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Schools in Ealing · DfE, Ofsted

Ealing’s state schools are in the top tenth: better results than 92% of towns in England

Across their best eight GCSEs, pupils in Ealing score 53.1 on Attainment 8, close to London’s towns (51.7) and above towns in England (45.9). 94 state-funded schools are located in Ealing’s built-up area. Ealing grades A for schools, on Department for Education Key Stage 2 and GCSE results: #12 of 33 in London. Ofsted is shown, not graded.

70%meet the KS2 standard 53.1Attainment 8 #12of 33 in London

State schools

66 primary, 17 secondary

Reading, writing & maths

70%

meet the expected standard at 11 · 2023–25

England’s schools: 62%

Attainment 8

53.1

GCSE average across 8 subjects · 2025/26

England’s schools: 47.3

Grade 5+ English & maths

58%

a strong pass in both · 2025/26

England’s schools: 47%

Town figures are pupil-weighted across the schools the grade uses; England’s are the average school.

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about Ealing’s schools

12 of 17secondaries beat England’s average GCSE score; 49 of 66 primaries beat its KS2 average 80%meet the KS2 standard at Ark Priory, with 45% on free school meals

Strong at both ages

Ealing’s secondary results beat 87% of English towns; its primary results beat 88%. 70% of the London borough’s 11-year-olds meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% at the average school in England and 69% across Ealing. The spread between primaries is wide: 94% at Southfield Primary School, 43% at Woodlands Academy. Every school’s result ↓

Ark Priory beats its intake

Schools with more pupils on free school meals usually get lower results. At Ark Priory Primary Academy, 45% of pupils are on free school meals and 80% meet the expected standard; a typical school in England with that intake reaches 56%. Results and intake ↓

Written from the Department for Education and Ofsted data on this page.

School Grade

Ealing grades A for schools

Against every town in England with results; Wales publishes none.

Primary: reading, writing and maths at 11 (70% meet the standard)Better than 88% of towns in England

Secondary: Attainment 8 and grade 5+ English and maths (53.1 and 58%)Better than 87% of towns in England

Each of Ealing’s 66 primaries: % meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (2023–25)

Each of Ealing’s 17 secondaries: Attainment 8 (2025/26)

England’s average schoolEaling’s average school

The primary figure: 66 primaries in the town, 11,899 pupils in results over three years. The secondary figure: 17 secondaries in the town, 3,702 pupils in results. Mainstream state schools only (grammar schools included); special schools, alternative provision, nurseries and 16–19 colleges are listed below but not graded. Each school’s results are compared with every school in England, then weighted by its pupils.

Results and intake

Which schools do better than their intake suggests

Schools with more pupils on free school meals tend to get lower results. The dashed line is the typical school in England for each level of free school meals; the band holds the middle two-thirds. A dot above the band is doing better than schools like it.

Primaries: KS2 reading, writing and maths against free school meals

Secondaries: Attainment 8 against free school meals

The share of pupils on free school meals runs from 7% at Little Ealing Primary School to 57% at John Perryn Primary School. Against schools with the same intake, Southfield Primary School does best: 94% with 14% on free school meals, where a typical school would reach 65%. 47 of 58 primaries and 16 of 17 secondaries are above the line.

