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Greenside Primary School, London

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Ages 3–11

Greenside Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in London, part of The Elliot Foundation Academies Trust. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in October 2014. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in October 2023 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 269th-highest of the 959 schools in London with published results, and 2,040th of 14,452 across England. It was 96% full in 2025.

SATs results
Above England average
Ofsted
Good (2014)
Demand
Oversubscribed
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 Hammersmith and Fulham (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.

Data last updated 27 Oct 2026

Greenside Primary School in detail

Greenside Primary School in its own words

In its own words: "Welcome to our 'About Us' page, where you can navigate through the panel on the left-hand side to explore our school's ethos, vision, and everything that makes our community unique, including details about our Grade II* listed building, designed by Ernő Goldfinger in the 1950s."

From the headteacher's welcome: "Welcome to Greenside Primary School. It is a privilege to be leading a school that sits at the heart of its community and places children firmly at the centre of everything it does. Greenside is a small school with a strong sense of purpose."

The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care, from £11 per session.

Coming up: an admissions event on Thursday 19 November 2026 and an admissions event on Monday 23 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

All school open days in Hammersmith and Fulham

Vision and values (school website)Headteacher's welcome (school website)Wraparound care (school website)Open days on the school's site (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Results

In 2025, 90% of Year 6 pupils at Greenside Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 87% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 86% and 86% in Hammersmith and Fulham and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 95% in reading and 89% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

Getting a place at Greenside Primary School

For September 2026 entry, 20 families put Greenside Primary School as their first choice and 113 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 6 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

Admissions history and your chances at Greenside Primary School

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Greenside Primary School are Brackenbury Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 91% reading, 84% maths); Good Shepherd RC Primary School (0.3 miles, Outstanding, 100% reading, 100% maths); Miles Coverdale Primary School (0.4 miles, Outstanding, 80% reading, 80% maths); and St Stephen's CofE Primary School (0.4 miles, Outstanding, 98% reading, 96% maths).

Greenside Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

Brackenbury Primary SchoolGood Shepherd RC Primary SchoolMiles Coverdale Primary SchoolSt Stephen's CofE Primary School

The trust

Greenside Primary School is one of 37 schools run by The Elliot Foundation Academies Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 63% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

All 37 schools in The Elliot Foundation Academies Trust

Who goes there

38.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (35%), Mixed (17%) and other ethnic groups (12%).

Getting there

The nearest tram or metro stop is Goldhawk Road, about 730 metres away (roughly a 9-minute walk).

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Adelaide Grove, 300 metres away.

Suspensions and exclusions

Greenside Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to Greenside Primary School are Hammersmith Academy (0.1 miles), Phoenix Academy (0.7 miles) and West London Free School (0.8 miles).

Hammersmith AcademyPhoenix AcademyWest London Free School

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

Likely (~321m)Possible (~459m)Unlikely (~597m)

Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Ms Ciara Finney
Pupils:206
LA:Hammersmith and Fulham
Phone:02087436421
Address:Westville Road, Hammersmith, London, W12 9PT
Trust:THE ELLIOT FOUNDATION ACADEMIES TRUST (37 schools)
Status:open
Opened:1 April 2015

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 3 years ago

This judgement is from October 2014, 12 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 3 October 2023View full report
URN:141902
UKPRN:10049288
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Hammersmith and Chiswick
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Good at its October 2014 inspection - up from Requires Improvement.

Rated Outstanding for

Leadership & management.

At a Glance

24.3%

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-5ppMaths-2ppWriting-2pp

Reading has declined from 95% to 90% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 87% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 87% (2024 to 2025).

Class Sizes

25.3

Avg class size

27.5

Infant (KS1)

24.3

KS2

6

Total classes

2025/26 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools

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Social & online

Keep up with Greenside Primary School

Before and after school care

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

  • art-K Shepherd's Bush420m away · Not yet graded
  • Aktiva @ Brackenbury Primary560m away · Not yet graded
  • Aktiva Camps @ John Betts570m away · Not yet graded
  • Star Learning Tuition600m away · Not yet graded
  • Camp Fantastic720m away · Not yet graded
  • Aktiva Camps @ Wendell Park760m away · Not yet graded

Getting There

Tube / Metro / Tram

Goldhawk Road
727m · 12 min walk
Goldhawk Road Underground Station
765m · 12 min walk
Shepherd's Bush Market
789m · 13 min walk

Bus Stops

Adelaide Grove (Stop LH)
304m · 5 min walk
Galloway Road (Stop LJ)
327m · 5 min walk
Ashchurch Terrace (Stop SW)
363m · 6 min walk
Paddenswick Road (Stop SC)
381m · 6 min walk
Cathnor Road (Stop SD)
394m · 6 min walk

Free school transport

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You apply to the council where you live. Greenside Primary School is in Hammersmith and Fulham; for families living there:

Apply to Hammersmith and Fulham for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.

Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
182
Fatal
0
Serious
23
Children hurt
6

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 182 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 23 serious and 159 slight.

6 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise.

28 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 Hammersmith and Fulham is 146 (the median across 81 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 Greenside Primary School

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Your home postcode, set against Greenside Primary School's admissions figures, in one report saved to your account.

What the report includes for Greenside Primary School:

  • The straight-line distance from your home to Greenside Primary School.
  • We hold no last distance offered figures from Hammersmith and Fulham, so the report covers demand, alternatives and dates.
  • Applications, first choices and offers at Greenside Primary School for 2016 to 2026 entry.
  • How many families in Hammersmith and Fulham 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

96%

Near capacity

202 pupils

210 places

8 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 Hammersmith and Fulham council

Low demand council-wide0.87 applications per place

Places available

1,361

Applications

1,186

Got 1st preference

74.6%

Got preferred school

94.4%

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

This school: Oversubscribed

Inspection History(3)

3 October 2023

Ungraded inspection: The school remains Good.

27 March 2018
23 October 2014
Good
Leadership & ManagementOutstanding

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

27

SEN Support

9

EHC Plans

17.5%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Speech, Language & Communication9
Social, Emotional & Mental Health8
Autistic Spectrum Disorder8
Specific Learning Difficulty5
Moderate Learning Difficulty2
Visual Impairment1
Physical Disability1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
35.0%
Asian
5.9%
Black
11.6%
Mixed
17.0%
Other
12.1%
Unclassified
6.3%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals24.3%
English as Additional Language38.8%

206

Total Pupils

98

Boys

108

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

12

Teachers

17.2:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£48,653

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£6,919

Per pupil

£1507k

Total funding

£70k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£139,649
EAL funding£26,792
Lump sum£171,859

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

5.4%

Overall absence

13.1%

Persistent absence

183

Enrolments

Authorised3.6%
Unauthorised1.8%
Persistent (10%+)13.1%
Severe (50%+)1.1%

Absence trend

3.1%
18/19
2.7%
20/21
4.6%
21/22
4.8%
22/23
5.3%
23/24
5.4%
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 Greenside Primary School

What are SATs results like at Greenside Primary School?

Of the pupils at Greenside Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 90% reached the expected standard in reading and 87% did so in maths.

What is Greenside Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Greenside Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in October 2023, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in October 2014, it was rated Good.

What is the catchment area for Greenside Primary School?

No fixed boundary. When Greenside Primary School is oversubscribed, Hammersmith and Fulham allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.

Is it hard to get a place at Greenside Primary School?

Greenside Primary School was close to full in 2025, at 96% of its capacity.

How big are the classes at Greenside Primary School?

Classes at Greenside Primary School average 25.3 pupils (2025/26).

How many pupils go to Greenside Primary School?

Greenside Primary School has around 206 pupils on roll. 24% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at Greenside Primary School?

5.4% of sessions were missed at Greenside Primary School in 2024/25. 13.1% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to Greenside Primary School?

Apply through Hammersmith and Fulham's coordinated admissions process, naming Greenside 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 Greenside Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?

Ofsted's childcare register lists 6 out-of-school clubs within a kilometre of Greenside Primary School: art-K Shepherd's Bush (420m away, registered, not yet graded), Aktiva @ Brackenbury Primary (560m away, registered, not yet graded) and Aktiva Camps @ John Betts (570m 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 Greenside Primary School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 182 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 23 serious and 159 slight. 6 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise. 28 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 Hammersmith and Fulham is 146 (the median across 81 schools, same distance and years).

Where is Greenside Primary School?

Greenside Primary School is at Westville Road, Hammersmith, London, W12 9PT.

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

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