Cardinal Primary School
Cardinal Primary School is a council school in Feltham for boys and girls aged 3 to 11. It has 576 pupils and room for 630. About 50 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England.
Cardinal Road, Feltham, TW13 5AL020 8890 6306cardinalprimaryschool.co.ukDr Melvyn Tatters headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
Results
Year 6 results (SATs), summer 2025
78 children took the tests. Here is how they did against every state primary in England. These are the results of Victoria Junior School, the school this one replaced.
All Year 6 measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025† | 2024† | 2023† | 2019† | 2018† | 2017† | Hounslow | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils tested | 78 | 89 | 89 | 71 | 79 | 81 | – | – |
| Reached the expected level at 11Expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 51% | 51% | 39% | 44% | 61% | 48% | 72% | 63% |
| Working above the expected levelHigher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 8% | 7% | 11% | 8% | 10% | 15% | 8% |
| Reading scoreReading average scaled score | 105.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 | 101.0 | 102.0 | 101.0 | 106.8 | 105.6 |
| Maths scoreMaths average scaled score | 105.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 | 106.7 | 104.6 |
| Grammar and spelling scoreGPS average scaled score | 105.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 | 108.4 | 105.2 |
| Expected level: readingReading expected standard | 67% | 72% | 61% | 54% | 70% | 60% | – | – |
| Expected level: mathsMaths expected standard | 65% | 72% | 57% | 69% | 73% | 59% | – | – |
| Expected level: writingWriting expected standard (teacher assessed) | 60% | 59% | 47% | 54% | 76% | 70% | – | – |
| Reading progressReading progress score | – | – | -3.1 | -2.3 | -3.1 | -2.8 | – | – |
| Maths progressMaths progress score | – | – | -3.6 | -3.4 | -1.6 | -1.4 | – | – |
| Expected level: low-income pupilsExpected standard, disadvantaged | 32% | 39% | 24% | 33% | 61% | 34% | – | – |
| Expected level: other pupilsExpected standard, non-disadvantaged | 64% | 55% | 47% | 53% | 60% | 59% | – | – |
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.
† These results are for Victoria Junior School, the school this one replaced. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.
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. 1 of the 4 gaps is 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
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.
About 30 places were empty, so most families who apply get in, though a popular year group can still fill up. Pupil numbers have fallen by 10% 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 Hounslow council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
Infant classes (Reception to Year 2) average 27.1 pupils (England 25.5); junior classes (Years 3 to 6) average 27.7 (England 27.3).
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (55), emotional and mental health (17), Autistic spectrum disorder (9), Other difficulty or disability (7), Moderate learning difficulty (6), Specific learning difficulty (5).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 576 | 296 | 326 | 334 | 318 | 304 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 47% | 31% | 26% | 24% | 27% | 28% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 56% | 62% | 61% | 61% | 59% | 63% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 14% | 11% | 13% | 13% | 18% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 94.3% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2018/19 | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 5.7% | 5.2% | 6.7% | 7.2% | 3.9% | 3.8% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 4.4% | 4.0% | 5.2% | 5.6% | 3.1% | 3.1% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.5% | 1.6% | 0.8% | 0.8% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 16.1% | 12.9% | 18.2% | 26.2% | 9.9% | 5.6% | 12.8% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
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.
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
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.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Lawrence Catholic Primary School | Catholic | 190 m | 471 | Report card 2026 | 76 | Compare |
| Reach Academy Hanworth Park | Free school | 470 m | 326 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Reach Academy Feltham | Free school | 480 m | 979 | No overall grade 2024 | 94 | Compare |
| Sparrow Farm Primary School | Council | 870 m | 456 | Good 2024 | 34 | Compare |
| Southville Primary School | Council | 0.6 miles | 623 | Good 2023 | 24 | Compare |
| Edward Pauling Primary School | Council | 0.9 miles | 352 | No overall grade 2024 | 17 | Compare |
| Feltham Hill Infant and Nursery School | Council | 0.9 miles | 413 | Outstanding 2024 | 92 | Compare |
| Oak Hill Academy West London | Academy | 0.9 miles | 473 | Outstanding 2024 | 81 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Cardinal Primary School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Cardinal Primary School yet.
How good are Cardinal Primary School's SATs results?
In summer 2025, 51% of Year 6 children reached the expected level in reading, writing and maths. Across England it was 63%. 8% went further and reached the higher level.
How many pupils does Cardinal Primary School have?
576 pupils aged 3 to 11 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 630 places, so it is 91% full.
Is Cardinal Primary School oversubscribed?
Probably not. 30 places were empty in 2024/25 (11% of the total), so most families who apply get a place.
What is attendance like at Cardinal Primary School?
Pupils were in school 94.3% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 16% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
How big are the classes at Cardinal Primary School?
The average class had 25.5 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. No class 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
- Cardinal Road, Feltham, TW13 5AL
- Telephone
- 020 8890 6306
- Website
- www.cardinalprimaryschool.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Dr Melvyn Tatters
- Type of school
- Council school (Community school, local authority maintained schools)
- Phase
- Primary school, ages 3-11, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Hounslow
- Ward
- Hanworth Park
- Constituency
- Feltham and Heston
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 102471 · LAESTAB 3132006 · UKPRN 10080413
- Formerly
- Victoria Junior School
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Year 6 results: DfE key stage 2 tables, 2024/25.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Class sizes: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, consistent financial reporting 2024/25.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.