Selborne Primary School, Greenford

Outstanding
Primary
Community school
Mixed
Ages 311

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Very likely (~475m)Possible (~679m)Unlikely (~883m)Confidence: high

Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Kerry Amanda Shilling
Pupils:649 / 630 capacity
LA:Ealing
Phone:02089971947
Address:Conway Crescent, Perivale, Greenford, UB6 8JD
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 3 years ago
-

Overall

Inspected 29 November 2023View full report
URN:101886
UKPRN:10072881
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Ealing North
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

What This School Does Well

Selborne Primary School excels at helping all children succeed, particularly those starting below typical levels. The school has outstanding teaching and provides excellent support for disadvantaged pupils and those with additional needs. The curriculum is highly engaging with enrichment through clubs, visits, and specialist teaching in areas like art, music, languages, dance and sport.

Key Strengths

  • Exceptional leadership creating a strong culture of continuous improvement and high expectations for all pupils
  • Outstanding quality of teaching, learning and assessment with pupils making exceptional progress
  • Excellent support for disadvantaged pupils and those with special educational needs ensuring they succeed
  • Highly engaging curriculum enriched through clubs, visits and specialist teaching in art, music, languages, dance and sport
  • Exemplary pupil behaviour and attendance with strong promotion of British values and spiritual, moral, social and cultural development

Areas for Improvement

  • Increase the proportion of boys, including disadvantaged boys, attaining higher standards in reading at the end of key stage 1

Safeguarding

Safeguarding arrangements are effective with all staff and governors appropriately trained, robust record-keeping, strong links with external agencies, and pupils reporting they feel safe and secure.

Extracurricular Activities

Clubs, visits, inter-sports competitions, dancing, languages, art, music, PE and sport activities

Selborne Primary School is an outstanding school where the headteacher and governors have created a culture of high expectations, resulting in pupils achieving exceptionally well across all areas. Pupils from often below-average starting points make very strong progress due to excellent quality teaching and strong support for disadvantaged pupils and those with special needs.

At a Glance

30.0%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder

SEN Provision

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2025/26

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

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

Reading has remained stable at around 87%. Maths has remained stable at around 92%. Writing has declined from 90% to 86%.

Class Sizes

28.4

Avg class size

29.9

Infant (KS1)

29.5

KS2

23

Total classes

2 classes with more than 30 pupils

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Train Stations

South Greenford Station (Entrance)
355m · 6 min walk
South Greenford Rail Station
390m · 6 min walk
Greenford Rail Station
957m · 16 min walk

Tube / Metro / Tram

Perivale
753m · 12 min walk
Perivale Underground Station
792m · 13 min walk
Greenford Underground Station
928m · 15 min walk

Bus Stops

Medway Parade (Stop C)
293m · 5 min walk
Welland Gardens (Stop A)
306m · 5 min walk
South Greenford Station (Stop AA)
372m · 6 min walk
Argyle Road (UB6) (Stop PN)
458m · 7 min walk
Perivale Lane (Stop B)
568m · 9 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

103%

Over capacity

649 pupils

630 capacity

19 places over capacity

Area Demand Pressure - Greenford

Low pressure
New homes approved:899
Projected new pupils:225

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Greenford

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(6)

29 November 2023
25 May 2017
OutstandingReport
Leadership & ManagementOutstanding
11 October 2012
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

4.19967%

Overall absence

7.60668%

Persistent absence

539

Enrolments

Authorised3.62377%
Unauthorised0.5759%
Persistent (10%+)7.60668%
Severe (50%+)0.37106%

Absence trend

3.46943%
18/19
3.53728%
20/21
4.93616%
21/22
5.48229%
22/23
4.56936%
23/24
4.19967%
24/25
Overall absence rate

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

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