School Chooser

Malorees Primary School

Primary · ages 3-11MixedCouncil197 pupilsNurseryLondonBrent
School Chooser Score
41
In line with
similar schools
Likely range 19 to 69, so it could be “below”
Out of 100. Better than 17% of the 50 schools most like it. Slipping year on year.
OfstedGoodLast Ofsted inspection, November 2022
Reached the expected level at 1165%England 63%
Attendance94.4%England 94.8%
Pupils from low-income families19%A bit fewer than most schools
Places293 spare197 pupils, 490 places
Pupils per teacher27.4School workforce census

Malorees Primary School is a council school in London for boys and girls aged 3 to 11. It has 197 pupils and room for 490. About 19 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, a bit fewer than at most schools. We give it 41 out of 100. That puts it in line with schools like it, ahead of 17% of the 50 schools most like it. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2022.

Christchurch Avenue, London, NW6 7PB020 8459 3038maloreesschools.comMr Marcel Rentall headteacherAll details

What Ofsted found

Ofsted's last full inspection was on 29 November 2022, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.

Good overall.

TeachingOfsted calls this “quality of education”
Good
BehaviourOfsted calls this “behaviour and attitudes”
Good
WellbeingOfsted calls this “personal development”
Good
LeadershipOfsted calls this “leadership and management”
Good
Early years
Good
Safeguarding
Effective
Yes
Earlier inspections (1)
DateTypeOutcome
20 November 2019UngradedSchool remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next

Results

Year 6 results (SATs), summer 2025

57 children took the tests. Here is how they did against every state primary in England. These are the results of Malorees Junior School, the school this one replaced.

Reached the expected level at 1165%
England 63%
Official name: Expected standard in reading, writing and maths
Working above the expected level9%
England 8%
Official name: Higher standard in reading, writing and maths
Reading score105.0
England 105.6
Official name: Reading average scaled score
Maths score104.0
England 104.6
Official name: Maths average scaled score
Trend
Reached the expected level at 11
2017 to 2025
2017: 58%58%20172018: 74%74%20182019: 71%71%20192023: 66%66%20232024: 63%63%20242025: 65%65%2025
Since 2017: +7%Declining overall
All Year 6 measures, year by year
Measure2025†2024†2023†2019†2018†2017†BrentEngland
Pupils tested575458595855
Reached the expected level at 11Expected standard in reading, writing and maths65%63%66%71%74%58%69%63%
Working above the expected levelHigher standard in reading, writing and maths9%7%16%15%16%0%10%8%
Reading scoreReading average scaled score105.0108.0108.0107.0107.0103.0106.4105.6
Maths scoreMaths average scaled score104.0104.0105.0107.0108.0103.0105.9104.6
Grammar and spelling scoreGPS average scaled score105.0106.0105.0109.0107.0105.0107.4105.2
Expected level: readingReading expected standard82%83%81%76%76%71%
Expected level: mathsMaths expected standard72%74%78%85%90%65%
Expected level: writingWriting expected standard (teacher assessed)74%76%74%80%86%76%
Reading progressReading progress score+1.5+0.5-0.6-0.8
Maths progressMaths progress score-0.6+0.2+1.2-1.2
Expected level: low-income pupilsExpected standard, disadvantaged45%46%56%50%58%50%
Expected level: other pupilsExpected standard, non-disadvantaged76%68%69%79%78%62%

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 Malorees 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. None of the 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

Reached the expected level at 11Low-income pupils vs other pupils
45%76%
Gap 31 ptsEngland 21 pts
Reached the expected level at 11Boys vs girls
52%75%
Gap 23 ptsEngland 5 pts
Reached the expected level at 11Pupils learning English vs all pupils
52%65%
Gap 13 ptsEngland 4 pts
Reached the higher level at 11Low-income pupils vs all pupils
0%9%
Gap 9 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 places167 pupils for 210 places, 2024/25
80% full

43 places were empty (21% of the total), so almost everyone who applies gets in. Pupil numbers have stayed about the same since 2021/22.

Will my child get a place?

The last child to get a place lived 0.9 miles away in 2026, 0.8 miles away in 2025. Children in care, brothers and sisters of current pupils, faith and other priority groups are placed first. After that, the closer you live, the better your chances. Type in your postcode to see how far away you are.

We measure in a straight line from the middle of your postcode to the school. The council measures its own way, and the cut-off changes every year. Use this as a rough guide, and read the council's admissions booklet before you apply.

How places were given out for September 2026. More children applied than there were places. The last place went to a child living 0.9 miles from the school. Living closer than that didn't guarantee a place, but living much further away meant missing out that year.

EntryPlacesApplied at allGot a placeHow far the last child livedSource
2026 Primary60248600.9 milesLA
2025 Primary60600.8 milesLA

The distances are the council's own, usually measured in a straight line from home to the school gate. If the distance is getting shorter each year, the school is getting harder to get into. See which councils we have this data for.

What a home within 0.9 miles of the school costs

Typical sale price within 0.9 miles of the school£653,000half sold for £490k to £1.1m
Homes sold1,382December 2023 to December 2025, Land Registry
Compared with the district+18%a typical home in the district sells for £555,000

Every home sold within that distance of the school (the typical cut-off over the last three years), of any type, from HM Land Registry records. If homes here cost more than the district average, that is the price people pay to live close enough to get in.

