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Newfield Primary School, London

Good
Primary
Community school
Mixed
Ages 3–11

Newfield Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in London. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in June 2019. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in March 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 628th-highest of the 959 schools in London with published results, and 6,288th of 14,452 across England. It was 52% full in 2025.

SATs results
In line with England
Ofsted
Good (2019)
Demand
Every first choice offered
Attendance
Below England average
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Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days

Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Brent (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.

Data last updated 26 Oct 2026

Newfield Primary School in detail

Newfield Primary School in its own words

From the headteacher's welcome: "Newfield Primary School is a welcoming school community, where there is a strong emphasis on caring for, supporting and listening to pupils. The pupils at Newfield are happy and enthusiastic and have a natural love of learning. Our principle aim is to enable all pupils to learn and to reach their full potential throughout their time at the school."

The school runs a breakfast club from 8:00am and after-school care.

Headteacher's welcome (school website)Wraparound care (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Results

In 2025, 77% of Year 6 pupils at Newfield Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 81% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 80% and 80% in Brent and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 75% in reading and 75% in maths in 2024.

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

Getting a place at Newfield Primary School

For September 2026 entry, 24 families put Newfield Primary School as their first choice and 61 named it as one of their preferences, for 24 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 Newfield Primary School

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Newfield Primary School are Leopold Primary School (0.2 miles, Good, 70% reading, 71% maths); John Keble CofE Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 82% reading, 80% maths); St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School (0.3 miles, Outstanding, 100% reading, 98% maths); and Donnington Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 72% reading, 72% maths).

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

Leopold Primary SchoolJohn Keble CofE Primary SchoolSt Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary SchoolDonnington Primary School

What parents say

23 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Newfield Primary School (as of September 2025): 100% would recommend the school, 100% say their child is happy there and 86% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school supports their child's wider development (100%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (86%).

Who goes there

48.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 79.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Black (39%), Asian (22%) and Mixed (6%).

In 2026, 56 pupils (23.7%) received SEN support and 24 (10.2%) 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.

Newfield Primary School has a resourced provision for autism: 15 places, 15 pupils on roll.

Staffing

Newfield Primary School had 14 teachers in 2026, one for every 16 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

Getting there

The nearest Underground station is Willesden Junction Underground Station, about 1050 metres away (roughly a 13-minute walk).

The area around the school

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Newfield Primary School 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

In 2024/25, Newfield Primary School issued 14 suspensions, 5.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to Newfield Primary School are Saint Claudine's Catholic School for Girls (0.3 miles), Newman Catholic College (0.4 miles), Harris Lowe Academy Willesden (0.4 miles) and North Brent School (0.7 miles).

Saint Claudine's Catholic School for GirlsNewman Catholic CollegeHarris Lowe Academy WillesdenNorth Brent School

Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; 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

Offered a place in 2026 (~2.9km)Unlikely (~3.8km)

Brent published that the last place for 2026 entry went to a family 2,940 metres away (straight line). The cut-off moves every year.

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Ms Sarah Bolt
Pupils:236
LA:Brent
Phone:02089611566
Address:Longstone Avenue, Willesden, London, NW10 3UD
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 2 years ago

This judgement is from June 2019, 7 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.

-

Overall

Latest (ungraded) inspection: Standards have been maintained.

Inspected 11 March 2025View full report
URN:101522
UKPRN:10071272
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Brent East
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

From Ofsted's March 2025 inspection report.

What This School Does Well

Newfield Primary School creates a nurturing environment where pupils are happy and well-behaved. The school is ambitious for all pupils' learning, including those with additional needs, and provides a rich range of clubs, sports, and experiences to develop pupils' talents and skills. Staff build strong, positive relationships with pupils based on respect and care.

Key Strengths

  • Well-designed curriculum with clear learning expectations and good pupil achievement
  • Effective phonics teaching and early reading support
  • Strong behaviour, relationships, and respect for others
  • Extensive extra-curricular clubs and trips to enrich learning
  • Excellent support for pupils with SEND who learn the same ambitious curriculum

Areas for Improvement

  • Pupils need more opportunities to practise and develop speaking skills - some struggle to explain their learning with confidence and precision

Safeguarding

Safeguarding arrangements are effective and pupils feel safe in the school's care.

Extracurricular Activities

gardening club, dance club, netball, football, art, choir, lunch and play leader roles

Newfield Primary School has maintained the good standards from its previous inspection. Pupils are nurtured, well-behaved, and happy, with ambitious learning opportunities across the curriculum.

At a Glance

48.7%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

Resourced provision: Autism

SEN Provision

No

Special Measures

What Parents Think

23 responses
Would recommend100%
Child is happy100%
Child does well100%
High expectations96%
Feels safe100%
Well behaved100%
Bullying dealt with (of parents with a view)86%
Kept informed100%
Handles concerns (of parents who raised one)100%
Wider development100%

Source: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading+2ppMaths+6ppWriting+1pp

Reading has remained stable at around 77% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 75% to 81% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 74% (2024 to 2025).

