Marlborough Primary School

About Marlborough Primary School

Parents at Marlborough Primary School are overwhelmingly positive about their experience. In the most recent Parent View survey, covering September 2024 to September 2025, 94% of respondents said they would recommend the school to other parents. That’s a strong vote of confidence from the 53 families who took part. The school is clearly popular locally too: for the 2025/26 academic year, it received 198 applications for just 83 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.39. That means more than two families applied for every spot. Among the 58 first-preference applicants, all were offered a place, which suggests that if you put it first on your form, you stand a decent chance. On specific questions, the feedback is particularly strong around happiness and safety: 98% of parents either agreed or strongly agreed that their child is happy, and the same proportion felt their child is safe. The school also scores well on communication, with 97% of parents saying they are kept informed about how their child is doing.

Academically, Marlborough is a solid performer within Hounslow. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 assessments, 67% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined. That’s just three percentage points below the local authority average of 70%, and it places the school 25th out of 44 primary schools in the borough. In reading, 80% met the expected standard and 31% reached the higher standard, while in maths the figures were 81% and 27% respectively. Writing saw 80% at expected and 15% at the higher level. Average scaled scores were 106 in both reading and maths. Nationally, the school sits in the 41st percentile, meaning it performs slightly above the middle of all primary schools. Its most recent Ofsted inspection in November 2024 confirmed a Good rating, with leadership and management, early years provision, and overall effectiveness all judged Good. This is a notable improvement from the school’s previous Requires Improvement rating in 2013.

The school is a three-form entry primary with a nursery, and its facilities are generous for a state primary: there are music rooms, art studios, an ICT suite, a library, a sports hall, and even a chapel. Pupils can take part in clubs including coding, science club, book club and art club, and sports on offer include athletics, swimming, tennis and rounders. Marlborough also has a broad SEND offer, with provisions for specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, speech and language needs, hearing and visual impairments, autistic spectrum disorder, and social, emotional and mental health support. With 16.2% of pupils eligible for free school meals, the school serves a diverse community. It’s a good fit for families who want a well-regarded local primary with strong parent satisfaction, decent academic results, and a wide range of enrichment opportunities, all within a school that has clearly turned around its performance since its previous inspection.

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