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Derwentwater Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Shakespeare Road, Acton, London W3 6SA · derwentwaterschool.com · 020 8992 9296
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Dec 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 57%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Ealing 69%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.95 mi
- 1.53 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Ealing Council
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 431
- 86% of 500 places
- Local authority
- Ealing
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 35.9%
- First language not English
- 67.7%
- 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 0.95 mi (1.53 km) from the school. Source: Ealing Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 48 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 98% 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 | 60 | 48 | 0.8 | 98% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 41 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 55 | 32 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 35 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 59 | 42 | 0.7 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.95 mi1.53 km | |
| September 2025 | All | |
| September 2024 | All | |
| September 2022 | All | |
Results
In 2024/25, 57% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 8% the higher standard. Across Ealing it was 69%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼57% | 62% | ||
| ●8% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 18 December 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Derwentwater Primary School was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 17 Dec 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jun 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jun 2019Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Mar 2017Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Jan 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
97% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (112 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 97%
- Replies
- 112
- 26% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 72% who raised concerns
based on the 36% who had a child bullied
based on 12 parents (11%) with SEND