Newfield Primary School

About Newfield Primary School

Newfield Primary School in Brent has been rated Good by Ofsted in its most recent graded inspection, a notable improvement from its previous Requires Improvement rating. The school’s leadership and management, as well as its early years provision, are now both judged Good. The most telling academic metric is the Key Stage 2 combined reading, writing and maths expected standard, where 66% of pupils met the benchmark in the 2023/24 academic year. That figure sits just above the Brent local authority average of 65%, placing Newfield 28th out of 52 primary schools in the borough. In the London region it ranks 990th out of 1,592, and nationally it sits in the 41st percentile. While the school’s ranking score of 66 places it in the top 50 tier for its type, it is worth noting that the proportion of pupils reaching the higher standard in all three subjects is just 5%, which is relatively low.

Looking more closely at the individual subject scores, the average scaled scores for reading and maths both sit at 105, which is in line with the national average. In maths, 75% of pupils reached the expected standard and 27% achieved the higher standard, while in reading the expected standard was also 75% and the higher standard 18%. Writing saw 73% reach the expected standard and just 7% the higher standard. Progress scores are not available for any subject, so it is difficult to assess how much value the school adds relative to pupils’ starting points. The school has 246 pupils on roll against a capacity of 460, and a high proportion — 51.3% — are eligible for free school meals, which is significantly above the national average. Parental opinion is overwhelmingly positive: 100% of respondents to the Parent View survey would recommend the school, and 83% strongly agreed that their child is happy there.

Newfield offers a nursery provision for children from age three, and the school day runs for primary-aged pupils up to Year 6. Facilities include a library, playing fields, a sports hall, music rooms, a forest school and a chapel. The school provides a range of sports including netball, tennis, athletics and swimming, and clubs such as gardening, coding and chess. For children with additional needs, the school lists SEND provisions for specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, and physical disabilities. The school is oversubscribed: for the 2025/26 intake there were 59 applications for 20 places, a ratio of nearly 3:1, with 17 first-preference offers made. This is a school that has clearly turned a corner under headteacher Sarah Bolt, and it will particularly suit families looking for a genuinely inclusive primary with strong parental satisfaction and a clear upward trajectory in its Ofsted rating.

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