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Wood End Primary School, Northolt

Requires Improvement
Primary
Academy converter
Mixed
Ages 3–11

Wood End Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Northolt, part of Wood End Academy. It was rated Requires improvement at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in June 2024. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 9th-highest of the 9 schools in Northolt with published results, and 11,772nd of 14,452 across England. It was 80% full in 2025.

SATs results
Below England average
Ofsted
Requires improvement (2024)
Demand
Every first choice offered
Attendance
In line with England
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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

Wood End Primary School in detail

Wood End Primary School in its own words

In its own words: "Wood End Primary School is a vibrant and inclusive learning community located in the heart of Greenford and Northolt, within the London Borough of Ealing. We are committed to providing a high-quality education that nurtures each child's academic, social, and emotional development."

From the headteacher's welcome: "The nursery at Wood End Primary School is where your child's educational journey begins and adventures await. We offer a teacher-led education for three and four year old's and is a fantastic place for children to begin their learning and development."

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:45am and after-school care, from £5 per session.

Vision and values (school website)Headteacher's welcome (school website)Wraparound care (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Results

In 2025, 67% of Year 6 pupils at Wood End Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 64% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 79% and 81% in Ealing and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (67% in reading, 69% in maths).

Getting a place at Wood End Primary School

For September 2026 entry, 37 families put Wood End Primary School as their first choice and 135 named it as one of their preferences, for 43 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 Wood End Primary School

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Wood End Primary School are Greenwood Primary School (under 0.1 miles, Good, 76% reading, 76% maths); Petts Hill Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 68% reading, 71% maths); Horsenden Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 80% reading, 76% maths); and The Welldon Park Academy (0.6 miles, Good, 73% reading, 87% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Wood End Primary School.

Greenwood Primary SchoolPetts Hill Primary SchoolHorsenden Primary SchoolThe Welldon Park Academy

The trust

Wood End Primary School is run by its own single-school academy trust.

Who goes there

86% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (36%), other ethnic groups (18%) and Mixed (11%).

In 2026, 60 pupils (14.5%) received SEN support and 10 (2.4%) 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.

Staffing

Wood End Primary School had 15 teachers in 2026, one for every 26 pupils: fewer teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Northolt Park Station, about 790 metres away (roughly a 10-minute walk).

11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Keble Close, 180 metres away.

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, Wood End Primary School issued 4 suspensions, 1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to Wood End Primary School are William Perkin Church of England High School (1.1 miles), Rooks Heath School (1.1 miles) and Islip Manor High School (1.2 miles).

William Perkin Church of England High SchoolRooks Heath SchoolIslip Manor 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; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); DfE exclusions statistics

Location

Offered a place in 2025 (~2.2km)Unlikely (~2.9km)

Ealing published that the last place for 2025 entry went to a family 1.375 miles away (straight line). The cut-off moves every year.

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mr Warner Stainbank
Pupils:415
LA:Ealing
Phone:02084226175
Address:Whitton Avenue West, Northolt, UB5 4LB
Trust:WOOD END ACADEMY
Status:open
Opened:1 May 2011

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 2 years ago
Requires Improvement

Overall

Requires Improvement

Quality of Education

Good

Behaviour & Attitudes

Good

Personal Development

Requires Improvement

Leadership & Management

Good

Early Years

Inspected 18 June 2024View full report
URN:136737
UKPRN:10033596
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Ealing North
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted's report, in its own words

What is it like to attend this school?

Pupils enjoy attending Wood End. They behave well in class because expectations are clear and well understood. Pupils appreciate the certificates they receive for positive behaviour. Any incidences of bullying are dealt with swiftly. Pupils value 'The Space', where they can speak with someone and get support with any worries they may have. This helps to ensure that pupils are kept safe and feel safe at school.

Pupils try hard in lessons. They typically produce work of good quality and achieve well in English and mathematics. However, the curriculum in other subjects is not as well established. This means pupils, including those with special educational needs and /or disabilities (SEND), do not secure as deep a knowledge and understanding. In these subjects, pupils are less well prepared for the next stage of their education than they need to be.

What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?

The curriculum matches the breadth and ambition of what is expected nationally. The important subject content that pupils need to learn and remember has been identified and logically sequenced. This helps pupils to build their understanding over time and tackle more complex ideas. For example, in mathematics, children in early years practise measuring and using key vocabulary such as 'taller' and 'shorter'. This solid foundation is built on so that pupils can add and subtract different measures confidently. Older pupils draw on this knowledge when solving more complex problems calculating fractions of measurements. The curriculum in English and mathematics is well implemented. For example, teachers use assessment effectively to identify and address pupils' misconceptions. This helps pupils to develop a secure body of knowledge and achieve well, including in published outcomes.

From Ofsted's June 2024 inspection report: the opening paragraphs of each section, quoted word for word. Read the full report Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Requires Improvement at its June 2024 inspection.

Rated Good for

Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Early years.

Areas Ofsted flagged

Quality of education (Requires Improvement), Leadership & management (Requires Improvement).

