School Chooser

Addison Primary School

Primary · ages 3-11MixedCouncil200 pupilsNurseryLondonHammersmith and Fulham
School Chooser Score
98
Well above
similar schools
Likely range 96 to 100
Out of 100. Better than 100% of the 50 schools most like it. Getting better year on year.
OfstedNo overall gradeLast Ofsted inspection, February 2025
Reached the expected level at 1193%England 63%
Attendance92.5%England 94.8%
Pupils from low-income families32%A bit more than most schools
Places220 spare200 pupils, 420 places
Pupils per teacher25.0School workforce census

Addison Primary School is a council school in London for boys and girls aged 3 to 11. It has 200 pupils and room for 420. About 32 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, a bit more than at most schools. We give it 98 out of 100. That puts it well above schools like it, ahead of 100% of the 50 schools most like it. Ofsted's last grade was inspected 2025, no overall grade.

Addison Gardens, Blythe Road, London, W14 0DT020 7603 5333addisonprimary.orgMr Damien McGarrigle headteacherAll details

What Ofsted found

Ofsted's last full inspection was on 11 February 2025, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.

Not judged Between September 2024 and November 2025, Ofsted graded each area but stopped giving one overall word.

TeachingOfsted calls this “quality of education”
Outstanding
BehaviourOfsted calls this “behaviour and attitudes”
Good
WellbeingOfsted calls this “personal development”
Outstanding
LeadershipOfsted calls this “leadership and management”
Outstanding
Early years
Outstanding
Safeguarding
Effective
Yes
Earlier inspections (1)
DateTypeOutcome
12 February 2020UngradedSchool remains Good

Results

Year 6 results (SATs), summer 2025

28 children took the tests. Here is how they did against every state primary in England.

Reached the expected level at 1193%
England 63%
Official name: Expected standard in reading, writing and maths
Working above the expected level39%
England 8%
Official name: Higher standard in reading, writing and maths
Reading score115.0
England 105.6
Official name: Reading average scaled score
Maths score115.0
England 104.6
Official name: Maths average scaled score
Trend
Reached the expected level at 11
2017 to 2025
2017: 73%73%20172018: 67%67%20182019: 91%91%20192023: 89%89%20232024: 92%92%20242025: 93%93%2025
Since 2017: +20%Improving overall
All Year 6 measures, year by year
Measure202520242023201920182017Hammersmith and FulhamEngland
Pupils tested283744535551
Reached the expected level at 11Expected standard in reading, writing and maths93%92%89%91%67%73%78%63%
Working above the expected levelHigher standard in reading, writing and maths39%30%20%13%5%8%20%8%
Reading scoreReading average scaled score115.0110.0109.0112.0107.0106.0107.8105.6
Maths scoreMaths average scaled score115.0112.0109.0110.0107.0106.0107.5104.6
Grammar and spelling scoreGPS average scaled score116.0114.0108.0114.0110.0107.0107.8105.2
Expected level: readingReading expected standard100%100%89%94%80%80%
Expected level: mathsMaths expected standard100%97%95%94%80%78%
Expected level: writingWriting expected standard (teacher assessed)93%92%91%91%69%80%
Reading progressReading progress score+8.6+6.4+2.0+4.4
Maths progressMaths progress score+8.6+3.9+3.2+3.3
Expected level: low-income pupilsExpected standard, disadvantaged100%83%89%87%59%61%
Expected level: other pupilsExpected standard, non-disadvantaged87%100%88%96%81%94%

There are no progress figures for 2025. That year group missed their Year 2 tests during Covid, so there was no starting point to measure from. Progress figures come back with the December 2026 results. Tests were cancelled altogether in 2020 and 2021.

Does every child do well here?

A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. 3 of the 4 gaps are smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.

At the end of primary school, 2025

Reached the expected level at 11Low-income pupils vs other pupils
100%87%
Gap 13 ptsEngland 21 pts
Reached the expected level at 11Boys vs girls
100%85%
Gap 15 ptsEngland 5 pts
Reached the expected level at 11Pupils learning English vs all pupils
89%93%
Gap 4 ptsEngland 4 pts
Reached the higher level at 11Low-income pupils vs all pupils
38%39%
Gap 1 ptsEngland 5 pts
First groupSecond groupEngland, each group

Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Plenty of spare places193 pupils for 420 places, 2024/25
46% full

227 places were empty (54% of the total), so almost everyone who applies gets in. Pupil numbers have fallen by 21% since 2021/22, so places are getting easier to find.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Hammersmith and Fulham council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who a school teaches matters. That is why our score compares it with schools that take in a similar mix of children, not with every school in the country.

Pupils on roll200Census January 2026
Places42048% full
Pupils from low-income families32%32% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English49%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support14%27 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan5%9 pupils with a plan
Average class size28.67 classes, January 2026; England 25.4
Classes with more than 30 pupils29%Infant classes are capped at 30 by law; England 10%
Pupils with extra funding (pupil premium)38%£119,350 extra funding in 2026/27; England 24%
Boys and girls89 / 111
White British pupils10%

Infant classes (Reception to Year 2) average 26.3 pupils (England 25.5); junior classes (Years 3 to 6) average 30.3 (England 27.3).

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (25), Autistic spectrum disorder (10), Other difficulty or disability (1).

How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll200200226252266310
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals32%31%32%36%43%38%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language49%56%63%64%64%64%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support5%7%7%9%10%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans1%1%2%2%4%

Attendance and behaviour

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 92.5% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.

