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Donnington Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Uffington Road, London NW10 3TL · donnington.brent.sch.uk · 020 8451 0761
On the mapSearch near NW10 3TL
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Apr 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 64%
- 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
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 218
- 8 over 210 places · 104%
- Local authority
- Brent
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 38.5%
- First language not English
- 79.8%
- 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, 21 families put the school first and 28 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 | 28 | 21 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | 23 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 30 | 24 | 0.8 | 96% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 27 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 31 | 1▲ | 87% |
Last distance offered
| Reception – All applicants | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | All | |
| Reception – Sibling | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 2.19 mi3.52 km | |
| September 2024 | 1.63 mi2.63 km | |
| Reception – Any Other Applicant | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 0.81 mi1.30 km | |
| September 2024 | 1.17 mi1.88 km | |
The council lists the school as undersubscribed for 2026: everyone who applied was offered a place.
Results
In 2024/25, 64% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 4% 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 | |||
| ●64% | 62% | ||
| ▼4% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Donnington Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 25 April 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 25 Apr 2023
- 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: Good, graded inspection, Feb 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Dec 2017Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Feb 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Jan 2011Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good Early years Requires improvement
What parents said
90% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (10 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 90%
- Replies
- 10
- 4% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 90% who raised concerns
based on the 40% who had a child bullied