St. Mary of the Angels Catholic Primary School, London

Ofsted's report card from its 9 June 2026 inspection grades St. Mary of the Angels Catholic Primary School on 7 areas: 7 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Expected standard. "Overall, pupils achieve well across the school."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Most pupils attend school regularly."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Pupils follow a broad and ambitious curriculum."

Early years - Expected standard. "Children in the early years benefit from a warm and welcoming environment where they feel safe and confident."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "The school welcomes every pupil and makes sure they feel part of the community."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders have provided steady and thoughtful guidance during a period of significant challenge that has placed real pressure on the school community."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "The school's personal development programme supports pupils' social, moral, spiritual and cultural understanding well."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that the curriculum in subjects beyond English and mathematics is of a consistently high quality. This will help pupils to develop detailed and connected knowledge and skills, and produce work of high quality work across different subjects"; "The school should seek ways to strengthen engagement with parents and carers by providing regular, structured opportunities for them to share their views"; "Leaders should further embed their work to ensure all pupils attend school regularly and the persistent absence of some groups of pupils is further reduced".

In 2025, 82% of Year 6 pupils at St. Mary of the Angels Catholic Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 91% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 86% and 85% in Westminster and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 88% in reading and 69% in maths in 2024.

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

For September 2026 entry, 15 families put St. Mary of the Angels Catholic Primary School as their first choice and 42 named it as one of their preferences, for 19 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 St. Mary of the Angels Catholic Primary School are Colville Primary School (0.3 miles, Outstanding, 94% reading, 91% maths); St Peter's CofE School (0.4 miles, Outstanding, 79% reading, 79% maths); Edward Wilson Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 89% reading, 84% maths); and Ark Atwood Primary Academy (0.4 miles, Outstanding, 82% reading, 91% maths).

St. Mary of the Angels Catholic Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

53.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 36% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Black (30%), White British (19%) and Mixed (14%).

In 2026, 113 pupils (45.2%) received SEN support and 13 (5.2%) 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.

St. Mary of the Angels Catholic Primary School had 15 teachers in 2026, one for every 11 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest tram or metro stop is Westbourne Park Station, about 380 metres away (roughly a 5-minute walk).

13 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Great Western Road (W11), 90 metres away.

In 2024/25, St. Mary of the Angels Catholic Primary School issued 2 suspensions, 1.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to St. Mary of the Angels Catholic Primary School are Westminster Academy (0.3 miles) and Paddington Academy (0.6 miles).