Show as a table

School	Free school meals	Result	Typical for that intake	Difference
Southfield Primary SchoolKS2 %	14%	94%	65%	+29
Ark Soane AcademyAttainment 8	56%	64	38	+25
Ark Priory Primary AcademyKS2 %	45%	80%	56%	+24
Selborne Primary SchoolKS2 %	30%	82%	60%	+22
Montpelier Primary SchoolKS2 %	18%	85%	64%	+21
St John's Primary SchoolKS2 %	35%	80%	59%	+21
Brentside Primary SchoolKS2 %	40%	78%	58%	+20
Khalsa Primary SchoolKS2 %	25%	81%	62%	+19
Tudor Primary SchoolKS2 %	29%	80%	61%	+19
Holy Family Catholic Primary SchoolKS2 %	12%	84%	65%	+19
Gifford Primary SchoolKS2 %	40%	75%	57%	+18
Ark Byron Primary AcademyKS2 %	22%	80%	62%	+18
Lady Margaret Primary SchoolKS2 %	25%	79%	62%	+17
Three Bridges Primary SchoolKS2 %	28%	78%	61%	+17
Little Ealing Primary SchoolKS2 %	7%	84%	67%	+17
Stanhope Primary SchoolKS2 %	35%	76%	59%	+17
Christ the Saviour Church of England Primary SchoolKS2 %	17%	81%	64%	+17
East Acton Primary SchoolKS2 %	46%	72%	56%	+16
Dairy Meadow Primary SchoolKS2 %	31%	76%	60%	+16
Ealing Fields Church of England High SchoolAttainment 8	20%	67	51	+16
Ravenor Primary SchoolKS2 %	36%	74%	59%	+15
Dormers Wells Primary SchoolKS2 %	41%	72%	57%	+15
Fielding Primary SchoolKS2 %	8%	81%	67%	+14
Drayton Manor High SchoolAttainment 8	40%	58	44	+14
Ada Lovelace Church of England High SchoolAttainment 8	26%	62	49	+14
The Ellen Wilkinson School for GirlsAttainment 8	36%	59	45	+13
William Perkin Church of England High SchoolAttainment 8	29%	61	48	+13
Twyford Church of England High SchoolAttainment 8	18%	65	52	+13
Oaklands Primary SchoolKS2 %	21%	75%	63%	+12
Viking Primary SchoolKS2 %	45%	68%	56%	+12
Vicar's Green Primary SchoolKS2 %	31%	72%	60%	+12
Durdans Park Primary SchoolKS2 %	18%	74%	64%	+10
John Perryn Primary SchoolKS2 %	57%	63%	53%	+10
The Edward Betham Church of England Primary SchoolKS2 %	23%	72%	62%	+10
North Ealing Primary SchoolKS2 %	14%	74%	65%	+9
Wolf Fields Primary SchoolKS2 %	32%	68%	60%	+8
Clifton Primary SchoolKS2 %	28%	69%	61%	+8
Elthorne Park High SchoolAttainment 8	23%	58	50	+8
Blair Peach Primary SchoolKS2 %	28%	68%	61%	+7
The Cardinal Wiseman Catholic SchoolAttainment 8	19%	58	51	+7
Willow Tree Primary SchoolKS2 %	44%	63%	56%	+7
Derwentwater Primary SchoolKS2 %	36%	65%	59%	+6
Dormers Wells High SchoolAttainment 8	36%	51	45	+6
West Twyford Primary SchoolKS2 %	44%	62%	56%	+6
Villiers High SchoolAttainment 8	36%	51	45	+6
Greenwood Primary SchoolKS2 %	36%	64%	59%	+5
Horsenden Primary SchoolKS2 %	19%	68%	63%	+5
West Acton Primary SchoolKS2 %	36%	63%	59%	+4
Featherstone High SchoolAttainment 8	37%	49	45	+4
Featherstone Primary and Nursery SchoolKS2 %	29%	64%	61%	+3
Oldfield Primary SchoolKS2 %	42%	60%	57%	+3
Hambrough Primary SchoolKS2 %	23%	65%	62%	+3
Greenford High SchoolAttainment 8	46%	45	42	+3
North Primary SchoolKS2 %	25%	64%	62%	+2
Downe Manor Primary SchoolKS2 %	39%	60%	58%	+2
Alec Reed AcademyAttainment 8	45%	44	42	+2
Petts Hill Primary SchoolKS2 %	41%	59%	57%	+2
Allenby Primary SchoolKS2 %	44%	58%	56%	+2
Ark Acton AcademyAttainment 8	54%	40	39	+1
Grange Primary SchoolKS2 %	18%	65%	64%	+1
Hobbayne Primary SchoolKS2 %	37%	59%	58%	+1
Brentside High SchoolAttainment 8	49%	41	41	+1
St Mary's Church of England Primary Norwood GreenKS2 %	29%	61%	61%	+0
Beaconsfield Primary and Nursery SchoolKS2 %	25%	61%	62%	−1
Alec Reed AcademyKS2 %	45%	55%	56%	−1
St Mark's Primary SchoolKS2 %	23%	60%	62%	−2
Mayfield Primary SchoolKS2 %	24%	59%	62%	−3
Wood End Primary SchoolKS2 %	27%	58%	61%	−3
Coston Primary SchoolKS2 %	41%	53%	57%	−4
Havelock Primary School, Nursery & ArpKS2 %	36%	54%	59%	−5
Perivale Primary SchoolKS2 %	31%	53%	60%	−7
Drayton Green Primary SchoolKS2 %	47%	47%	55%	−8
Islip Manor High SchoolAttainment 8	42%	33	43	−10
Acton Gardens Primary SchoolKS2 %	44%	46%	56%	−10
Woodlands AcademyKS2 %	44%	43%	56%	−13

