New King's Road School, London

From the headteacher's welcome: "I am incredibly proud to be Head Teacher of this wonderful community school. New King's Road School (formerly Thomas's Academy) is a values-led school and we have built our school upon the following values : 'Be Kind' - Belonging, Excellence, Kindness, Integrity, Never Give Up, and Diversity."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, swimming, multi-sports, dance, coding and gardening.

The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care, from £3.50 per day.

In 2025, 84% of Year 6 pupils at New King's Road School reached the expected standard in reading and 74% 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 88% in reading and 92% in maths in 2024.

Year groups in primary schools are small, so a handful of pupils can move these figures by several points from one year to the next.

For September 2026 entry, 16 families put New King's Road School as their first choice and 100 named it as one of their preferences, for 29 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places, so in 2026 a family who put it first could expect an offer unless the school's other criteria ruled them out.

First-choice demand has fallen from 47 in 2021 to 16 in 2026, while places went from 30 to 29.

Across Hammersmith and Fulham, 75% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 94% were offered one of the schools they named.

In 2025, families in Hammersmith and Fulham lodged 6 appeals against primary school offers; 4 reached a hearing and none succeeded.

The nearest other state primary schools to New King's Road School are Sulivan Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 69% reading, 83% maths); All Saints CofE Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 100% reading, 93% maths); St John's Walham Green Church of England Primary School (0.4 miles, Outstanding, 84% reading, 84% maths); and Holy Cross RC School (0.4 miles, Good, 99% reading, 96% maths).

New King's Road School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

New King's Road School is one of 5 schools run by Quality First Education Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 74% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2023/24.

29.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (the average state school: 24.5%), and 57.6% speak English as an additional language (average: 18.5%), according to the 2025 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (27%), Mixed (21%) and Black (19%).

In 2025, 28 pupils (17%) received SEN support and 12 (7.3%) had an education, health and care plan, against 15.6% and 3.9% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

New King's Road School employed 13 teachers in 2024, roughly one for every 10 pupils. Their average salary was £49,162.

Its 2026 funding allocation works out at £7,548 per pupil (£1.2 million in total), including £60,600 of pupil premium for disadvantaged pupils.

The nearest Underground station is Parsons Green Underground Station, about 430 metres away (roughly a 5-minute walk).

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Munster Road Parsons Green, 60 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood New King's Road School stands in is among the 50% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. On income deprivation affecting children it is in the 8th decile, where the 1st is the most deprived. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 812 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, violence and sexual offences and vehicle crime. That is close to the typical figure around schools in Hammersmith and Fulham (1210).

In 2023/24, New King's Road School issued 1 suspension, 0.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 2.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to New King's Road School are Lady Margaret School (0.3 miles), The Hurlingham Academy (0.5 miles), The Fulham Boys School (0.6 miles) and Fulham Cross Academy (0.6 miles).