Havelock Primary School, Nursery & Arp, Southall
Havelock Primary School, Nursery & Arp is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Southall. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in October 2018. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in February 2024 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 17th-highest of the 18 schools in Southall with published results, and 11,866th of 14,452 across England. It was 85% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2018)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Ealing (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Havelock Primary School, Nursery & Arp in detail
Havelock Primary School, Nursery & Arp in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "Havelock is a well-established school, serving a diverse community in Southall, in the London Borough of Ealing and has done so for over 40 years. We work hard as a team to deliver the best possible outcomes for our children."
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include dance, drama, coding and robotics.
The school runs a breakfast club, from £3.00 per day.
Headteacher's welcome (school website)Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 65% of Year 6 pupils at Havelock Primary School, Nursery & Arp reached the expected standard in reading and 65% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 79% and 81% in Ealing and 77% and 75% across England.
Results were similar in 2024 (57% in reading, 71% in maths).
Getting a place at Havelock Primary School, Nursery & Arp
For September 2026 entry, 47 families put Havelock Primary School, Nursery & Arp as their first choice and 105 named it as one of their preferences, for 47 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Havelock Primary School, Nursery & Arp
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Havelock Primary School, Nursery & Arp are Dairy Meadow Primary School (under 0.1 miles, Good, 89% reading, 96% maths); St Anselm's Catholic Primary School (0.2 miles); St Anselm's Catholic Primary School (0.2 miles, Good, 75% reading, 96% maths); and Wolf Fields Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 70% reading, 81% maths).
Each of them had higher 2025 results than Havelock Primary School, Nursery & Arp.
Dairy Meadow Primary SchoolSt Anselm's Catholic Primary SchoolSt Anselm's Catholic Primary SchoolWolf Fields Primary School
Who goes there
70.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are Asian (65%), Black (15%) and other ethnic groups (12%).
In 2026, 59 pupils (14.1%) received SEN support and 62 (14.8%) 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.
Havelock Primary School, Nursery & Arp has a resourced provision for speech, language and communication needs, autism and moderate learning difficulties: 36 places, 36 pupils on roll.
Staffing
Havelock Primary School, Nursery & Arp had 26 teachers in 2026, one for every 14 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Southall Station, about 610 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).
13 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Havelock Road (UB2), 100 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Havelock Primary School, Nursery & Arp stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Suspensions and exclusions
Havelock Primary School, Nursery & Arp recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Havelock Primary School, Nursery & Arp are Featherstone High School (0.5 miles) and Villiers High School (0.5 miles).
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; 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 · 3 years agoThis judgement is from October 2018, 7 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's February 2024 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Havelock Primary is a caring school where children feel safe and supported by trusted adults. The school teaches a broad, ambitious curriculum with knowledge carefully ordered so pupils build on what they've learned before. Pupils with additional needs receive tailored support, and all children have chances to join clubs, enjoy sports, and develop their interests.
Key Strengths
- Well-sequenced curriculum that builds knowledge cumulatively from early years onwards - pupils in Year 3 and 4 effectively connect prior learning to new topics like division and decimals
- Strong focus on school values, equality, and creating a safe, nurturing environment where pupils feel supported and behave responsibly
- Effective support for pupils with SEND, including those in the specially resourced provision, with adaptations and external professional advice
- Systematic daily phonics teaching from Reception onwards matched to pupils' knowledge - books are securely matched to phonics levels
- Pupils have good access to extra-curricular activities including art, cooking, dancing and sporting competitions with other schools
Areas for Improvement
- Occasionally phonics sounds are demonstrated incorrectly by teachers, which pupils then copy and embed as misconceptions - the school needs to ensure consistent correct modelling of sounds through training and monitoring
Safeguarding
The arrangements for safeguarding are effective and the school has created an open, positive culture around safeguarding that puts pupils' interests first.
Extracurricular Activities
Art, cooking, dancing, sporting competitions with other schools
Havelock Primary School, Nursery & ARP continues to be a good school that places high importance on school values, equality, and pupils' well-being. The school has high expectations for all pupils' achievement and provides effective support for pupils with SEND.
At a Glance
29.6%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
Resourced provision: Speech and language, Autism, MLD
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 57% to 65% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 71% to 65% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 63% to 70% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
20.8
Avg class size
21.3
Infant (KS1)
25.0
KS2
19
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Havelock Primary School, Nursery & Arp
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Havelock Primary School, Nursery & Arp.