Free school meals: pupils eligible now, DfE January 2026 census. The typical-school line is a straight-line fit across every graded school in England. It describes; it doesn’t grade: the School Grade uses results alone.

Getting a place

How school places work in Ealing

Ealing Council handles applications for every state school in Ealing, academies included. You apply to the council where you live, even for a school in another area.

Secondary (starting at 11)Apply by 31 October of Year 6. Offers on 1 March.

Primary (starting in Reception)Apply by 15 January before the September your child starts. Offers on 16 April.

Moving mid-yearApply to the council for an in-year place; it tells you which schools have room.

When a school is full

Every school publishes its admissions rules. Children in care come first, then, at most schools, brothers and sisters of current pupils, then those who live nearest. 18 of Ealing’s 82 mainstream schools have a religious character; some of them give priority by church attendance, so check each school’s rules. Infant classes are limited to 30 by law. If you’re refused a place, you can appeal to an independent panel.

Useful: Apply for a primary place (GOV.UK) · Apply for a secondary place (GOV.UK) · How admissions criteria work

How full each school is

Pupils on roll as a share of the school’s official capacity. The black tick is 100%; 13 schools are at or over it.

Twyford123%

Petts Hill incl. nursery115%

West Acton incl. nursery110%

Holy Family incl. nursery108%

Elthorne Park High108%

Featherstone High107%

Featherstone incl. nursery107%

Dormers Wells High105%

Vicar's Green incl. nursery105%

William Perkin103%

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Selborne incl. nursery103%

Viking incl. nursery101%

North Ealing incl. nursery100%

Durdans Park incl. nursery99%

The Edward Betham incl. nursery99%

Little Ealing incl. nursery99%

Wood End incl. nursery99%

Greenford High99%

Christ the Saviour incl. nursery99%

Montpelier98%

Fielding incl. nursery98%

Ark Byron98%

Gifford incl. nursery97%

Villiers High96%

Horsenden incl. nursery96%

Oaklands incl. nursery95%

Perivale incl. nursery95%

Three Bridges incl. nursery95%

Willow Tree incl. nursery94%

Greenwood94%

Ark Priory incl. nursery94%

Allenby incl. nursery94%

West Twyford incl. nursery94%

Mayfield incl. nursery94%

Ealing Fields93%

Brentside High93%

Beaconsfield incl. nursery92%

Coston incl. nursery92%

Havelock School, Nursery & Arp incl. nursery92%

Drayton Manor High91%

Ravenor incl. nursery91%

North90%

Ada Lovelace90%

The Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls89%

The Cardinal Wiseman89%

Clifton incl. nursery88%

John Perryn incl. nursery88%

Blair Peach incl. nursery88%

Khalsa incl. nursery88%

Alec Reed incl. nursery86%

Derwentwater incl. nursery86%

Tudor incl. nursery85%

Hambrough incl. nursery85%

East Acton84%

St Mark's incl. nursery83%

St Mary's incl. nursery81%

Brentside incl. nursery80%

Wolf Fields incl. nursery80%

Acton Gardens incl. nursery78%

Southfield78%

Ark Soane73%

Stanhope incl. nursery72%

Hobbayne incl. nursery72%

Grange incl. nursery70%

Islip Manor High70%

Oldfield incl. nursery70%

Lady Margaret69%

Dairy Meadow incl. nursery68%

St John's incl. nursery65%

Downe Manor incl. nursery56%

Drayton Green incl. nursery56%

Ark Acton54%

Dormers Wells incl. nursery50%

Woodlands incl. nursery46%

DfE register of schools (GIAS), January 2026 census. Capacity often excludes a nursery class, so a school with a nursery can show over 100%.

