Donnington Primary School

About Donnington Primary School

Donnington Primary School is a state-funded, mixed-gender primary school in the London borough of Brent, serving children from age 3 to 11. It is one of 61 primary schools in the local authority, and its ranking among them places it in the bottom half of the table. The top-performing peers in Brent include East Lane Primary School, St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, and Ark Franklin Primary Academy, all of which sit well above Donnington in the local rankings. The nearest school rated Outstanding by Ofsted is Convent of Jesus and Mary RC Infant School, just 0.8 kilometres away. Donnington itself holds a Good rating from its most recent graded inspection in 2023, a grade it has maintained since its previous inspection in 2013. The school is currently oversubscribed, receiving 63 applications for 30 places in the 2025/26 admissions round, with 23 first-preference offers made.

Academically, Donnington's Key Stage 2 results for the 2023/24 year show a mixed picture. The proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined was 44%, well below the Brent local authority average of 65%. In individual subjects, 56% met the expected standard in reading, 63% in maths, and 78% in writing. The school's average scaled scores were 101 in reading and 102 in maths, both close to the national benchmark of 100. However, the percentage of pupils achieving the higher standard was low: 15% in reading, 4% in maths, and 11% in writing. These figures place Donnington in the bottom 50 nationally by its ranking metric, and 47th out of 52 Brent primaries. Ofsted's inspection in 2023 rated all areas — quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision — as Good.

The school offers a broad range of facilities including a sports hall, art studios, music rooms, an ICT suite, a sensory room, and a forest school, alongside playing fields and a dining hall. Sports provision covers netball, football, athletics, cricket, swimming, and gymnastics, and there are clubs in coding, book club, film club, art club, and drama. Donnington has a nursery provision for children from age 3, and its SEND support is extensive, covering moderate learning difficulty, speech, language and communication needs, autistic spectrum disorder, hearing and visual impairments, physical disability, and social, emotional and mental health needs. With 39.5% of pupils eligible for free school meals, the school serves a diverse and disadvantaged community. It is a good fit for families in Brent seeking a well-resourced primary with strong pastoral and SEND support, though those prioritising top-tier academic outcomes may want to consider higher-ranked local alternatives.

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