic spectrum disorder. Sports on offer include cross country, gymnastics, swimming, dance, tennis and cricket, while clubs include chess, drama, eco club and science club. This is a school that suits families who value a strong Ofsted rating and a broad range of support, but who may want to look closely at whether the academic outcomes align with their expectations, particularly given the local context.

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