Class Sizes

26.2

Avg class size

28.7

Infant (KS1)

29.5

KS2

9

Total classes

3 classes with more than 30 pupils

1 unlawfully large infant class

2025/26 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools

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Before and after school care

Newfield Primary School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Source: Free breakfast clubs: schools on the programme, Department for Education Free breakfast clubs in Brent

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

  • Lets Unite For Autism Play Scheme250m away · Not yet graded
  • Active Extended Day340m away · Not yet graded
  • Ayub After School Club Limited680m away · Not yet graded
  • Fine Scholars Ltd710m away · Not yet graded
  • Hamdi After School Club710m away · Not yet graded
  • Alifya Tuition Centre730m away · Not yet graded

Term dates

Newfield Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Brent. Training (INSET) days, when pupils are not in school, vary by school: check the school's own calendar.

2026 to 2027

  • Autumn term: Tuesday 1 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 Monday 26 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027)

Source: Brent term dates

Getting There

Bus Stops

Roundwood Park (->N)
459m · 7 min walk
Cross Way (Stop HB)
497m · 8 min walk
Robson Avenue (Stop HG)
519m · 8 min walk
Newman College / Wrottesley Road (Stop J)
540m · 9 min walk
Tavistock Road (Stop A)
559m · 9 min walk

Free school transport

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
39
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Children hurt
7

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 39 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 38 slight.

7 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 4 on foot, 1 on a bicycle 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 Brent is 61.5 (the median across 102 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 Newfield Primary School

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  • The straight-line distance from your home to Newfield Primary School.
  • Last distance offered for 2026 entry, from Brent's own figures, and how your distance compares each year.
  • Applications, first choices and offers at Newfield Primary School for 2014 to 2026 entry.
  • How many families in Brent 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

52%

Available places

220 pupils

420 places

200 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 Brent council

Low demand council-wide0.79 applications per place

Places available

3,953

Applications

3,128

Got 1st preference

88.5%

Got preferred school

98.8%

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

This school: Every first choice offered

Inspection History(11)

11 March 2025

Ungraded inspection: Standards have been maintained.

11 June 2019
Leadership & ManagementGood
18 April 2018

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

56

SEN Support

24

EHC Plans

33.9%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

Newfield Primary School has a resourced provision for autism: 15 places, 15 pupils on roll.

Source: GIAS, Department for Education.

Pupils by Need Type

Speech, Language & Communication39
Social, Emotional & Mental Health17
Moderate Learning Difficulty12
Autistic Spectrum Disorder7
Specific Learning Difficulty2
Visual Impairment1
Physical Disability1
Other1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
1.7%
Asian
21.6%
Black
38.9%
Mixed
5.8%
Other
2.5%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals48.7%
English as Additional Language79.2%

236

Total Pupils

129

Boys

107

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

14

Teachers

16.9:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£61,803

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£7,507

Per pupil

£1848k

Total funding

£167k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£275,213
EAL funding£69,141
Lump sum£171,964

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

6.4%

Overall absence

19.1%

Persistent absence

209

Enrolments

Authorised4.7%
Unauthorised1.7%
Persistent (10%+)19.1%
Severe (50%+)1.0%

Absence trend

5.8%
18/19
4.8%
20/21
6.8%
21/22
6.5%
22/23
6.4%
23/24
6.4%
24/25
Overall absence rate

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

Questions parents ask about Newfield Primary School

What are SATs results like at Newfield Primary School?

Of the pupils at Newfield Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 77% reached the expected standard in reading and 81% did so in maths.

What is Newfield Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Newfield Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in March 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in June 2019, it was rated Good.

How close to Newfield Primary School do you need to live?

Brent published for September 2026 entry that the last place offered at Newfield Primary School under its "Any Other Applicant" criterion went to a family 2940 metres away. This is the authority's own figure for one year, not a fixed boundary - the cut-off moves with the number of applications, so treat it as a guide rather than a guarantee.

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

Newfield Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 52% of its 420 places.

How big are the classes at Newfield Primary School?

Classes at Newfield Primary School average 26.2 pupils (2025/26). 3 classes have more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.

How many pupils go to Newfield Primary School?

Newfield Primary School has around 236 pupils on roll. 49% are eligible for free school meals.

Does Newfield Primary School have specialist SEN provision?

Newfield Primary School has a resourced provision for autism: 15 places, 15 pupils on roll.

What is attendance like at Newfield Primary School?

6.4% of sessions were missed at Newfield Primary School in 2024/25. 19.1% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to Newfield Primary School?

Apply through Brent's coordinated admissions process, naming Newfield 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 Newfield Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?

Newfield Primary School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Ofsted's childcare register lists 6 out-of-school clubs within a kilometre of Newfield Primary School: Lets Unite For Autism Play Scheme (250m away, registered, not yet graded), Active Extended Day (340m away, registered, not yet graded) and Ayub After School Club Limited (680m away, registered, not yet graded).

What are Newfield Primary School's term dates?

Newfield Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Brent. In 2026 to 2027: Autumn term: Tuesday 1 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 Monday 26 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027).

How many road collisions happen near Newfield Primary School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 39 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 38 slight. 7 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 4 on foot, 1 on a bicycle 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 Brent is 61.5 (the median across 102 schools, same distance and years).

Where is Newfield Primary School?

Newfield Primary School is at Longstone Avenue, Willesden, London, NW10 3UD.

Sources: Brent admissions booklet; Brent term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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