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Gladstone Park Primary School, London

Good
Primary
Academy sponsor led
Mixed
Ages 3–11

Gladstone Park Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in London, part of Anthem Schools Trust. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in May 2017. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in September 2022 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 465th-highest of the 959 schools in London with published results, and 4,096th of 14,452 across England. It was full in 2025, at 101% of capacity.

SATs results
Above England average
Ofsted
Good (2017)
Demand
Every first choice offered
Attendance
In line with England
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Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days

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

Data last updated 27 Oct 2026

Gladstone Park Primary School in detail

Gladstone Park Primary School in its own words

In its own words: "Welcome to Gladstone Park Primary School. A member of Anthem Schools Trust, we are a welcoming, vibrant and friendly school situated in the heart of Brent, North London. At Gladstone Park, we develop resilient, emotionally-intelligent students who become life-long learners."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, tennis, gymnastics, basketball, dance, guitar, chess, gardening and sewing.

The school runs a breakfast club from 8:00am and after-school care, from £1.50 per session.

Vision and values (school website)Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Results

In 2025, 84% of Year 6 pupils at Gladstone Park 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 73% in reading and 76% in maths in 2024.

Getting a place at Gladstone Park Primary School

For September 2026 entry, 42 families put Gladstone Park Primary School as their first choice and 143 named it as one of their preferences, for 49 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 Gladstone Park Primary School

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Gladstone Park Primary School are St Andrew and St Francis CofE Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 76% reading, 82% maths); St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Junior School (0.3 miles, Good, 80% reading, 77% maths); Convent of Jesus and Mary RC Infant School (0.3 miles, Outstanding); and Anson Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 80% reading, 77% maths).

Gladstone Park Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 3 of them.

St Andrew and St Francis CofE Primary SchoolSt Mary Magdalen's Catholic Junior SchoolConvent of Jesus and Mary RC Infant SchoolAnson Primary School

The trust

Gladstone Park Primary School is one of 15 schools run by Anthem Schools Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 72% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

All 15 schools in Anthem Schools Trust

Who goes there

33.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 77% 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 (38%), Asian (22%) and Black (19%).

In 2026, 101 pupils (16.2%) received SEN support and 15 (2.4%) 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 Underground station is Dollis Hill Underground Station, about 530 metres away (roughly a 7-minute walk).

2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is The Gladstone Centre (->w), 370 metres away.

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, Gladstone Park Primary School issued 4 suspensions, 0.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to Gladstone Park Primary School are North Brent School (0.8 miles), Menorah High School for Girls (0.8 miles) and E-ACT Crest Academy (0.9 miles).

North Brent SchoolMenorah High School for GirlsE-ACT Crest Academy

Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; 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:Ms Laura Green
Pupils:623
LA:Brent
Phone:02084521350
Address:Sherrick Green Road, Dollis Hill, London, NW10 1LB
Trust:ANTHEM SCHOOLS TRUST (15 schools)
Status:open
Opened:1 June 2014

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 4 years ago

This judgement is from May 2017, 9 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.

-

Overall

Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.

Inspected 28 September 2022View full report
URN:140833
UKPRN:10045855
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Brent East
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Good at its May 2017 inspection - up from Inadequate.

Rated Good for

Leadership & management.

At a Glance

33.7%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading+11ppMaths+7ppWriting+7pp

Reading has improved from 73% to 84% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 76% to 83% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 74% to 81% (2024 to 2025).

Class Sizes

27.3

Avg class size

25.6

Infant (KS1)

28.8

KS2

22

Total classes

2025/26 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

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Before and after school care

Gladstone Park Primary School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Source: Free breakfast clubs: schools on the programme, Department for Education Free breakfast clubs in Brent

Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Gladstone Park Primary School.

  • Children Making a Change After School ProjectAt the school · Not yet graded
  • Happy Days Club410m away · Not yet graded
  • Kumon Willesden Green Study Centre570m away · Not yet graded
  • Lead After School Club Willesden660m away · Not yet graded
  • First Class Learning - Willesden770m away · Not yet graded
  • ETT Sports Limited890m away · Not yet graded

Term dates

Gladstone Park Primary School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Brent's term dates for its community schools.