The schools

94 state schools in Ealing

Each school’s own letter compares its results with every state school in England of the same phase: Key Stage 2 for primaries, GCSEs for secondaries. Open a school for its results, how its letter is worked out, Ofsted and a map.

Letters of Ealing’s schoolsA 41B 22C 15D 412 without a letter

Primary schools65 · best KS2 results first

Southfield Primary School

Primary · ages 4–11 · Community

A⁺

94% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

372 pupilsOfsted: Outstanding 2023

Little Ealing Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

A⁺

84% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

674 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Montpelier Primary School

Primary · ages 4–11 · Community

A⁺

85% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

646 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Holy Family Catholic Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Voluntary aided · Roman Catholic

A⁺

84% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

453 pupilsOfsted: Outstanding 2024

Mount Carmel Catholic Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy · Roman Catholic

A⁺

83% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

Ofsted: Good 2024

Selborne Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

82% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

649 pupilsOfsted: Outstanding 2023

Fielding Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

81% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

1,012 pupilsOfsted: Outstanding 2023

Christ the Saviour Church of England Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Voluntary aided · Church of England

81% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

892 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Khalsa Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Voluntary aided · Sikh

81% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

413 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

St John's Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

80% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

474 pupilsOfsted: Outstanding 2024

Ark Priory Primary Academy

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

80% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

439 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Ark Byron Primary Academy

Primary · ages 4–11 · Free school

80% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

412 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

Tudor Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

80% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

392 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Lady Margaret Primary School

Primary · ages 4–11 · Community

79% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

434 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Three Bridges Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

78% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

422 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Brentside Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

78% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

382 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

St Gregory's Catholic Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy · Roman Catholic

77% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

Ofsted: Good 2022

Stanhope Primary School

Primary · ages 2–11 · Community

76% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

360 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Dairy Meadow Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

76% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

337 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

St Anselm's Catholic Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy · Roman Catholic

76% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

Ofsted: Inspected 2025

Gifford Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

A⁻

75% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

917 pupilsOfsted: Outstanding 2024

Oaklands Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

A⁻

75% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

450 pupilsOfsted: Outstanding 2023

Our Lady of the Visitation Catholic Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy · Roman Catholic

A⁻

75% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

Ofsted: Good 2022

North Ealing Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

A⁻

74% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

660 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

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Ravenor Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

A⁻

74% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

618 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Durdans Park Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

A⁻

74% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

417 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Vicar's Green Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

A⁻

72% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

439 pupilsOfsted: Outstanding 2024

Dormers Wells Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

A⁻

72% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

418 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

The Edward Betham Church of England Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Voluntary aided · Church of England

A⁻

72% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

416 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

East Acton Primary School

Primary · ages 4–11 · Community

A⁻

72% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

202 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

St Raphael's Catholic Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy · Roman Catholic

A⁻

72% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

Ofsted: Good 2022

St Vincent's Catholic Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy · Roman Catholic

B⁺

70% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

Ofsted: Outstanding 2023

Clifton Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

B⁺

69% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

417 pupilsOfsted: Outstanding 2024

Horsenden Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

B⁺

68% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

655 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Blair Peach Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

B⁺

68% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

368 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Viking Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

B⁺

68% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

213 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Wolf Fields Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

B⁺

68% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

187 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Grange Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

65% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

641 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Hambrough Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

65% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

440 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

Derwentwater Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

65% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

431 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2024

St John Fisher Catholic Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy · Roman Catholic

65% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

Ofsted: Good 2022

Featherstone Primary and Nursery School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

B⁻

64% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

673 pupilsOfsted: Outstanding 2024

Greenwood Primary School

Primary · ages 4–11 · Community

B⁻

64% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

613 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

North Primary School

Primary · ages 4–11 · Community

B⁻

64% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

379 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

West Acton Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

B⁻

63% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

694 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Willow Tree Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

B⁻

63% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

462 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

John Perryn Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

B⁻

63% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

414 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

West Twyford Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

B⁻

62% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

440 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy · Roman Catholic

B⁻

62% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

Ofsted: Good 2022

Beaconsfield Primary and Nursery School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

B⁻

61% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

437 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

St Mary's Church of England Primary Norwood Green

Primary · ages 3–11 · Free school · Church of England

B⁻

61% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

170 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

St Mark's Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

C⁺

60% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

441 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

Oldfield Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

C⁺

60% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

308 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Downe Manor Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

