St Robert Southwell Catholic Primary School, London

In its own words: "Our mission is to create an educating Catholic community which reflects the values of the Gospel within the traditions of the Catholic Church. Following Jesus’ footsteps and inspired by St Robert Southwell we work hard, aim high and treat everyone with honesty and gentleness. We strive to live out our mission by upholding our virtues :"

From the headteacher's welcome: "Every day in school is focused on learning and developing a love of learning. We are a Catholic Primary School in the heart of Kingsbury, clear in our beliefs and values, and the importance of Jesus Christ in our daily lives."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, tennis, choir, cooking, art, sewing and book club.

The school runs after-school care until 4:00pm, from £4.00 per day.

In 2025, 90% of Year 6 pupils at St Robert Southwell Catholic Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 82% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 80% and 80% in Brent and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 91% in reading and 89% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 56 families put St Robert Southwell Catholic Primary School as their first choice and 112 named it as one of their preferences, for 60 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 Robert Southwell Catholic Primary School are Kingsbury Green Primary School (0.1 miles, Good, 78% reading, 80% maths); Fryent Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 69% reading, 63% maths); Oliver Goldsmith Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 70% reading, 76% maths); and Roe Green Junior School (0.6 miles, Good, 62% reading, 74% maths).

St Robert Southwell Catholic Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.

81 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about St Robert Southwell Catholic Primary School (as of September 2025): 100% would recommend the school, 99% say their child is happy there and 84% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they would recommend the school (100%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (84%).

7.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 43.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (23%), Asian (15%) and Mixed (9%).

The nearest Underground station is Kingsbury Underground Station, about 770 metres away (roughly a 10-minute walk).

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Slough Lane / Roe Green, 300 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 355 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and vehicle crime. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Brent (744).

In 2024/25, St Robert Southwell Catholic Primary School issued 5 suspensions, 1.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to St Robert Southwell Catholic Primary School are JFS (0.6 miles), Kingsbury High School (0.6 miles) and Claremont High School (1.1 miles).