Getting There

Tube / Metro / Tram

Dollis Hill Underground Station
525m · 9 min walk
Dollis Hill Station
536m · 9 min walk
Willesden Green Underground Station
695m · 11 min walk

Bus Stops

The Gladstone Centre (->W)
374m · 6 min walk
Cullingworth Road (->W)
446m · 7 min walk
Henson Avenue (->W)
465m · 8 min walk
Dollis Hill Station (Stop DA)
512m · 8 min walk
Villiers Road (Stop S)
518m · 8 min walk

Free school transport

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
74
Fatal
1
Serious
0
Children hurt
2

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 74 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 0 serious and 73 slight.

2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 on a bicycle.

10 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 Brent is 61.5 (the median across 102 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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  • Applications, first choices and offers at Gladstone Park Primary School for 2015 to 2026 entry.
  • How many families in Brent got their first choice, and how often appeals there succeed.
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  • Key dates for September 2027 entry and how to apply.

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

101%

Over capacity

623 pupils

621 places

2 pupils over capacity 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 Brent council

Low demand council-wide0.79 applications per place

Places available

3,953

Applications

3,128

Got 1st preference

88.5%

Got preferred school

98.8%

All primary applications across Brent council (2026/27), not just this school.

This school: Every first choice offered

Inspection History(2)

28 September 2022

Ungraded inspection: The school remains Good.

9 May 2017
Leadership & ManagementGood

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

101

SEN Support

15

EHC Plans

18.6%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Speech, Language & Communication72
Social, Emotional & Mental Health14
Autistic Spectrum Disorder14
Moderate Learning Difficulty3
Hearing Impairment3
Multi-Sensory Impairment2
Specific Learning Difficulty1
Severe Learning Difficulty1
Physical Disability1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
4.3%
Asian
21.6%
Black
19.0%
Mixed
8.8%
Chinese
0.2%
Other
37.9%
Unclassified
1.4%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals33.7%
English as Additional Language77.0%

623

Total Pupils

320

Boys

303

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

30

Teachers

20.8:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£55,032

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£6,333

Per pupil

£4342k

Total funding

£267k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£461,152
EAL funding£186,139
Lump sum£171,964

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

4.6%

Overall absence

10.5%

Persistent absence

555

Enrolments

Authorised3.6%
Unauthorised1.0%
Persistent (10%+)10.5%
Severe (50%+)0.2%

Absence trend

3.8%
18/19
4.6%
20/21
6.7%
21/22
7.5%
22/23
5.5%
23/24
4.6%
24/25
Overall absence rate

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 Gladstone Park Primary School

What are SATs results like at Gladstone Park Primary School?

Of the pupils at Gladstone Park Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 84% reached the expected standard in reading and 83% did so in maths.

What is Gladstone Park Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Gladstone Park Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in September 2022, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in May 2017, it was rated Good.

What is the catchment area for Gladstone Park Primary School?

No fixed boundary. When Gladstone Park Primary School is oversubscribed, Brent allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.

Is it hard to get a place at Gladstone Park Primary School?

Gladstone Park Primary School was full in 2025, at 100% of its capacity, so places are allocated on the oversubscription criteria.

How big are the classes at Gladstone Park Primary School?

Classes at Gladstone Park Primary School average 27.3 pupils (2025/26).

How many pupils go to Gladstone Park Primary School?

Gladstone Park Primary School has around 623 pupils on roll. 34% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at Gladstone Park Primary School?

4.6% of sessions were missed at Gladstone Park Primary School in 2024/25. 10.5% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to Gladstone Park Primary School?

Apply through Brent's coordinated admissions process, naming Gladstone Park 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 Gladstone Park Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?

Gladstone Park Primary School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: Children Making a Change After School Project (registered, not yet graded). There are 5 more within a kilometre.

How many road collisions happen near Gladstone Park Primary School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 74 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 0 serious and 73 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 on a bicycle. 10 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 Brent is 61.5 (the median across 102 schools, same distance and years).

Where is Gladstone Park Primary School?

Gladstone Park Primary School is at Sherrick Green Road, Dollis Hill, London, NW10 1LB.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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