C⁺

60% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

237 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

Mayfield Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

C⁺

59% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

421 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2024

Hobbayne Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

C⁺

59% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

320 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Petts Hill Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

C⁺

59% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

242 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Wood End Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

C⁺

58% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

415 pupilsOfsted: Requires improvement 2024

Allenby Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

C⁺

58% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

253 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Havelock Primary School, Nursery & Arp

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

54% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

419 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

Perivale Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

C⁻

53% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

449 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Coston Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

C⁻

53% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

432 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2024

Drayton Green Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

47% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

236 pupilsOfsted: Requires improvement 2024

Acton Gardens Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

46% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

349 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Woodlands Academy

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

43% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

192 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

All-through schools1 · primary and secondary in one

Alec Reed Academy

All-through · ages 3–19 · Academy

C⁺

44 Attainment 8 · 41% grade 5+ E&M

1,639 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Secondary schools16 · best GCSE results first

Ealing Fields Church of England High School

Secondary · ages 11–18 · Free school · Church of England

A⁺

66.6 Attainment 8 · 80% grade 5+ E&M

803 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2024

Twyford Church of England High School

Secondary · ages 11–18 · Academy · Church of England

64.6 Attainment 8 · 77% grade 5+ E&M

1,682 pupilsOfsted: Outstanding 2023

Ada Lovelace Church of England High School

Secondary · ages 11–18 · Free school · Church of England

62.4 Attainment 8 · 76% grade 5+ E&M

1,089 pupilsOfsted: Outstanding 2023

Ark Soane Academy

Secondary · ages 11–19 · Free school

63.7 Attainment 8 · 75% grade 5+ E&M

874 pupilsOfsted: Outstanding 2024

William Perkin Church of England High School

Secondary · ages 11–18 · Free school · Church of England

60.8 Attainment 8 · 74% grade 5+ E&M

1,450 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

The Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School

Secondary · ages 11–18 · Voluntary aided · Roman Catholic

58.1 Attainment 8 · 70% grade 5+ E&M

2,036 pupilsOfsted: Outstanding 2024

Drayton Manor High School

Secondary · ages 11–19 · Academy

57.8 Attainment 8 · 69% grade 5+ E&M

1,443 pupilsOfsted: Outstanding 2023

Elthorne Park High School

Secondary · ages 11–19 · Community

57.7 Attainment 8 · 68% grade 5+ E&M

1,603 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

The Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls

Secondary · ages 11–18 · Foundation · girls

58.6 Attainment 8 · 64% grade 5+ E&M

1,315 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Villiers High School

Secondary · ages 11–18 · Foundation

A⁻

50.8 Attainment 8 · 57% grade 5+ E&M

1,445 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Dormers Wells High School

Secondary · ages 11–18 · Academy

B⁺

51.2 Attainment 8 · 55% grade 5+ E&M

1,469 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Featherstone High School

Secondary · ages 11–18 · Academy

48.6 Attainment 8 · 51% grade 5+ E&M

1,748 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Greenford High School

Secondary · ages 11–19 · Foundation

C⁺

44.6 Attainment 8 · 42% grade 5+ E&M

1,976 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Ark Acton Academy

Secondary · ages 11–18 · Academy

40.3 Attainment 8 · 39% grade 5+ E&M

752 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Brentside High School

Secondary · ages 11–19 · Foundation

41.3 Attainment 8 · 36% grade 5+ E&M

1,483 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Islip Manor High School

Secondary · ages 11–18 · Foundation

D⁻

33.2 Attainment 8 · 21% grade 5+ E&M

772 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2024

Special schools, nurseries and colleges12 · no letter: their results don’t compare

