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Barham Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Danethorpe Road, Wembley HA0 4RQ · barhamprimary.co.uk · 020 8902 3706
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Feb 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 76%
- 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
- 914
- 98% of 930 places
- Local authority
- Brent
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 14.1%
- First language not English
- 70.6%
- 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, 105 families put the school first and 111 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 | 111 | 105 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 120 | 123 | 1▲ | 93% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 120 | 153 | 1.3▲ | 76% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 120 | 109 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 120 | 115 | 1 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception – All applicants | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | All | |
| Reception – Sibling | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 1.91 mi3.08 km | |
| September 2024 | 3.25 mi5.22 km | |
| Reception – Any Other Applicant | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 0.77 mi1.25 km | |
| September 2024 | 0.51 mi0.82 km | |
The council lists the school as undersubscribed for 2026: everyone who applied was offered a place.
Results
In 2024/25, 76% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 10% 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 | |||
| ▲76% | 62% | ||
| ●10% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| ▲109 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 26 February 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for Barham Primary School was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 25 Feb 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Nov 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Nov 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Mar 2016Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Feb 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
61% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (23 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 61%
- Replies
- 23
- 2% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 83% who raised concerns
based on the 65% who had a child bullied