Kilburn Grange School

About Kilburn Grange School

Kilburn Grange School’s headline Key Stage 2 results sit slightly above the Brent local authority average, with 67% of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared to the LA average of 65%. That two-percentage-point gap is modest but meaningful for a school where 61% of pupils are eligible for free school meals — well above the national average — suggesting the school is doing solid work to close the disadvantage gap. In the Brent primary school rankings, it places 27th out of 52 schools, putting it squarely in the middle of the pack. Its ranking score of 67 places it in the top 50% nationally, though it sits some way behind the top-performing peers in the borough, such as East Lane Primary School and St Joseph’s Roman Catholic Primary School. The school’s most recent Ofsted inspection, an ungraded visit in May 2024, confirmed it remains Good and noted it is improving. Its previous graded inspection in 2018 also rated it Good overall, with Good marks for leadership and management and early years provision.

Looking more closely at the 2023/24 SATs results, the school’s strongest subject is reading, where 82% of pupils met the expected standard and the average scaled score was 104. Maths followed at 77% expected, with an average score of 103. Writing was the weakest area, with 72% reaching the expected standard. Only 3% of pupils achieved the higher standard in reading, writing and maths combined, which is low but not unusual for a school with high levels of disadvantage. Progress scores are not available in the data, so it’s hard to say how much value the school adds relative to pupils’ starting points. The school’s Ofsted report notes that early years provision is Good, and the ungraded inspection outcome described the school as “Improving”, which suggests momentum. For a family comparing options in Brent, this is a solid, mid-ranking primary that performs in line with the local average despite serving a significantly more disadvantaged intake.

The school is oversubscribed: for 28 places in the 2025/26 academic year, it received 73 applications, with 22 first-preference offers made — an oversubscription ratio of 2.61. That tells you it’s a popular choice locally. Facilities include a forest school, art studios, a sports hall, gymnasium, ICT suite and dining hall, and the school offers a broad range of sports and clubs from football and swimming to eco club, coding and choir. SEND provision covers specific learning difficulties, speech and language needs, social and emotional mental health, and autistic spectrum disorder. The school has no nursery or sixth form, and no religious character. It suits families in Brent who want a well-regarded, inclusive state primary with a strong practical and creative offer, particularly those whose children may benefit from the forest school and the range of enrichment activities. The nearest Outstanding-rated primary is Convent of Jesus and Mary RC Infant School, 2.2 km away, for those considering alternatives.

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