Belvue School

Special school · ages 11–19 · Community

No letter

228 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Mandeville School

Special school · ages 2–11 · Community

No letter

194 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Castlebar School

Special school · ages 4–11 · Community

No letter

193 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Springhallow School

Special school · ages 4–19 · Community

No letter

169 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

John Chilton School

Special school · ages 4–19 · Community

No letter

159 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

Grove House Nursery School & Children's Centre

Nursery · ages 3–5 · Local authority nursery school

No letter

135 pupilsOfsted: Outstanding 2024

St Ann's School

Special school · ages 11–19 · Community

No letter

128 pupilsOfsted: Outstanding 2023

South Acton Childrens Centre

Nursery · ages 2–5 · Local authority nursery school

No letter

125 pupilsOfsted: Outstanding 2023

Greenfields Nursery School and Children's Centre

Nursery · ages 0–5 · Local authority nursery school

No letter

122 pupilsOfsted: Outstanding 2024

Maples Nursery School and Children's Centre

Nursery · ages 2–5 · Local authority nursery school

No letter

93 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Ealing Alternative Provision

Alternative provision · ages 12–16 · Pupil referral unit

No letter

56 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Ealing Primary Centre

Alternative provision · ages 5–11 · Pupil referral unit

No letter

5 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2024

Key result: Attainment 8 and grade 5+ English and maths (GCSEs, 2025/26 provisional) for secondaries; the share meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (KS2, DfE’s three-year average) for primaries. Pupils: the January 2026 school census. No letter: an infant or first school (no KS2 tests), a new school, a small cohort DfE suppresses, or a special school, nursery or college. Independent schools aren’t included.

Ofsted

Ofsted report cards

Each school’s latest inspection; report cards replace one-word judgements as schools are re-inspected.

Outstanding 14Good 20Report card 9Requires improvement 2Ungraded inspection only 49

Ofsted stopped giving one-word judgements in 2024. Until a school is re-inspected, its last overall judgement is its most recent single grade; a school judged years ago may have changed a lot since.

Since November 2025 Ofsted gives each area of a school one of five grades (exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention, urgent improvement) and says whether safeguarding is met, instead of one overall word. 9 of Ealing’s 94 state schools have a report card so far; the others show their last inspection under the old framework. Ofsted is never part of the School Grade.

School	Safeguarding	Achievement	Curriculum and teaching	Inclusion	Attendance and behaviour	Personal development and well-being	Leadership and governance	Early years	Sixth form
Perivale Primary SchoolJune 2026	Met	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Strong standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	—
North Ealing Primary SchoolJune 2026	Met	Strong standard	Expected standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Expected standard	—
Wolf Fields Primary SchoolApril 2026	Met	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Strong standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	—
Belvue SchoolApril 2026	Met	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Needs attention	—	Expected standard
Oldfield Primary SchoolApril 2026	Met	Needs attention	Needs attention	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Needs attention	Expected standard	—
Maples Nursery School and Children's CentreFebruary 2026	Met	Expected standard	Expected standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Expected standard	—	—
Greenford High SchoolFebruary 2026	Met	Expected standard	Expected standard	Strong standard	Expected standard	Strong standard	Expected standard	—	Strong standard
Dormers Wells High SchoolFebruary 2026	Met	Strong standard	Strong standard	Exceptional	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	—	Expected standard
Lady Margaret Primary SchoolFebruary 2026	Met	Exceptional	Exceptional	Exceptional	Expected standard	Exceptional	Strong standard	Strong standard	—

Who runs them

10 academy trusts and the council

Academies are state schools run by a trust rather than the council: the trust employs the staff and can set its own curriculum and term dates. Admissions still go through the council.

