Gladstone Park Primary School

About Gladstone Park Primary School

Gladstone Park Primary School in Brent is a state-funded mixed primary for ages 3 to 11 that is currently operating very close to its full capacity of 682 pupils, with 661 children on roll. The school serves a community with a notably high level of disadvantage: 27.5% of its pupils are eligible for free school meals, a figure well above the national average for primary schools. Demand for places is strong and the school is officially oversubscribed for the 2025/26 intake. It offered 46 first-preference places from a total of 130 applications, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.55 applicants per place. This level of competition suggests the school is a popular choice among local families, particularly given that Brent has 61 primary schools in total, only seven of which hold an Outstanding Ofsted rating. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is Convent of Jesus and Mary RC Infant School, half a kilometre away.

Academically, Gladstone Park performs around the middle of the pack within Brent. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 assessments, 60% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, which is slightly below the Brent local authority average of 65%. The school ranks 35th out of 52 primaries in the borough on this measure, placing it in the bottom half locally and in the 58th percentile nationally. Individual subject scores are more encouraging: average scaled scores of 105 in both reading and maths are in line with national expectations, and 76% of pupils met the expected standard in maths specifically. However, only 5% of pupils achieved the higher standard across all three subjects, and the school has no published progress scores for reading, writing or maths, making it difficult to assess how much value it adds relative to starting points.

The school offers a broad set of facilities including art studios, a sensory room, a library, an ICT suite and an outdoor playground, plus a chapel. Sports provision covers dance, swimming, cricket and netball, while extracurricular clubs range from gardening and chess to science club and choir. Gladstone Park has a nursery provision and a well-documented SEND offer, with support for specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, social and emotional mental health needs, speech and language communication needs, hearing and visual impairments, and autistic spectrum disorder. This combination of strong demand, a wide range of facilities and explicit SEND provision makes it a practical choice for families in Brent who want a large, inclusive community school with good local reputation, though those prioritising top-tier academic outcomes may want to look at higher-ranked peers in the borough.

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