At a Glance

25.5%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
ReadingMaths-5ppWriting+2pp

Reading has remained stable at around 67% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 69% to 64% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 69% (2024 to 2025).

Class Sizes

25.3

Avg class size

26.0

Infant (KS1)

28.4

KS2

16

Total classes

2025/26 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools

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Before and after school care

Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Wood End Primary School.

  • Magna Extended Schools at Greenwood Primary schoolAt the school · Not yet graded
  • Junior Adventures Group @ The Welldon Park HA2920m away · Not yet graded
  • Play2gether990m away · Not yet graded

Term dates

Wood End Primary School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Ealing's term dates for its community schools.

Getting There

Train Stations

Northolt Park Station (Entrance)
794m · 13 min walk
Northolt Park Rail Station
816m · 13 min walk

Tube / Metro / Tram

Sudbury Hill Underground Station
936m · 15 min walk
Sudbury Hill
950m · 15 min walk

Bus Stops

Keble Close (Stop NQ)
184m · 3 min walk
Mary Peters Drive (->NW)
197m · 3 min walk
Hemery Road (->E)
241m · 4 min walk
Orchard Close / The Fairway (->NE)
272m · 4 min walk
Oldfield Circus / Carr Road (->N)
287m · 5 min walk

Free school transport

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You apply to the council where you live. Wood End 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
42
Fatal
0
Serious
7
Children hurt
3

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 42 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 7 serious and 35 slight.

3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 1 on a bicycle.

10 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 Wood End Primary School

Will you get a place at Wood End Primary School? Get the admissions report

Your home postcode, set against Wood End Primary School's admissions figures, in one report saved to your account.

What the report includes for Wood End Primary School:

  • The straight-line distance from your home to Wood End Primary School.
  • Last distance offered for 2025 entry, from Ealing's own figures, and how your distance compares each year.
  • Applications, first choices and offers at Wood End Primary School for 2022 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.

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

80%

Available places

383 pupils

480 places

97 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Northolt

Low pressure
New homes approved:893
Projected new pupils:223

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Northolt

Across Ealing council

Low demand council-wide0.82 applications per place

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(5)

18 June 2024
Requires ImprovementReport
Quality of EducationRequires Improvement
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementRequires Improvement
Early YearsGood
15 January 2020

Ungraded inspection: The school remains Good.

18 May 2016
Leadership & ManagementGood

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

60

SEN Support

10

EHC Plans

16.9%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Speech, Language & Communication34
Specific Learning Difficulty15
Social, Emotional & Mental Health14
Autistic Spectrum Disorder4
Moderate Learning Difficulty2
Other1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
4.6%
Asian
36.4%
Black
7.0%
Mixed
10.9%
Chinese
0.2%
Other
18.1%
Unclassified
1.0%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals25.5%
English as Additional Language86.0%

415

Total Pupils

218

Boys

197

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

15

Teachers

27.7:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£55,969

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£6,086

Per pupil

£2658k

Total funding

£130k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£179,453
EAL funding£131,043
Lump sum£166,150

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

5.5%

Overall absence

17.5%

Persistent absence

371

Enrolments

Authorised4.1%
Unauthorised1.4%
Persistent (10%+)17.5%
Severe (50%+)2.4%

Absence trend

3.7%
18/19
3.9%
20/21
5.8%
21/22
6.1%
22/23
5.4%
23/24
5.5%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

Secondary Schools Nearby

Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to

Questions parents ask about Wood End Primary School

What are SATs results like at Wood End Primary School?

Of the pupils at Wood End Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 67% reached the expected standard in reading and 64% did so in maths.

What is Wood End Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Wood End Primary School was rated Requires Improvement at its most recent Ofsted inspection in June 2024. At its previous graded inspection in 2016 it was rated Good.

How close to Wood End Primary School do you need to live?

Ealing published for September 2025 entry that the last place offered at Wood End Primary School on distance went to a family 1.375 miles away. This is the authority's own figure for one year, not a fixed boundary - the cut-off moves with the number of applications, so treat it as a guide rather than a guarantee.

Is it hard to get a place at Wood End Primary School?

Wood End Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 80% of its 480 places.

How big are the classes at Wood End Primary School?

Classes at Wood End Primary School average 25.3 pupils (2025/26).

How many pupils go to Wood End Primary School?

Wood End Primary School has around 415 pupils on roll. 26% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at Wood End Primary School?

5.5% of sessions were missed at Wood End Primary School in 2024/25. 17.5% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to Wood End Primary School?

Apply through Ealing's coordinated admissions process, naming Wood End 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 Wood End Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?

Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: Magna Extended Schools at Greenwood Primary school (registered, not yet graded). There are 2 more within a kilometre. The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.

How many road collisions happen near Wood End Primary School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 42 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 7 serious and 35 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 1 on a bicycle. 10 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 Wood End Primary School?

Wood End Primary School is at Whitton Avenue West, Northolt, Middlesex, UB5 4LB.

Sources: Ealing admissions booklet; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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