Run by	Schools	Pupils	Their letters
St Carlo Catholic Academy TrustMount Carmel, Our Lady of the Visitation, St Anselm's, St Gregory's, St John Fisher, St Joseph's, St Raphael's, St Vincent's	8	0	A⁺A⁻AABB⁻A⁻B⁺
Twyford Church of England Academies TrustTwyford, William Perkin, Ada Lovelace, Ealing Fields	4	5,024	AAAA⁺
Ark SchoolsArk Soane, Ark Acton, Ark Priory, Ark Byron	4	2,477	ACAA
Grand Union Multi Academy TrustFeatherstone High, Woodlands	2	1,940	BD
Dormers Wells Learning TrustDormers Wells High, Dormers Wells	2	1,887	B⁺A⁻
Alec Reed AcademyAlec Reed	1	1,639	C⁺
Drayton Manor High School Academy TrustDrayton Manor High	1	1,443	A
Wood End AcademyWood End	1	415	C⁺
Brentside Primary AcademyBrentside	1	382	A
St Mary's Church of England School, Norwood GreenSt Mary's	1	170	B⁻
Ealing CouncilThe Cardinal Wiseman, Greenford High, Elthorne Park High, Brentside High, Villiers High, The Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls, Fielding, Gifford, Christ the Saviour, Islip Manor High, West Acton, Little Ealing, Featherstone, North Ealing, Horsenden, Selborne, Montpelier, Grange, Ravenor, Greenwood, St John's, Willow Tree, Holy Family, Oaklands, Perivale, St Mark's, Hambrough, West Twyford, Vicar's Green, Beaconsfield, Lady Margaret, Coston, Derwentwater, Three Bridges, Mayfield, Havelock School, Nursery & Arp, Clifton, Durdans Park, The Edward Betham, John Perryn, Khalsa, Tudor, North, Southfield, Blair Peach, Stanhope, Acton Gardens, Dairy Meadow, Hobbayne, Oldfield, Allenby, Petts Hill, Downe Manor, Drayton Green, Belvue, Viking, East Acton, Mandeville, Castlebar, Wolf Fields, Springhallow, John Chilton, Grove House Nursery School & Children's Centre, St Ann's, South Acton Childrens Centre, Greenfields Nursery School and Children's Centre, Maples Nursery School and Children's Centre, Ealing Alternative Provision, Ealing Centre	69	35,457	AC⁺ACA⁻AAA⁻AD⁻B⁻A⁺B⁻A⁻B⁺AA⁺BA⁻B⁻AB⁻A⁺A⁻C⁻C⁺BB⁻A⁻B⁻AC⁻BAC⁺CB⁺A⁻A⁻B⁻AAB⁻A⁺B⁺ADAC⁺C⁺C⁺C⁺C⁺DB⁺A⁻B⁺

After 16

Where Ealing’s teenagers go at 16

In England young people stay in education or training until 18: a sixth form, a college, or an apprenticeship.

15 of Ealing’s 17 state secondaries have sixth forms: Ada Lovelace, Alec Reed, Ark Acton, Brentside High, Dormers Wells High, Drayton Manor High, Elthorne Park High, Featherstone High, Greenford High, Islip Manor High, The Cardinal Wiseman, The Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls, Twyford, Villiers High and William Perkin. The nearest college is West Thames College, a further-education college 3.1 miles away.

Secondaries with a sixth form

15 of 17

state schools in Ealing

Colleges within 12 miles

nearest: West Thames College

Grammar schools in Ealing

no selective state secondaries

College	Distance
West Thames CollegeFurther-education college · TW7 4HS	3.1 mi
St Dominic's Sixth Form CollegeFurther-education college · HA1 3HX	3.2 mi
Richmond and Hillcroft Adult and Community College (Rhacc)Further-education college · TW9 2RE	4 mi
St Charles Catholic Sixth Form CollegeFurther-education college · W10 6EY	4.9 mi

Special needs

Special schools and alternative provision in Ealing

Ealing has 6 special schools (Belvue, Castlebar, John Chilton, Mandeville, Springhallow and St Ann's: 1,071 pupils) and 2 alternative provision schools, for pupils who can’t attend mainstream school for a time. A special-school place isn’t applied for like a mainstream one: for a child with an education, health and care plan (EHCP), Ealing Council names the school in the plan, after asking the family’s preference. These schools have no letter, because their results don’t compare with mainstream schools’. Their cards ↑

Ealing Council’s SEND Local Offer lists support beyond these schools.

Towns its size

6th of 33 English towns and cities of 257,000 to 496,000

Ranked by School Grade, best first: the towns and cities either side of Ealing, and the top and bottom of the group.

#	Town	Schools	KS2	Attainment 8	Grade 5+ E&M
1	Barnet London	A⁺	72%	57.6	65%
2	Redbridge London	A⁺	74%	54.3	61%
3	Hackney London	A	75%	53.2	58%
4	Newham London	A	74%	51.8	56%
5	Wandsworth London	A	69%	54.1	60%
6	Ealing London	A	70%	53.1	58%
7	Harrow London	A	71%	52.7	56%
8	Bromley London	A	71%	52.5	56%
9	Waltham Forest London	A	73%	50.6	53%
10	Southwark London	A	69%	52.3	56%
…
33	Stoke-on-Trent Staffordshire	C⁻	59%	40.8	34%

Neighbours

Ealing and the places around it

Coloured by School Grade.

