Lady Margaret Primary School, Southall

Primary
Community school
Mixed
Ages 411

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Very likely (~361m)Possible (~515m)Unlikely (~670m)Confidence: high

Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Helen Rai
Pupils:434 / 630 capacity
LA:Ealing
Phone:02085666486
Address:Lady Margaret Road, Southall, UB1 2NH
Federation:Ealing Bridges Federation
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 7 months ago

Report card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)

Achievement
Exceptional
Behaviour
Expected Standard
Personal Development
Exceptional
Leadership
Strong Standard
Early Years
Strong Standard
Inspected 3 February 2026View full report
URN:101903
UKPRN:10079706
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Ealing Southall
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

What This School Does Well

Lady Margaret Primary provides an exceptionally rich education where children thrive academically, personally and socially. Every pupil has full access to a carefully designed curriculum with specialist support, creative enrichment activities, and genuinely inclusive care. Staff know each child as an individual and remove barriers to learning, ensuring all pupils - particularly disadvantaged children - achieve outstanding results.

Key Strengths

  • Pupils achieve significantly above national averages in all subjects, with disadvantaged pupils performing exceptionally well compared to peers nationally
  • Highly ambitious and expertly designed curriculum with specialist staff including an artist in residence
  • Exceptional inclusive practice with rapid identification of needs and effective interventions for all pupils
  • Outstanding personal development programme with rich enrichment activities like film-making, Shakespeare projects and museum visits
  • Strong behaviour and positive relationships throughout the school with calm, purposeful atmosphere

Areas for Improvement

  • Attendance rates declined in 2025 with persistent absenteeism rising to unusually high levels, though leaders have responded with determination and rates are now improving

Safeguarding

Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility, concerns are actively identified and managed, and pupils feel safe.

Extracurricular Activities

Film-making project, Shakespeare project, edible playground garden with produce growing and selling, museum visits, music events, forest school, Junior Leadership Team elections, charity events, community projects

Lady Margaret Primary School is an exceptionally high-performing primary school where pupils make impressive progress across all subjects and consistently achieve well above national averages. The school has created a deeply inclusive culture with outstanding teaching, a richly ambitious curriculum, and excellent personal development opportunities for all learners.

At a Glance

24.6%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health

SEN Provision

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2025/26

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading-2ppMaths-4ppWriting+9pp

Reading has remained stable at around 86%. Maths has declined from 89% to 85%. Writing has improved from 83% to 92%.

Class Sizes

27.7

Avg class size

28.5

Infant (KS1)

29.5

KS2

14

Total classes

1 class with more than 30 pupils

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Bus Stops

Windermere Road (UB1) (Stop E)
116m · 2 min walk
Ascot Gardens (Stop B)
186m · 3 min walk
Rutland Road (UB1) (Stop P)
240m · 4 min walk
Somerset Road (UB1) (Stop F)
351m · 6 min walk
Lawson Road (Stop D)
411m · 7 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

69%

Available places

434 pupils

630 capacity

196 spare places available

Area Demand Pressure - Southall

Low pressure
New homes approved:2,322
Projected new pupils:581

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Southall

Admissions Demand - Ealing

Low demand0.87x oversubscription

Places available

4,125

Applications

3,570

Got 1st preference

88.9%

Got preferred school

98.3%

Primary admissions across Ealing (2025/26)

Inspection History(7)

3 February 2026Report card
Achievement
Behaviour
Personal Development
Leadership
Early Years
25 May 2021
24 May 2016

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

6.44693%

Overall absence

18%

Persistent absence

400

Enrolments

Authorised4.04002%
Unauthorised2.40691%
Persistent (10%+)18%
Severe (50%+)1%

Absence trend

4.25863%
18/19
4.48434%
20/21
5.86692%
21/22
6.61018%
22/23
5.53671%
23/24
6.44693%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

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