Fryent Primary School, London

In its own words: "At Fryent we believe that a truly exceptional school is one that enables all pupils to achieve their best . One where academic attainment is high and the academic progress of individuals is maximised ."

From the headteacher's welcome: "Fryent Primary School is a large school situated in Kingsbury in the London Borough of Brent. We are proud to serve a diverse community and every member of our school is valued as an individual. We recognise the significance of an outstanding holistic education for our pupils and this is what we continually strive for."

The school runs a breakfast club.

In 2025, 69% of Year 6 pupils at Fryent Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 63% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 80% and 80% in Brent and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 52% in reading and 51% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 36 families put Fryent Primary School as their first choice and 92 named it as one of their preferences, for 39 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 Fryent Primary School are St Robert Southwell Catholic Primary School (0.4 miles, Outstanding, 90% reading, 82% maths); Oliver Goldsmith Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 70% reading, 76% maths); Kingsbury Green Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 78% reading, 80% maths); and The Hyde School (0.8 miles, Outstanding, 84% reading, 83% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Fryent Primary School.

22 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Fryent Primary School (as of September 2025): 86% would recommend the school, 86% say their child is happy there and 86% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they are kept well informed about progress (91%); the weakest, that the school has high expectations for their child (77%).

73% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are other ethnic groups (32%), Asian (24%) and Black (15%).

In 2026, 92 pupils (13.9%) received SEN support and 65 (9.8%) 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.

Fryent Primary School has a resourced provision for autism and moderate learning difficulties: 50 places, 50 pupils on roll.

The nearest Underground station is Kingsbury Underground Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.

4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Slough Lane, 140 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 355 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Brent (744).

In 2024/25, Fryent Primary School issued 2 suspensions, 0.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Fryent Primary School are JFS (0.8 miles), Kingsbury High School (1 mile), Ark Academy (1.1 miles) and Michaela Community School (1.2 miles).