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Park Walk Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Park Walk, King's Road, Chelsea, London SW10 0AY · parkwalk.rbkc.sch.uk · 020 7352 8700
On the mapSearch near SW10 0AY
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jan 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 67%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Kensington and Chelsea 75%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 1.03 mi
- 1.65 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Kensington and Chelsea Council
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 192
- 81% of 236 places
- Local authority
- Kensington and Chelsea
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 36.4%
- First language not English
- 46.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 1.03 mi (1.65 km) from the school; in September 2025 it was 1.13 mi (1.81 km). Source: Kensington and Chelsea Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 23 families put the school first and 29 places were offered; 87% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 29 | 23 | 0.8 | 87% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | 21 | 0.7 | 95% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 30 | 21 | 0.7 | 90% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 31 | 23 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 29 | 14 | 0.5 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.03 mi1.65 km | |
| September 2025 | 1.13 mi1.81 km | |
| September 2024 | 0.95 mi1.54 km | |
| September 2023 | 6.00 mi9.66 km | |
| September 2022 | All | |
The council's brochure says all on-time applicants were offered a place.
Results
In 2024/25, 67% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 11% the higher standard. Across Kensington and Chelsea it was 75%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲67% | 62% | ||
| ▲11% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| ▲110 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Park Walk Primary School on 20 January 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Early years: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Strong standard
- Inspected
- 20 Jan 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Nov 2021
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Nov 2021Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jan 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Jun 2009Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
87% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (23 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 87%
- Positive
- 78%
- Replies
- 23
- 12% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 87% who raised concerns
based on 5 parents (22%) whose child was bullied
based on 2 parents (9%) with SEND