Edward Pauling Primary School, Feltham
Edward Pauling Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Feltham. It was rated Outstanding at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in December 2014. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in October 2024 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 7th-highest of the 9 schools in Feltham with published results, and 9,801st of 14,452 across England. It was 91% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Outstanding (2014)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Below England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Hounslow (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Edward Pauling Primary School in detail
Edward Pauling Primary School in its own words
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, hockey, cricket, tennis, gymnastics, multi-sports, choir and sewing.
Coming up: an open day on Wednesday 4 November 2026 at 10am and an open day on Tuesday 10 November 2026 at 10am. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.
All school open days in Hounslow
Clubs (school website)Open days on the school's site (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 73% of Year 6 pupils at Edward Pauling Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 70% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 82% and 83% in Hounslow and 77% and 75% across England.
Results were similar in 2024 (70% in reading, 68% in maths).
Getting a place at Edward Pauling Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 20 families put Edward Pauling Primary School as their first choice and 94 named it as one of their preferences, for 21 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 Edward Pauling Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Edward Pauling Primary School are Feltham Hill Infant and Nursery School (0.3 miles, Outstanding); Southville Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 74% reading, 69% maths); Oak Hill Academy West London (0.4 miles, Outstanding, 77% reading, 66% maths); and Fairholme Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 67% reading, 78% maths).
Each of them had higher 2025 results than Edward Pauling Primary School.
Feltham Hill Infant and Nursery SchoolSouthville Primary SchoolOak Hill Academy West LondonFairholme Primary School
What parents say
25 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Edward Pauling Primary School (as of September 2025): 64% would recommend the school, 88% say their child is happy there and 38% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (96%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (38%).
Who goes there
49.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are Asian (36%), White British (22%) and other ethnic groups (11%).
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Feltham Station, about 0.7 miles away in a straight line.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Edward Pauling Primary School issued 10 suspensions, 2.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Edward Pauling Primary School are Reach Academy Feltham (0.6 miles), Reach Academy Hanworth Park (0.7 miles), Space Studio West London (0.7 miles) and Rivers Academy West London (0.7 miles).
Reach Academy FelthamReach Academy Hanworth ParkSpace Studio West LondonRivers Academy West London
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; 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 · 2 years agoThis judgement is from December 2014, 11 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted's report, in its own words
What is it like to attend this school?
Pupils enjoy attending Edward Pauling Primary School. Consideration has been given to pupils' social and emotional development. Relationships between staff and pupils are positive. This helps pupils to feel secure and safe in school. Most pupils behave well. However, in some lessons, pupils lose focus and find it difficult to sustain concentration. This means that the learning in some lessons is disrupted.
Pupils enjoy learning a wide range of subjects. This starts in the early years, where staff focus on encouraging children's language and communication skills. Younger pupils particularly enjoy the books that staff read to them. Pupils demonstrate respect and understanding for people from different backgrounds and cultures. The school enables pupils to celebrate the diversity within the school community.
What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?
The school has designed a curriculum that identifies the key knowledge it wants pupils to learn. However, the standards that pupils achieve in reading and mathematics are not high enough. Staff are ambitious for what pupils can achieve, including those with SEND. Staff and leaders at all levels want to see a return to the high-quality education that they know pupils deserve. While the school has rightly taken action to make improvements, for example through revising the curriculum, these ambitions are not yet fully realised in practice.
The curriculum is not taught consistently well. Systems to check pupils' understanding and address misconceptions are not securely in place. In some subjects where the curriculum has been recently revised, the work given is not always well matched so that it builds on pupils' prior knowledge. Pupils do not develop secure knowledge when the curriculum is not monitored carefully to ensure pupils' learning is strong.
From Ofsted's October 2024 ungraded inspection report: the opening paragraphs of each section, quoted word for word. Read the full report Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Outstanding at its December 2014 inspection - up from Requires Improvement.
Rated Outstanding for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
19.6%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
25 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 73% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 70% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 80% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
23.5
Avg class size
24.0
Infant (KS1)
27.8
KS2
15
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Latest from Edward Pauling Primary School
5th June 2026
5 Jun 2026
15th May 2026
15 May 2026
24th April 2026
24 Apr 2026
27th March 2026
27 Mar 2026
13th March 2026
13 Mar 2026
27th February 2026
27 Feb 2026
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Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Edward Pauling Primary School.
- Premier Education Holiday Camp at Oak Hill Academy700m away · Not yet graded
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Edward Pauling Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Edward Pauling Primary School is in Hounslow; for families living there:
Apply to Hounslow for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 14
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 3
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 14 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 3 serious and 10 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
4 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 Hounslow is 52.5 (the median across 90 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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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
91%
Near capacity
384 pupils
420 places
36 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Feltham
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Feltham
Across Hounslow council
Places available
3,086
Applications
2,856
Got 1st preference
89.3%
Got preferred school
98.8%
All primary applications across Hounslow council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(9)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
63
SEN Support
15
EHC Plans
22.2%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
352
Total Pupils
170
Boys
182
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
22
Teachers
16.0:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£50,867
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,942
Per pupil
£2613k
Total funding
£112k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
6.5%
Overall absence
22.3%
Persistent absence
376
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
Questions parents ask about Edward Pauling Primary School
What are SATs results like at Edward Pauling Primary School?
Of the pupils at Edward Pauling Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 73% reached the expected standard in reading and 70% did so in maths.
What is Edward Pauling Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Edward Pauling Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in October 2024, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in December 2014, it was rated Outstanding.
What is the catchment area for Edward Pauling Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Edward Pauling Primary School is oversubscribed, Hounslow allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Edward Pauling Primary School?
Edward Pauling Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 91% of its 420 places.
How big are the classes at Edward Pauling Primary School?
Classes at Edward Pauling Primary School average 23.5 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Edward Pauling Primary School?
Edward Pauling Primary School has around 352 pupils on roll. 20% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Edward Pauling Primary School?
6.5% of sessions were missed at Edward Pauling Primary School in 2024/25. 22.3% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Edward Pauling Primary School?
Apply through Hounslow's coordinated admissions process, naming Edward Pauling 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 Edward Pauling Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of Edward Pauling Primary School: Premier Education Holiday Camp at Oak Hill Academy (700m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near Edward Pauling Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 14 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 3 serious and 10 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 4 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 Hounslow is 52.5 (the median across 90 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Edward Pauling Primary School?
Edward Pauling Primary School is at Redford Close, Feltham, Middlesex, TW13 4TQ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)