Attendance92.5%
England 94.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Pupils missing a lot of school27.3%
England 12.8%
Official name: Persistent absence
Suspensions per 100 pupils0.02024/25, no permanent exclusions
Missed without permission2.5%of school time, 2024/25
Attendance year by year
Measure2024/252023/242022/232021/222020/212018/19England
Sessions missedOverall absence7.5%7.4%7.7%6.2%5.8%4.6%5.2%
Missed with permissionAuthorised absence4.9%5.0%5.5%4.9%4.9%3.0%
Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence2.5%2.4%2.2%1.3%0.9%1.6%
Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence27.3%25.5%27.7%21.0%17.1%10.6%12.8%
SuspensionsSuspension rate0.00.40.01.51.3
Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions00000

Staff and money

From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.

Teachers8.0full-time equivalent, 8 people
Pupils per teacher25.0Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers100%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants7.5full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£54,130
Teachers who left in the year50%2024/25, for any reason including retirement
Vacancies0
Sick days per teacher2.72024/25

Money

From the council school accounts, year to March 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.

Spend per pupil£10,829England £7,738. Total £2.2m
Income per pupil£11,297England £7,697. Total £2.3m
Spent on teachers per pupil£4,038England £3,480
Money in reserve16%A healthy amount put by: £369k, £1,844 per pupil. England 6%
Money in against money out+£94kit took in more than it spent this year
Where the money goes£10,829spent per pupil

Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m2,23812 months to June 2026, mostly anti-social behaviour
Local crime rate106 per 1,000 people17% higher than the England average
Typical house price£766,625Hammersmith and Fulham
Nearest bus stop190 mBlythe Road, 13 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolRoman Catholic250 m180Good 202468Compare
Flora Gardens Primary SchoolCouncil400 m167Good 202236Compare
Larmenier & Sacred Heart Catholic Primary SchoolRoman Catholic510 m442No overall grade 202494Compare
Miles Coverdale Primary SchoolCouncil820 m197Outstanding 202495Compare
St Stephen's CofE Primary SchoolChurch of England860 m445Outstanding 2023100Compare
Brackenbury Primary SchoolCouncil950 m296Good 202276Compare
Earl's Court Free School PrimaryFree school960 m210Outstanding 202496Compare
West London Free School PrimaryFree school980 m423No overall grade 202599Compare

Compared with schools like it

Our score compares Addison Primary School with the 44 schools in England whose pupils are most like its own. We match on family income, how many children are learning English, special needs, the neighbourhood, the size of the school and how it admits pupils. Those 44 schools are dotted all over the country, so we don't list them. What matters is where this school sits among them.

Beats100%of schools with a similar mix of pupils
Near the very top of its group. Its score of 98 is 56 points above the typical school in the group.
0Lowest of the group 1 · middle 43 · highest 98100

No school with a similar mix of pupils within 25 km scores clearly higher.

How the score was worked out

The score is out of 100. A 98 means that once everything below is added up, this school comes out ahead of 98% of primary schools in England. Results bounce around from year to year, especially in small schools, so we also show a likely range: 96 to 100. Every part is judged against schools with a similar mix of pupils. For small schools we pull each part towards the group average, so one unusual year can't swing the score too far.

What we looked atHow much it countsAgainst schools like itEffect on the scoreBased on
Results over three years25%well above
+0.29
2025, 2024 and 2023 results; 28 pupils
Ofsted inspection20%well above
+0.35
Ofsted grade, 1.6 years old
Progress pupils make20%well above
+0.35
DfE progress measure; 28 pupils
Direction of travel over five years10%well above
+0.12
results and attendance rising year on year
Attendance and behaviour10%well below
-0.17
2024/25; 183 pupils
Results, allowing for the mix of pupils10%well above
+0.32
Attainment relative to schools with a similar intake; 28 pupils
What parents say0%no data

Worked out on 13 September 2026 (method v1). Read how the score works, including every weight and the checks we run. Think a number is wrong? Tell us.

Questions parents ask

Is Addison Primary School a good school?

Yes, going by the figures. Addison Primary School scores 98 out of 100. That is well above schools that take in a similar mix of pupils, and ahead of 100% of the 50 schools most like it in England. The score could fairly be anywhere from 96 to 100, so a few points either way between schools doesn't mean much. Its results have been getting better over the last five years.

What is Addison Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted rated Addison Primary School not judged at its last full inspection on 11 February 2025.

How good are Addison Primary School's SATs results?

In summer 2025, 93% of Year 6 children reached the expected level in reading, writing and maths. Across England it was 63%. 39% went further and reached the higher level.

How many pupils does Addison Primary School have?

200 pupils aged 3 to 11 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 420 places, so it is 48% full.

Is Addison Primary School oversubscribed?

Probably not. 227 places were empty in 2024/25 (54% of the total), so most families who apply get a place.

What is attendance like at Addison Primary School?

Pupils were in school 92.5% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 27% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.

How big are the classes at Addison Primary School?

The average class had 28.6 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. 29% of classes had more than 30 pupils.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Addison Gardens, Blythe Road, London, W14 0DT
Telephone
020 7603 5333
Website
www.addisonprimary.org
Headteacher
Mr Damien McGarrigle
Type of school
Council school (Community school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 3-11, with nursery
Gender
Mixed
Local authority
Hammersmith and Fulham
Ward
Addison
Constituency
Hammersmith and Chiswick
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
100321 · LAESTAB 2052002 · UKPRN 10078013

Where these figures come from