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Essendine Primary School

Westminster, W9 2LRPrimaryAges 3–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Mar 2023
KS2 Results
75%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
0.8×
Not oversubscribed
25 1st-choice / 30 places
Ranking
🏆Top 25%
#2798 of 13,686 nationally

About Essendine Primary School

Essendine Primary School sits squarely in the middle of the pack in Westminster, ranking 18th out of 31 primary schools in the borough. That places it just above the median, but its headline Key Stage 2 metric tells a slightly stronger story: 75% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, which is a fraction above the local authority average of 74%. In a competitive London borough where ten schools are rated Outstanding, Essendine’s solidly Good Ofsted rating and middle-of-the-table ranking might not grab headlines, but the school is performing in line with—and in one key measure slightly ahead of—its immediate peers. The gap is narrow, but it’s worth noting that the school achieves this with a pupil intake where over half (50. 4%) are eligible for free school meals, a figure well above the national average and one that often correlates with lower outcomes elsewhere.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressEssendine Road, London, Westminster, W9 2LR
HeadteacherAaron Sumner
Local AuthorityWestminster
Number of Pupils262
Free School Meals (FSM)50.4%
School Capacity262 / 454 (58% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

29 Mar 2023
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good

Latest monitoring visit (29 Mar 2023): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 21 Mar 2013. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

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Mental HealthSpeech & LanguagePhysicalLearning Difficulty

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

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Essendine Primary School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.