Three Bridges Primary School, Southall
Three Bridges Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Southall. It was rated Outstanding at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in July 2019. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in January 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 8th-highest of the 18 schools in Southall with published results, and 4,602nd of 14,452 across England. It was 92% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Ofsted
- Outstanding (2019)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Below England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Ealing (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Three Bridges Primary School in detail
Results
In 2025, 84% of Year 6 pupils at Three Bridges Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 81% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 79% and 81% in Ealing and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 88% in reading and 90% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at Three Bridges Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 52 families put Three Bridges Primary School as their first choice and 115 named it as one of their preferences, for 54 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Three Bridges Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Three Bridges Primary School are Dairy Meadow Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 89% reading, 96% maths); Havelock Primary School, Nursery & Arp (0.4 miles, Good, 65% reading, 65% maths); Khalsa Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 82% reading, 88% maths); and St Mary's Church of England Primary Norwood Green (0.5 miles, Good, 67% reading, 94% maths).
Three Bridges Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.
Dairy Meadow Primary SchoolHavelock Primary School, Nursery & ArpKhalsa Primary SchoolSt Mary's Church of England Primary Norwood Green
What parents say
34 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Three Bridges Primary School (as of September 2025): 94% would recommend the school, 97% say their child is happy there and 67% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that their child does well at the school (100%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (67%).
Who goes there
54.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are Asian (43%), Black (17%) and Mixed (16%).
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Southall Rail Station, about 1120 metres away (roughly a 14-minute walk).
8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Trubshaw Road (->e), 90 metres away.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Three Bridges Primary School issued 1 suspension, 0.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Three Bridges Primary School are Villiers High School (0.7 miles) and Featherstone High School (1 mile).
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; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from July 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.
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's January 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Three Bridges Primary excels at developing well-rounded children who are confident learners and respectful individuals. The school combines ambitious academics with excellent personal development, helping disadvantaged pupils achieve exceptionally well. Children thrive in a safe, supportive environment where high expectations for behavior contribute to positive attitudes and excellent attendance.
Key Strengths
- Ambitious, carefully constructed curriculum with strong emphasis on early language development and reading from Nursery onwards
- Exceptionally effective teaching with excellent professional development ensuring consistent delivery across all subjects
- Pupils with special educational needs and disabilities achieve very well due to robust identification and expert support
- Strong behavior and conduct culture where children learn to cooperate and be responsible from Nursery Year
- Thoughtful integration of religious education, personal development and online safety throughout the curriculum
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective with an open and positive culture that puts pupils' interests first.
Extracurricular Activities
Sports clubs, arts clubs, digital sports leader roles, parliament member roles, trips, kayaking and canoeing activities near canal
Three Bridges Primary School is a remarkable school that has maintained outstanding standards since its previous inspection in 2019. It effectively develops the whole child to be academically successful while promoting physical and mental wellbeing.
At a Glance
27.3%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
34 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 88% to 84% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 90% to 81% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 88% to 84% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
28.4
Avg class size
28.0
Infant (KS1)
29.5
KS2
13
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Three Bridges Primary School
Before and after school care
Three Bridges 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 Ealing
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Three Bridges Primary School.
- Let's Leap @ Three Bridges Primary SchoolAt the school · Not yet graded
- Southall Kumon Study Centre870m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
Three Bridges Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Ealing. Training (INSET) days, when pupils are not in school, vary by school: check the school's own calendar.
2026 to 2027
- Autumn term: Wednesday 2 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 Tuesday 27 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027)
2027 to 2028
- Autumn term: Wednesday 1 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027)
- Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 31 March 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028)
- Summer term: Tuesday 18 April to Wednesday 26 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028)
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Three Bridges Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Three Bridges Primary School is in Ealing; for families living there:
Apply to Ealing for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 10
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 3
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 10 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 7 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
0 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 Ealing is 61 (the median across 115 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.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Three Bridges Primary School
Will you get a place at Three Bridges Primary School? Get the admissions report
Your home postcode, set against Three Bridges Primary School's admissions figures, in one report saved to your account.
What the report includes for Three Bridges Primary School:
- The straight-line distance from your home to Three Bridges Primary School.
- Ealing publishes last distance offered figures, but none for Three Bridges Primary School that we hold, so the report covers demand, alternatives and dates.
- Applications, first choices and offers at Three Bridges Primary School for 2014 to 2026 entry.
- How many families in Ealing 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.
£9.99 once
One school, inc. VAT. Or £19.99 for up to three schools.
Pro £9 a month, every report included, cancel any time
A report for any school, plus everything else in Pro.
Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
92%
Near capacity
385 pupils
420 places
35 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Southall
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Southall
Across Ealing council
Places available
4,155
Applications
3,394
Got 1st preference
90.2%
Got preferred school
98.1%
All primary applications across Ealing council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(7)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
77
SEN Support
14
EHC Plans
21.6%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
422
Total Pupils
202
Boys
220
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
23
Teachers
18.3:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£64,603
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,299
Per pupil
£2753k
Total funding
£176k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
7.8%
Overall absence
25.5%
Persistent absence
361
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Three Bridges Primary School
Questions parents ask about Three Bridges Primary School
What are SATs results like at Three Bridges Primary School?
Of the pupils at Three Bridges Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 84% reached the expected standard in reading and 81% did so in maths.
What is Three Bridges Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Three Bridges Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in January 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in July 2019, it was rated Outstanding.
What is the catchment area for Three Bridges Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Three Bridges Primary School is oversubscribed, Ealing allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Three Bridges Primary School?
Three Bridges Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 92% of its 420 places.
How big are the classes at Three Bridges Primary School?
Classes at Three Bridges Primary School average 28.4 pupils (2025/26). 1 class has more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Three Bridges Primary School?
Three Bridges Primary School has around 422 pupils on roll. 27% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Three Bridges Primary School?
7.8% of sessions were missed at Three Bridges Primary School in 2024/25. 25.5% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Three Bridges Primary School?
Apply through Ealing's coordinated admissions process, naming Three Bridges 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 Three Bridges Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Three Bridges 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 an out-of-school club at the school: Let's Leap @ Three Bridges Primary School (registered, not yet graded). There is another within a kilometre.
What are Three Bridges Primary School's term dates?
Three Bridges Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Ealing. In 2026 to 2027: Autumn term: Wednesday 2 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 Tuesday 27 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027). In 2027 to 2028: Autumn term: Wednesday 1 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027); Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 31 March 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028); Summer term: Tuesday 18 April to Wednesday 26 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028).
How many road collisions happen near Three Bridges Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 10 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 7 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 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 Ealing is 61 (the median across 115 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Three Bridges Primary School?
Three Bridges Primary School is at Melbury Avenue, Norwood Green, Southall, Middlesex, UB2 4HT.
Sources: Ealing term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)