- Southall Kumon Study Centre180m away · Not yet graded
- Let's Leap @ Three Bridges Primary School810m away · Not yet graded
- Top Horizon Education820m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
Havelock Primary School, Nursery & Arp is a community school, so its term dates are set by Ealing. Training (INSET) days, when pupils are not in school, vary by school: check the school's own calendar.
2026 to 2027
- Autumn term: Wednesday 2 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026)
- Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027)
- Summer term: Monday 12 April to Tuesday 27 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027)
2027 to 2028
- Autumn term: Wednesday 1 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027)
- Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 31 March 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028)
- Summer term: Tuesday 18 April to Wednesday 26 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028)
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. Havelock Primary School, Nursery & Arp is in Ealing; for families living there:
Apply to Ealing for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 57
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 10
- Children hurt
- 7
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 57 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 10 serious and 47 slight.
7 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 5 on foot and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise.
11 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 Ealing is 61 (the median across 115 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 Havelock Primary School, Nursery & Arp
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
85%
Available places
355 pupils
420 places
65 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Southall
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Southall
Across Ealing council
Places available
4,155
Applications
3,394
Got 1st preference
90.2%
Got preferred school
98.1%
All primary applications across Ealing council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(7)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
59
SEN Support
62
EHC Plans
28.9%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Havelock Primary School, Nursery & Arp has a resourced provision for speech, language and communication needs, autism and moderate learning difficulties: 36 places, 36 pupils on roll.
Source: GIAS, Department for Education.
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
419
Total Pupils
229
Boys
190
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
26
Teachers
16.1:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£57,411
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,725
Per pupil
£2620k
Total funding
£168k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.2%
Overall absence
15.2%
Persistent absence
330
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
Havelock Primary School, Nursery & Arp
Questions parents ask about Havelock Primary School, Nursery & Arp
What are SATs results like at Havelock Primary School, Nursery & Arp?
Of the pupils at Havelock Primary School, Nursery & Arp who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 65% reached the expected standard in reading and 65% did so in maths.
What is Havelock Primary School, Nursery & Arp's Ofsted rating?
Havelock Primary School, Nursery & Arp's most recent Ofsted inspection, in February 2024, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in October 2018, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Havelock Primary School, Nursery & Arp?
No fixed boundary. When Havelock Primary School, Nursery & Arp is oversubscribed, Ealing allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Havelock Primary School, Nursery & Arp?
Havelock Primary School, Nursery & Arp was not full in 2025: it ran at 85% of its 420 places.
How big are the classes at Havelock Primary School, Nursery & Arp?
Classes at Havelock Primary School, Nursery & Arp average 20.8 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Havelock Primary School, Nursery & Arp?
Havelock Primary School, Nursery & Arp has around 419 pupils on roll. 30% are eligible for free school meals.
Does Havelock Primary School, Nursery & Arp have specialist SEN provision?
Havelock Primary School, Nursery & Arp has a resourced provision for speech, language and communication needs, autism and moderate learning difficulties: 36 places, 36 pupils on roll.
What is attendance like at Havelock Primary School, Nursery & Arp?
5.2% of sessions were missed at Havelock Primary School, Nursery & Arp in 2024/25. 15.2% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Havelock Primary School, Nursery & Arp?
Apply through Ealing's coordinated admissions process, naming Havelock Primary School, Nursery & Arp 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 Havelock Primary School, Nursery & Arp have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists 3 out-of-school clubs within a kilometre of Havelock Primary School, Nursery & Arp: Southall Kumon Study Centre (180m away, registered, not yet graded), Let's Leap @ Three Bridges Primary School (810m away, registered, not yet graded) and Top Horizon Education (820m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
What are Havelock Primary School, Nursery & Arp's term dates?
Havelock Primary School, Nursery & Arp is a community school, so its term dates are set by Ealing. In 2026 to 2027: Autumn term: Wednesday 2 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026); Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027); Summer term: Monday 12 April to Tuesday 27 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027). In 2027 to 2028: Autumn term: Wednesday 1 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027); Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 31 March 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028); Summer term: Tuesday 18 April to Wednesday 26 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028).
How many road collisions happen near Havelock Primary School, Nursery & Arp?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 57 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 10 serious and 47 slight. 7 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 5 on foot and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise. 11 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 Ealing is 61 (the median across 115 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Havelock Primary School, Nursery & Arp?
Havelock Primary School, Nursery & Arp is at Havelock Road, Southall, UB2 4PA.
Sources: Ealing term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)