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Anson Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Anson Road, London NW2 4AB · ansonprimaryschool.com · 020 8452 8552
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jul 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 68%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Brent 69%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Brent Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 418
- 99% of 422 places
- Local authority
- Brent
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 32%
- First language not English
- 70.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Brent Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 47 families put the school first and 55 places were offered; 100% 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 | 55 | 47 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 52 | 50 | 1 | 86% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 52 | 57 | 1.1▲ | 86% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 52 | 60 | 1.2▲ | 83% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 52 | 57 | 1.1▲ | 88% |
Last distance offered
| Reception – All applicants | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | All | |
| Reception – Sibling | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 1.13 mi1.82 km | |
| September 2024 | 0.85 mi1.37 km | |
| Reception – Any Other Applicant | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 0.63 mi1.02 km | |
| September 2024 | 0.59 mi0.94 km | |
The council lists the school as undersubscribed for 2026: everyone who applied was offered a place.
Results
In 2024/25, 68% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 9% the higher standard. Across Brent it was 69%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲68% | 62% | ||
| ●9% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 4 July 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Anson Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 3 Jul 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Mar 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Mar 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Apr 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Oct 2009Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Good
What parents said
98% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (45 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 98%
- Replies
- 45
- 12% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 56% who raised concerns
based on the 29% who had a child bullied