Viking Primary School, Northolt
Viking Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Northolt. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in November 2017. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in March 2023 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 3rd-highest of the 9 schools in Northolt with published results, and 3,885th of 14,452 across England. It was 94% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2017)
- 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
Viking Primary School in detail
Results
In 2025, 84% of Year 6 pupils at Viking Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 84% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 79% and 81% in Ealing and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 74% in reading and 70% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Viking Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 12 families put Viking Primary School as their first choice and 48 named it as one of their preferences, for 13 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 Viking Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Viking Primary School are Brookside Primary School (0.2 miles, Good, 71% reading, 69% maths); Belmore Primary Academy (0.4 miles, Good, 64% reading, 72% maths); St Raphael's Catholic Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 84% reading, 88% maths); and St Raphael's Catholic Primary School (0.5 miles).
Viking Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 3 schools.
Brookside Primary SchoolBelmore Primary AcademySt Raphael's Catholic Primary SchoolSt Raphael's Catholic Primary School
Who goes there
41.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 62.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are Black (28%), Asian (25%) and other ethnic groups (18%).
In 2026, 23 pupils (10.8%) received SEN support and 12 (5.6%) 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.
Getting there
The nearest Underground station is Northolt Underground Station, about 1.4 miles away in a straight line.
7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Yeading / Dilston Close, 200 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Viking Primary School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Viking Primary School issued 5 suspensions, 2.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Viking Primary School are Barnhill Community High School (0.3 miles), Alec Reed Academy (0.8 miles) and Greenford High School (1 mile).
Barnhill Community High SchoolAlec Reed AcademyGreenford High School
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; 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 · 4 years agoThis judgement is from November 2017, 8 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its November 2017 inspection - unchanged since its previous inspection.
Rated Good for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
41.3%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 74% to 84% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 70% to 84% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 89% to 72% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
26.3
Avg class size
28.7
Infant (KS1)
27.0
KS2
7
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Viking Primary School
Before and after school care
Viking 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 Viking Primary School.
- PSD Childcare640m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
Viking 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
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Viking Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Viking 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
- 130
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 8
- Children hurt
- 15
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 130 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 8 serious and 121 slight.
15 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 10 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 4 in a vehicle or otherwise.
20 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.
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Your chances of a place at Viking Primary School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
94%
Near capacity
197 pupils
210 places
13 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Northolt
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Northolt
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(6)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
23
SEN Support
12
EHC Plans
16.4%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
213
Total Pupils
102
Boys
111
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
12
Teachers
17.8:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£63,133
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£7,437
Per pupil
£1629k
Total funding
£123k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
7.1%
Overall absence
21.4%
Persistent absence
187
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
Viking Primary School
Questions parents ask about Viking Primary School
What are SATs results like at Viking Primary School?
Of the pupils at Viking Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 84% reached the expected standard in reading and 84% did so in maths.
What is Viking Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Viking Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in March 2023, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in November 2017, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Viking Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Viking 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 Viking Primary School?
Viking Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 94% of its 210 places.
How big are the classes at Viking Primary School?
Classes at Viking Primary School average 26.3 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Viking Primary School?
Viking Primary School has around 213 pupils on roll. 41% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Viking Primary School?
7.1% of sessions were missed at Viking Primary School in 2024/25. 21.4% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Viking Primary School?
Apply through Ealing's coordinated admissions process, naming Viking 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 Viking Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Viking 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 within a kilometre of Viking Primary School: PSD Childcare (640m away, registered, not yet graded).
What are Viking Primary School's term dates?
Viking 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 Viking Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 130 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 8 serious and 121 slight. 15 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 10 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 4 in a vehicle or otherwise. 20 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 Viking Primary School?
Viking Primary School is at Radcliffe Way, Northolt, UB5 6HW.
Sources: Ealing term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)