Dairy Meadow Primary School, Southall
Dairy Meadow Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Southall. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in June 2014. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in October 2023 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 2nd-highest of the 18 schools in Southall with published results, and 941st of 14,452 across England. It was 85% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2014)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Ealing (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Dairy Meadow Primary School in detail
Results
In 2025, 89% of Year 6 pupils at Dairy Meadow Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 96% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 79% and 81% in Ealing and 77% and 75% across England.
Results were similar in 2024 (94% in reading, 91% in maths).
Getting a place at Dairy Meadow Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 39 families put Dairy Meadow Primary School as their first choice and 107 named it as one of their preferences, for 39 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Dairy Meadow Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Dairy Meadow Primary School are Havelock Primary School, Nursery & Arp (under 0.1 miles, Good, 65% reading, 65% maths); St Anselm's Catholic Primary School (0.3 miles); St Anselm's Catholic Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 75% reading, 96% maths); and Three Bridges Primary School (0.4 miles, Outstanding, 84% reading, 81% maths).
Dairy Meadow Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 3 of them.
Havelock Primary School, Nursery & ArpSt Anselm's Catholic Primary SchoolSt Anselm's Catholic Primary SchoolThree Bridges Primary School
Who goes there
81.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are Asian (70%), Black (12%) and other ethnic groups (11%).
In 2026, 42 pupils (12.5%) received SEN support and 9 (2.7%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Southall Station, about 580 metres away (roughly a 7-minute walk).
12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Tensing Road (->e), 130 metres away.
Suspensions and exclusions
Dairy Meadow Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Dairy Meadow Primary School are Villiers High School (0.5 miles) and Featherstone High School (0.6 miles).
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoThis judgement is from June 2014, 12 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's October 2023 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
This school creates a caring environment where children feel safe and confident to share concerns. Teaching is particularly strong in phonics and reading, with children showing genuine love of books. The school also excels at preparing children for the wider world through community links, career insights from professionals, and enriching activities that spark curiosity about science, music and sports.
Key Strengths
- Excellent phonics teaching and early reading programme with consistent delivery across the school
- Strong pupil behaviour and positive relationships - pupils are polite, confident and respectful
- Well-planned curriculum that builds knowledge over time with clear identification of key concepts
- Effective support for pupils with SEND through prompt assessment and curriculum adaptations
- Many enrichment activities including music tuition, sports tournaments and special projects
Areas for Improvement
- In some subjects, teaching does not ensure pupils have secure understanding of foundational knowledge before new concepts are introduced
- Pupils' understanding of subject-specific vocabulary is not always secure - for example, struggling to recall meanings of words like 'empire', 'dynasty', 'weather' and 'climate'
- Need to ensure consistent curriculum delivery across all subjects to match the quality in early reading
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective, with staff knowing pupils well and responding promptly to their needs, plus additional support available through counselling services.
Extracurricular Activities
Musical instrument lessons and orchestra performance, sports tournaments across the borough, space design project for young scientists, community service at local food hub and garden, career talks from women in construction, architects and engineers
Dairy Meadow Primary School continues to be a good school where pupils are well looked after, behave very well, and achieve highly particularly in mathematics and early reading. The school has a well-planned curriculum and provides many enrichment activities to complement formal learning.
At a Glance
27.9%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 94% to 89% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 91% to 96% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 84% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
21.1
Avg class size
22.2
Infant (KS1)
22.5
KS2
16
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Dairy Meadow Primary School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Dairy Meadow Primary School.
- Southall Kumon Study Centre310m away · Not yet graded
- Let's Leap @ Three Bridges Primary School710m away · Not yet graded
- Top Horizon Education750m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
Dairy Meadow Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Ealing. Training (INSET) days, when pupils are not in school, vary by school: check the school's own calendar.
2026 to 2027
- Autumn term: Wednesday 2 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026)
- Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027)
- Summer term: Monday 12 April to Tuesday 27 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027)
2027 to 2028
- Autumn term: Wednesday 1 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027)
- Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 31 March 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028)
- Summer term: Tuesday 18 April to Wednesday 26 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028)
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Dairy Meadow Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Dairy Meadow Primary School is in Ealing; for families living there:
Apply to Ealing for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 41
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 5
- Children hurt
- 6
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 41 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 36 slight.
6 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 4 on foot and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise.
7 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Ealing is 61 (the median across 115 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Dairy Meadow Primary School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
85%
Available places
348 pupils
411 places
63 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Southall
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Southall
Across Ealing council
Places available
4,155
Applications
3,394
Got 1st preference
90.2%
Got preferred school
98.1%
All primary applications across Ealing council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(9)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
42
SEN Support
9
EHC Plans
15.1%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
337
Total Pupils
158
Boys
179
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
17
Teachers
19.8:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£56,257
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,572
Per pupil
£2725k
Total funding
£174k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.4%
Overall absence
13.3%
Persistent absence
332
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Dairy Meadow Primary School
Questions parents ask about Dairy Meadow Primary School
What are SATs results like at Dairy Meadow Primary School?
Of the pupils at Dairy Meadow Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 89% reached the expected standard in reading and 96% did so in maths.
What is Dairy Meadow Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Dairy Meadow Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in October 2023, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in June 2014, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Dairy Meadow Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Dairy Meadow Primary School is oversubscribed, Ealing allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Dairy Meadow Primary School?
Dairy Meadow Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 85% of its 411 places.
How big are the classes at Dairy Meadow Primary School?
Classes at Dairy Meadow Primary School average 21.1 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Dairy Meadow Primary School?
Dairy Meadow Primary School has around 337 pupils on roll. 28% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Dairy Meadow Primary School?
5.4% of sessions were missed at Dairy Meadow Primary School in 2024/25. 13.3% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Dairy Meadow Primary School?
Apply through Ealing's coordinated admissions process, naming Dairy Meadow Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Dairy Meadow Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists 3 out-of-school clubs within a kilometre of Dairy Meadow Primary School: Southall Kumon Study Centre (310m away, registered, not yet graded), Let's Leap @ Three Bridges Primary School (710m away, registered, not yet graded) and Top Horizon Education (750m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
What are Dairy Meadow Primary School's term dates?
Dairy Meadow Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Ealing. In 2026 to 2027: Autumn term: Wednesday 2 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026); Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027); Summer term: Monday 12 April to Tuesday 27 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027). In 2027 to 2028: Autumn term: Wednesday 1 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027); Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 31 March 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028); Summer term: Tuesday 18 April to Wednesday 26 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028).
How many road collisions happen near Dairy Meadow Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 41 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 36 slight. 6 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 4 on foot and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise. 7 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Ealing is 61 (the median across 115 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Dairy Meadow Primary School?
Dairy Meadow Primary School is at Swift Road, Southall, Middlesex, UB2 4RP.
Sources: Ealing term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)