Lady Margaret Primary School, Southall

Ofsted's report card from its 3 February 2026 inspection grades Lady Margaret Primary School on 7 areas: 4 exceptional, 2 strong standard and 1 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Exceptional. "Pupils' progress through the curriculum and across the year groups is truly impressive."

Curriculum and teaching - Exceptional. "Leaders have created a highly ambitious and exceptionally well‑designed curriculum."

Inclusion - Exceptional. "Leaders are highly skilled in making sure pupils feel included and fully supported."

Personal development and wellbeing - Exceptional. "Pupils benefit from a rich and thoughtfully planned personal development programme that nurtures their confidence, character and understanding of the wider world."

Early years - Strong standard. "Children make a solid start in the early years because staff know them well and create a warm, structured and engaging environment."

Leadership and governance - Strong standard. "Leaders and governors have created a culture that puts pupils firmly at the centre of every decision."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Leaders make attendance a daily priority."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should continue their work to secure consistently high attendance and low persistent absence for all pupils".

In 2025, 86% of Year 6 pupils at Lady Margaret Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 85% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 79% and 81% in Ealing and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 88% in reading and 89% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 43 families put Lady Margaret Primary School as their first choice and 149 named it as one of their preferences, for 44 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 Lady Margaret Primary School are Durdans Park Primary School (0.1 miles, Good, 85% reading, 87% maths); Allenby Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 50% reading, 59% maths); Ravenor Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 87% reading, 94% maths); and North Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 76% reading, 84% maths).

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

86.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (76%), Black (11%) and other ethnic groups (5%).

In 2026, 45 pupils (10.4%) received SEN support and 15 (3.5%) 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.

Lady Margaret Primary School has a resourced provision for specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, speech, language and communication needs, autism and social, emotional and mental health needs: 36 places, 20 pupils on roll.

The nearest railway station is Southall Rail Station, about 1.2 miles away in a straight line.

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Windermere Road (UB1), 120 metres away.

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

The secondary schools closest to Lady Margaret Primary School are Dormers Wells High School (0.5 miles), Greenford High School (0.5 miles) and The Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School (0.9 miles).