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Drayton Green Primary School, London

Requires Improvement
Primary
Community school
Mixed
Ages 3–11

Drayton Green Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in London. It was rated Requires improvement at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in February 2024. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 951st-highest of the 959 schools in London with published results, and 13,711th of 14,452 across England. It was 63% full in 2025.

SATs results
Below England average
Ofsted
Requires improvement (2024)
Demand
Every first choice offered
Attendance
Below England average
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Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days

Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Ealing (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.

Data last updated 26 Oct 2026

Drayton Green Primary School in detail

Drayton Green Primary School in its own words

From the headteacher's welcome: "We are part of the Excellence in Education federation, working with St John's Primary School which is situated just 10 minutes away. Our dedicated Staff, Governing Body and Local Community, strive to enable all members of Drayton Green School to grow personally, academically and socially."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include choir and film.

Coming up: an open day on Friday 20 November 2026 and an open day on Wednesday 2 December 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

All school open days in Ealing

Headteacher's welcome (school website)Clubs (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Results

In 2025, 52% of Year 6 pupils at Drayton Green Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 55% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 79% and 81% in Ealing and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 73% in reading and 76% in maths in 2024.

Getting a place at Drayton Green Primary School

For September 2026 entry, 9 families put Drayton Green Primary School as their first choice and 64 named it as one of their preferences, for 11 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

Admissions history and your chances at Drayton Green Primary School

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Drayton Green Primary School are St John's Primary School (0.2 miles, Outstanding, 88% reading, 89% maths); Hobbayne Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 90% reading, 78% maths); Woodlands Academy (0.6 miles, Good, 61% reading, 74% maths); and St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (0.6 miles).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Drayton Green Primary School.

St John's Primary SchoolHobbayne Primary SchoolWoodlands AcademySt Joseph's Catholic Primary School

Who goes there

45.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 57.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Black (26%), other ethnic groups (26%) and Mixed (12%).

In 2026, 43 pupils (18.2%) received SEN support and 37 (15.7%) 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.

Drayton Green Primary School has a resourced provision for specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, hearing impairment, speech, language and communication needs, autism, social, emotional and mental health needs, multi-sensory impairment and moderate learning difficulties: 21 places, 21 pupils on roll.

Getting there

The nearest railway station is West Ealing Rail Station, about 360 metres away (roughly a 5-minute walk).

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Drayton Green, 220 metres away.

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, Drayton Green Primary School issued 10 suspensions, 3.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to Drayton Green Primary School are Drayton Manor High School (0.5 miles), Brentside High School (1 mile), Elthorne Park High School (1.1 miles) and Ealing Fields Church of England High School (1.4 miles).

Drayton Manor High SchoolBrentside High SchoolElthorne Park High SchoolEaling Fields Church of England High School

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 GIAS
Head:Mr Milan Stevanovic [Executive Head]
Pupils:236
LA:Ealing
Phone:02038298204
Address:Drayton Grove, West Ealing, London, W13 0LA
Federation:Excellence in Education Federation
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 3 years ago
Requires Improvement

Overall

Requires Improvement

Quality of Education

Requires Improvement

Behaviour & Attitudes

Requires Improvement

Personal Development

Requires Improvement

Leadership & Management

Requires Improvement

Early Years

Inspected 6 February 2024View full report
URN:101881
UKPRN:10072882
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Ealing North
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Requires Improvement at its February 2024 inspection.

Areas Ofsted flagged

Quality of education (Requires Improvement), Behaviour & attitudes (Requires Improvement), Personal development (Requires Improvement), Leadership & management (Requires Improvement), Early years (Requires Improvement).

At a Glance

45.3%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

Resourced provision: SpLD, Hearing, Speech and language +4

SEN Provision

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading-21ppMaths-21ppWriting-30pp

Reading has declined from 73% to 52% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 76% to 55% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 70% to 40% (2024 to 2025).

Class Sizes

19.7

Avg class size

23.7

Infant (KS1)

20.7

KS2

12

Total classes

2025/26 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools

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Before and after school care

Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Drayton Green Primary School.

  • Boom Sports - St John's370m away · Not yet graded
  • The Numberworks'n words400m away · Not yet graded
  • Super Camps At Notting Hill And Ealing High School810m away · Not yet graded
  • Activate Camps @ Notting Hill & Ealing High School940m away · Not yet graded

Term dates

Drayton Green 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)

Source: Ealing term dates

Getting There

Train Stations

West Ealing Rail Station
360m · 6 min walk
West Ealing Station (Entrance)
368m · 6 min walk
Drayton Green Rail Station
418m · 7 min walk

Bus Stops

Drayton Green (Stop DH)
216m · 4 min walk
Argyle Road (W13) (Stop DL)
219m · 4 min walk
Sutherland Avenue (W13) (Stop DU)
246m · 4 min walk
West Ealing Station (Stop A)
289m · 5 min walk
The Avenue (W13) (Stop C)
436m · 7 min walk

Free school transport

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You apply to the council where you live. Drayton Green 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
42
Fatal
0
Serious
9
Children hurt
5

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 42 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 9 serious and 33 slight.

