West Acton Primary School

About West Acton Primary School

West Acton Primary School sits firmly in the middle of the pack when you compare its headline Key Stage 2 results against the Ealing local authority average. The school recorded 64% of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, which is seven percentage points below the LA average of 71%. That places it 48th out of 65 primary schools in the borough, putting it in the bottom third locally. The gap is notable, but the picture isn't uniformly weaker. In maths specifically, 78% of pupils hit the expected standard and the average scaled score was 107, both respectable figures. Reading and writing expected rates were 74% and 77% respectively, so the shortfall against the LA average is driven more by the combined measure than by any single subject collapse. The school also has a higher-than-average proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals at 34.4%, which provides important context for these outcomes.

Ofsted visited in February 2023 and rated the school Good across every category, including quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. This is consistent with its previous Good rating from 2016, so there is stability in leadership under headteacher K Kondo. At the higher end, 10% of pupils achieved the higher standard in reading, writing and maths combined, while 34% hit the higher mark in maths and 29% in reading. The school's national ranking for the expected standard metric places it at percentile 47, almost exactly median. In London it sits at percentile 69, meaning roughly a third of London primaries rank below it. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is Holy Family Catholic Primary School, 0.6 km away, though West Acton's own Good rating with consistent inspection outcomes suggests reliable quality rather than standout excellence.

The school is oversubscribed, with 183 applications for 88 places in the 2025/26 intake and 61 first-preference offers made. That oversubscription ratio of 2.08 indicates genuine local demand. Facilities are strong for a state primary: a sports hall, playing fields, forest school, sensory room, art studios, music rooms, library, ICT suite and even a chapel. Sports include football, cricket, swimming, athletics and cross country, while clubs cover coding, book club and chess. SEND provision is comprehensive, covering specific learning difficulties, moderate to severe learning difficulties, social and emotional mental health needs, speech and language communication needs, physical disability, autistic spectrum disorder and a resourced provision. There is nursery provision from age 3. This is a school that suits families who value breadth of facilities and inclusive SEND support, and who are comfortable with academic results that sit around the local average rather than above it.

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