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Lyon Park Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Vincent Road, Wembley HA0 4HH · lyonparkprimaryschool.co.uk · 020 8902 5454
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 50%
- 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
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 868
- 94% of 920 places
- Local authority
- Brent
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 13.8%
- First language not English
- 88.8%
- 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, 95 families put the school first and 98 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 | 98 | 95 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 97 | 84 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 120 | 104 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 96 | 92 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 84 | 78 | 0.9 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception – All applicants | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | All | |
| September 2025 | All | |
| Reception – Any Other Applicant | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2024 | 3.08 mi4.95 km | |
| Reception – Sibling | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2024 | 0.70 mi1.13 km | |
The council lists the school as undersubscribed for 2025 and 2026: everyone who applied was offered a place.
Results
In 2024/25, 50% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 5% 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 | |||
| ▼50% | 62% | ||
| ▼5% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼102 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 101505)
Ofsted
Lyon Park Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 15 November 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 15 Nov 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Jan 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jan 2019Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Dec 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Dec 2011Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement
What parents said
78% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (18 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 78%
- Replies
- 18
- 2% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 61% who raised concerns
based on the 61% who had a child bullied