Elsley Primary School, Wembley

Ofsted's report card from its 16 June 2026 inspection grades Elsley Primary School on 7 areas: 1 strong standard and 6 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "Leaders have established a broad, coherent and highly sequenced personal development programme that extends well beyond the taught personal, social, health and education curriculum."

Achievement - Expected standard. "Pupils develop secure knowledge and skills across a range of subjects."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Pupils enjoy coming to school."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have developed a rich and ambitious curriculum adapted to meet the needs of pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)."

Early years - Expected standard. "Children are warmly welcomed into the early years."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders ensure that pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and those facing other barriers to learning can access both the curriculum and the wider experiences within the school."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders and governors demonstrate a clear understanding of the purpose and intended impact of the decisions they make in the best interests of pupils."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Continue to embed the curriculum changes, the consistency of implementation of high-quality teaching in the wider curriculum, so that pupils' achievement continues to improve, particularly for disadvantaged pupils".

From the headteacher's welcome: "We are a popular school in Wembley - close to the iconic stadium. At Elsley, we value high-quality learning and achievement, together with a powerful moral development of sharing and respecting others. Close to the hustle and bustle of Wembley, our school provides a beautiful contrast, situated in a quiet residential setting, at the end of a large playing field."

In 2025, 78% of Year 6 pupils at Elsley Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 83% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 80% and 80% in Brent and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 67% in reading and 80% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 50 families put Elsley Primary School as their first choice and 152 named it as one of their preferences, for 56 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Elsley Primary School are St Joseph's Catholic Infant School (0.2 miles, Good); St Joseph's Catholic Junior School (0.2 miles, Good, 97% reading, 97% maths); Lyon Park Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 64% reading, 69% maths); and Park Lane Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 83% reading, 91% maths).

Elsley Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 3 schools.

88.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (55%), other ethnic groups (14%) and Black (12%).

In 2026, 64 pupils (8.4%) received SEN support and 27 (3.6%) 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.

Elsley Primary School has a resourced provision for autism: 10 places, 10 pupils on roll.

The nearest railway station is Wembley Central Station, about 620 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).

2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Tring Avenue (->n), 370 metres away.

In 2024/25, Elsley Primary School issued 8 suspensions, 1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Elsley Primary School are Ark Elvin Academy (0.3 miles), Alperton Community School (0.5 miles), Michaela Community School (1 mile) and Ark Academy (1.2 miles).