St Mary's RC Primary School, London

From the headteacher's welcome: "St Mary's is a school with a strong Catholic ethos. This permeates all areas of school life and is at the heart of our philosophy of education. Our whole curriculum is rooted in a religious understanding of life, where the gospel values underpin our efforts to provide a quality education for all."

On phones, the school says: "The mobile phone must be handed to the class teacher on arrival at school."

In 2025, 76% of Year 6 pupils at St Mary's RC 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.

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

For September 2026 entry, 14 families put St Mary's RC Primary School as their first choice and 29 named it as one of their preferences, for 14 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to St Mary's RC Primary School are Carlton Vale Infant School (0.2 miles, Good); The Kilburn Park School Foundation (0.2 miles, Good, 53% reading, 47% maths); St Augustines Federated Schools: CofE Primary School (0.2 miles, Requires improvement, 81% reading, 59% maths); and St Luke's CofE Primary School (0.3 miles, Outstanding, 82% reading, 88% maths).

St Mary's RC Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 3 schools.

St Mary's RC Primary School is one of 7 schools run by All Saints' Trust, an academy trust.

37.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 69.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Black (36%), Asian (20%) and other ethnic groups (13%).

In 2026, 38 pupils (21.7%) received SEN support and 6 (3.4%) 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's RC Primary School had 11 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest Underground station is Kilburn Park Underground Station, about 200 metres away (roughly a 2-minute walk).

17 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Brondesbury Road (->e), 220 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St Mary's RC Primary School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 1533 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, violence and sexual offences and drug offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Brent (744), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, St Mary's RC Primary School issued 3 suspensions, 1.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to St Mary's RC Primary School are St Augustine's Federated Schools: CE High School (0.2 miles), St George's Catholic School (0.4 miles) and Paddington Academy (0.7 miles).