BrentHounslowHillingdonHarrowRichmond upon ThamesHammersmith and FulhamKensington and ChelseaEaling

Town	Schools	KS2	Att. 8
Ealing 94 schools	A	70%	53.1
Brent 90 schools · 3.7 mi	A⁻	67%	51.2
Hounslow 75 schools · 3.7 mi	A	69%	51.6
Hillingdon 96 schools · 4.6 mi	A⁻	66%	51.5
Harrow 60 schools · 4.9 mi	A	71%	52.7
Richmond upon Thames 60 schools · 4.9 mi	A⁺	77%	57.7
Hammersmith and Fulham 58 schools · 5.2 mi	A⁺	76%	56.7
Kensington and Chelsea 38 schools · 6 mi	A⁺	75%	53.8

Richmond upon Thames has the best-graded schools nearby (A+). Small places often use the schools within 3 km, so neighbours can share schools.

How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

Expected standard at Key Stage 2. The share of 11-year-olds who reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths together, in tests and teacher assessment at the end of primary school. We use DfE’s three-year average (2023–2025) to steady small schools.
Higher standard. The share working at greater depth in all three. In Ealing: 13% (England’s average school: 8%).
Attainment 8. A pupil’s GCSE grades across eight subjects, with English and maths counted twice, added up. 50 is roughly a grade 5 in every subject.
Grade 5+ in English and maths. A strong pass in both. Grade 4 is a standard pass.
Provisional. 2025/26 GCSE figures are DfE’s first release; revised figures follow in February, usually within a point.
Progress 8. Not shown: there is none for 2025/26, because these pupils sat no KS2 tests in 2020 (Covid).
Free school meals. Pupils eligible for free school meals now, from the January census: the usual measure of how many pupils come from low-income homes.
Independent schools. Not included: they publish no results comparable with state schools’.

Questions about schools in Ealing

Are schools in Ealing good?

Ealing’s state schools earn an A against schools across England: primary results beat 88% of towns in England; secondary results beat 87% of towns in England, on Department for Education Key Stage 2 and GCSE results. School places are handled by Ealing council.

What is the best secondary school in Ealing?

On 2025/26 GCSE results, Ealing Fields Church of England High School: Attainment 8 of 66.6 and 80% with grade 5+ in English and maths, against 47.3 at the average school in England. Results are one measure; distance decides most places.

What is the best primary school in Ealing?

On Key Stage 2 results over 2023–25, Southfield Primary School: 94% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% at the average school in England.

Do Ealing secondary schools have sixth forms?

15 of 17 do.

How do I apply for a school place in Ealing?

Through Ealing Council, for every state school including academies. Secondary applications close on 31 October (offers 1 March); primary on 15 January (offers 16 April).

How many schools in Ealing are full?

13 of 74 mainstream schools have at least as many pupils as places, on DfE’s January 2026 census. A full school still admits by its rules, usually distance after siblings.

How many state schools are in Ealing?

94 open state-funded schools are located in Ealing’s built-up area: 66 primary, 17 secondary and 11 other (special schools, alternative provision, nurseries and 16–19). Independent schools aren’t included.

Sources: DfE Get Information about Schools (16 October 2026), Key Stage 2 performance tables (2023–2025, three-year average) and Key Stage 4 (2025/26, provisional); Ofsted state-funded school inspections as at 30 September 2026 · DfE Get Information about Schools (16 October 2026), further-education and sixth-form colleges · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Ealing’s state schools are in the top tenth: better results than 92% of towns in England

What stands out about Ealing’s schools

Strong at both ages

Ark Priory beats its intake

Ealing grades A for schools

Where Ealing’s 94 state schools are

Which schools do better than their intake suggests

How school places work in Ealing

When a school is full

How full each school is

94 state schools in Ealing

Ofsted report cards

10 academy trusts and the council

Where Ealing’s teenagers go at 16

Special schools and alternative provision in Ealing

6th of 33 English towns and cities of 257,000 to 496,000

Ealing and the places around it

What this data can and can’t tell you

Questions about schools in Ealing