Havelock Primary School, Nursery & Arp

About Havelock Primary School, Nursery & Arp

Havelock Primary School, Nursery & Arp sits in the London borough of Ealing, a local authority with 65 primary schools. It ranks 64th among them, placing it firmly in the bottom half of the local league table. The top-performing peers nearby include Ark Byron Primary Academy, Little Ealing Primary School and Southfield Primary School, all of which score significantly higher on the same ranking metric. For context, the nearest school rated Outstanding by Ofsted is Clifton Primary School, just 0.6 km away. Havelock itself was last graded Good in a full inspection in 2018, and an ungraded visit in February 2024 confirmed the school remains Good. That is a step down from its previous Outstanding rating in 2012, but the school has held a Good rating across both its most recent inspections. The headteacher is Naz Abaeian, and the school serves 409 pupils from ages 3 to 11, with a nursery on site.

Academically, the school’s Key Stage 2 results for the 2023/24 year show that 47% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined. That is well below the Ealing local authority average of 71%. In individual subjects, 57% met the expected standard in reading, 63% in writing, and 71% in maths. The proportion reaching the higher standard in all three subjects was just 2%, with 22% reaching that level in reading, 18% in maths, and only 4% in writing. Average scaled scores were 104 in reading and 105 in 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. Nationally, the school ranks in the bottom 17% of all primary schools on the combined expected standard metric, and in the bottom 5% within London. A third of pupils (33.7%) are eligible for free school meals, which is above the national average and suggests a higher-than-average level of disadvantage.

The school offers a broad set of facilities including an outdoor playground, ICT suite, forest school, gymnasium, sensory room and even a chapel. Sports on offer include netball, cricket, cross country, football, tennis, athletics and swimming, while clubs range from drama and choir to book club, film club, chess and gardening. For children with additional needs, the school has a resourced provision and supports pupils with specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, speech, language and communication needs, autistic spectrum disorder, and social, emotional and mental health needs. Admission for the 2025/26 year is oversubscribed: there were 127 applications for 53 places, with 53 first-preference offers made, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.4. That means competition is moderate but not extreme. This school will suit families who value a strong SEND offer and a wide range of extracurricular activities, and who are comfortable with results that sit below the local average.

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