Derwentwater Primary School

About Derwentwater Primary School

Derwentwater Primary School sits within the Ealing local authority, a London borough with 65 primary schools. In the most recent rankings based on the percentage of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, Derwentwater placed 51st out of those 65 schools, putting it in the bottom half of the LA. For context, the top-performing peers in the borough include Ark Byron Primary Academy, Little Ealing Primary School and Southfield Primary School. The nearest school rated Outstanding by Ofsted is St Vincent's Catholic Primary School, just 0.4 kilometres away. Derwentwater itself holds a Good rating from its most recent graded inspection in 2019, and an ungraded inspection in December 2024 confirmed that standards have been maintained. That marks a clear improvement from its previous graded inspection in 2017, when the school was rated Requires Improvement overall.

Academically, Derwentwater's Key Stage 2 results for the 2023/24 academic year show that 63% of pupils achieved the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined. That is below the Ealing LA average of 71%. The school's score of 63 places it in the bottom 50% of schools nationally, ranking 6,852 out of 13,686 primary schools. Looking at individual subjects, 78% of pupils met the expected standard in maths, 66% in reading and 76% in writing. At the higher standard, 15% of pupils achieved the higher benchmark across all three subjects, with maths at 22%, reading at 27% and writing also at 27%. Average scaled scores were 103 in both reading and maths. Progress scores are not available in the data, so it is not possible to say how much value the school adds relative to pupils' starting points. The school does not have a sixth form, as it is a primary school for ages 3 to 11.

Derwentwater is a mixed, state-funded primary school with a nursery provision and a capacity of 500 pupils, currently home to 429 children. It is oversubscribed for the 2025/26 intake, with 141 applications for 60 places and 41 first-preference offers, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.35. The school serves a diverse community, with 36.9% of pupils eligible for free school meals. Facilities include a dining hall, ICT suite, sports hall, music rooms, art studios, a forest school area, a sensory room and a chapel. Sports on offer include netball, swimming, gymnastics, rounders, cricket, cross country and athletics, while clubs range from science and eco club to gardening, art, book club and film club. The school lists SEND provisions for a range of needs including dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech and language difficulties, hearing impairment and autistic spectrum disorder. Parent View responses from 112 parents between September 2024 and September 2025 were overwhelmingly positive, with 97% saying they would recommend the school, 98% agreeing their child is happy, and 98% agreeing their child feels safe.

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