5 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise.

8 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.

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Your chances of a place at Drayton Green Primary School

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What the report includes for Drayton Green Primary School:

  • The straight-line distance from your home to Drayton Green Primary School.
  • Ealing publishes last distance offered figures, but none for Drayton Green Primary School that we hold, so the report covers demand, alternatives and dates.
  • Applications, first choices and offers at Drayton Green Primary School for 2014 to 2026 entry.
  • How many families in Ealing got their first choice, and how often appeals there succeed.
  • The nearest state schools to your home, with Ofsted rating, demand and last distance offered where published.
  • Key dates for September 2027 entry and how to apply.

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

63%

Available places

261 pupils

416 places

155 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - London

Low pressure
New homes approved:114,409
Projected new pupils:28,602

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for London

Across Ealing council

Low demand council-wide0.82 applications per place

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(6)

6 February 2024
Requires ImprovementReport
Quality of EducationRequires Improvement
Behaviour & AttitudesRequires Improvement
Personal DevelopmentRequires Improvement
Leadership & ManagementRequires Improvement
Early YearsRequires Improvement
31 January 2018
Leadership & ManagementGood
14 November 2012
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

43

SEN Support

37

EHC Plans

33.9%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

Drayton Green Primary School has a resourced provision for specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, hearing impairment, speech, language and communication needs, autism, social, emotional and mental health needs, multi-sensory impairment and moderate learning difficulties: 21 places, 21 pupils on roll.

Source: GIAS, Department for Education.

Resourced Provision

Pupils by Need Type

Speech, Language & Communication39
Autistic Spectrum Disorder20
Social, Emotional & Mental Health14
Moderate Learning Difficulty3
Specific Learning Difficulty1
Severe Learning Difficulty1
Hearing Impairment1
Multi-Sensory Impairment1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
6.8%
Asian
8.5%
Black
25.9%
Mixed
11.8%
Other
25.8%
Unclassified
6.8%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals45.3%
English as Additional Language57.2%

236

Total Pupils

136

Boys

100

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

16

Teachers

14.8:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£53,694

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£6,859

Per pupil

£2260k

Total funding

£183k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£258,289
EAL funding£79,691
Lump sum£166,150

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

7.8%

Overall absence

26.8%

Persistent absence

284

Enrolments

Authorised5.8%
Unauthorised1.9%
Persistent (10%+)26.8%
Severe (50%+)1.8%

Absence trend

5.4%
18/19
6.4%
20/21
7.5%
21/22
8.5%
22/23
7.3%
23/24
7.8%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

Questions parents ask about Drayton Green Primary School

What are SATs results like at Drayton Green Primary School?

Of the pupils at Drayton Green Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 52% reached the expected standard in reading and 55% did so in maths.

What is Drayton Green Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Drayton Green Primary School was rated Requires Improvement at its most recent Ofsted inspection in February 2024. At its previous graded inspection in 2018 it was rated Good.

What is the catchment area for Drayton Green Primary School?

No fixed boundary. When Drayton Green 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 Drayton Green Primary School?

Drayton Green Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 63% of its 416 places.

How big are the classes at Drayton Green Primary School?

Classes at Drayton Green Primary School average 19.7 pupils (2025/26).

How many pupils go to Drayton Green Primary School?

Drayton Green Primary School has around 236 pupils on roll. 45% are eligible for free school meals.

Does Drayton Green Primary School have specialist SEN provision?

Drayton Green Primary School has a resourced provision for specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, hearing impairment, speech, language and communication needs, autism, social, emotional and mental health needs, multi-sensory impairment and moderate learning difficulties: 21 places, 21 pupils on roll.

What is attendance like at Drayton Green Primary School?

7.8% of sessions were missed at Drayton Green Primary School in 2024/25. 26.8% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to Drayton Green Primary School?

Apply through Ealing's coordinated admissions process, naming Drayton Green 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 Drayton Green Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?

Ofsted's childcare register lists 4 out-of-school clubs within a kilometre of Drayton Green Primary School: Boom Sports - St John's (370m away, registered, not yet graded), The Numberworks'n words (400m away, registered, not yet graded) and Super Camps At Notting Hill And Ealing High School (810m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.

What are Drayton Green Primary School's term dates?

Drayton Green 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 Drayton Green Primary School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 42 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 9 serious and 33 slight. 5 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise. 8 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 Drayton Green Primary School?

Drayton Green Primary School is at Drayton Grove, West Ealing, London, W13 0LA.

Sources: Ealing term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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