Earl's Court Free School Primary

About Earl's Court Free School Primary

Earl's Court Free School Primary sits in a competitive London borough where the average Key Stage 2 expected standard in reading, writing and maths sits at 76 per cent. The school's own figure of 67 per cent falls noticeably below that LA average, which is worth flagging for parents focused squarely on headline attainment. However, the picture is more nuanced when you look at higher-standard outcomes: a third of pupils reached the higher benchmark in all three subjects, and in maths and writing specifically, half of all children achieved that higher tier. The school also recorded an average maths scaled score of 108 and a reading score of 107, both comfortably above the national baseline of 100. So while the proportion hitting the expected standard across the board is lower than the local norm, the school is clearly pushing a significant number of pupils to excel at a higher level.

Academically, the school's most recent graded Ofsted inspection in 2017 awarded it Outstanding across the board, and an ungraded inspection in January 2024 confirmed it remains Outstanding. Leadership and management, early years provision and overall effectiveness were all rated grade 1. The school ranks 27th out of 35 primary schools in Hammersmith and Fulham on the KS2 expected standard metric, placing it in the bottom quarter locally. Nationally, it sits around the 38th percentile. That ranking reflects the gap to the LA average, but the school's strong higher-standard results and above-average scaled scores suggest that for more able pupils, the school is delivering well. There is no Progress 8 data available for primary schools, so it is not possible to measure how much value the school adds relative to pupils' starting points.

The school is heavily oversubscribed: for 29 places in 2025/26, it received 189 applications, a ratio of 6.5 applicants per place, and only 9 of the 14 first-preference families secured a spot. Facilities include playing fields, a library, a sensory room and a forest school, plus clubs in drama, choir and film. SEND provision covers dyslexia, speech and language needs, social and emotional mental health, and autistic spectrum disorder. With 21.6 per cent of pupils eligible for free school meals, the intake is more diverse than many local primaries. This is a small school — 204 pupils against a capacity of 210 — that suits families who value an Outstanding-rated setting with strong early years provision and a broad range of enrichment, but who are comfortable with KS2 outcomes that sit below the LA average.

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