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 roll197Census January 2026
Places49040% full
Pupils from low-income families19%19% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English41%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support7%14 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan4%7 pupils with a plan
Average class size28.17 classes, January 2026; England 25.4
Classes with more than 30 pupils0%Infant classes are capped at 30 by law; England 10%
Pupils with extra funding (pupil premium)20%£52,700 extra funding in 2026/27; England 24%
Boys and girls90 / 107
White British pupils18%

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: Autistic spectrum disorder (6), emotional and mental health (6), language and communications needs (5), Specific learning difficulty (3), Other difficulty or disability (1).

How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll197191201200191199
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals19%16%18%11%14%12%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language41%31%31%32%35%45%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support7%7%5%8%10%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans5%2%3%4%5%

Attendance and behaviour

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 94.4% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.

Attendance94.4%
England 94.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Pupils missing a lot of school12.3%
England 12.8%
Official name: Persistent absence
Suspensions per 100 pupils0.02024/25, no permanent exclusions
Missed without permission1.2%of school time, 2024/25
Attendance year by year
Measure2024/252023/242022/232021/222020/212018/19England
Sessions missedOverall absence5.6%5.3%6.3%5.9%3.9%5.5%5.2%
Missed with permissionAuthorised absence4.4%4.1%5.1%4.7%3.2%4.6%
Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence1.2%1.2%1.3%1.2%0.6%0.9%
Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence12.3%11.4%20.3%18.0%7.5%12.5%12.8%
SuspensionsSuspension rate0.00.00.00.51.5
Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions00000

Staff and money

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

Teachers7.2full-time equivalent, 8 people
Pupils per teacher27.4Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers100%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants4.7full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£52,278
Teachers who left in the year49%2024/25, for any reason including retirement
Vacancies0
Sick days per teacher8.82024/25

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£8,615England £7,738. Total £1.6m
Income per pupil£8,560England £7,697. Total £1.6m
Spent on teachers per pupil£3,750England £3,480
Money in reserve1%Very little put by: £8,128, £43 per pupil. England 6%
Money in against money out-£10kit spent more than it took in this year
Where the money goes£8,615spent 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 m39112 months to June 2026, mostly anti-social behaviour
Local crime rate64 per 1,000 people30% lower than the England average
Typical house price£554,500Brent
Nearest bus stop180 mBrondesbury Park Station, 10 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
North West London Jewish Day SchoolAcademy390 m192Good 202288Compare
Islamia Primary SchoolMuslim450 m420Report card 202649Compare
Christ Church CofE Primary SchoolChurch of England640 m138Good 202457Compare
Salusbury Primary SchoolCouncil770 m626No overall grade 202479Compare
Ark Franklin Primary AcademyAcademy0.6 miles663Not inspected100Compare
Wilberforce PrimaryAcademy0.7 miles157Good 202380Compare
Kilburn Grange SchoolFree school0.7 miles188Good 202453Compare
Convent of Jesus and Mary RC Infant SchoolRoman Catholic0.7 miles204Outstanding 202398Compare

Compared with schools like it

Our score compares Malorees Primary School with the 47 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 47 schools are dotted all over the country, so we don't list them. What matters is where this school sits among them.

Beats17%of schools with a similar mix of pupils
In the bottom quarter of its group. Its score of 41 is 26 points below the typical school in the group.
0Lowest of the group 5 · middle 67 · highest 99100

Nearby schools with a similar mix of pupils that score higher

Of those 47 schools, these are within 25 km and score at least five points more than Malorees Primary School, nearest first. A school with the same kind of pupils and a higher score is the fairest sign that it gets more out of them.

SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Our Lady of Grace RC Infant and Nursery SchoolAcademy1.6 miles226Outstanding 202398Compare
St Peter's Eaton Square CofE Primary SchoolChurch of England4.3 miles147No overall grade 202595Compare
Cavendish Primary SchoolCouncil4.5 miles197Report card 202555Compare
Gillespie Primary SchoolCouncil5.1 miles227Outstanding 202399Compare
Campsbourne Junior SchoolCouncil5.2 miles219Good 202381Compare
Our Lady and St John's Catholic Primary SchoolRoman Catholic5.6 miles221Good 202488Compare
Grasmere Primary SchoolCouncil5.7 miles220Report card 202689Compare
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary SchoolRoman Catholic6.1 miles202Report card 202676Compare

How the score was worked out

The score is out of 100. A 41 means that once everything below is added up, this school comes out ahead of 41% of primary schools in England. Results bounce around from year to year, especially in small schools, so we also show a likely range: 19 to 69. That range is wide enough that the school could sit in the next band, so take the band as a rough guide rather than a verdict. 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 years0%no data
Ofsted inspection18% (normally 20%, cut because the inspection is old)in line
+0.02
Ofsted grade, 3.8 years old
Progress pupils make0%no data
Direction of travel over five years10%below
-0.12
results and attendance falling year on year
Attendance and behaviour10%in line
-0.01
2024/25; 171 pupils
Results, allowing for the mix of pupils0%no data
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 Malorees Primary School a good school?

It is about average. Malorees Primary School scores 41 out of 100. That is in line with schools that take in a similar mix of pupils, and ahead of 17% of the 50 schools most like it in England. The score could fairly be anywhere from 19 to 69, so a few points either way between schools doesn't mean much. Its results have been slipping over the last five years.

What is Malorees Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted rated Malorees Primary School good at its last full inspection on 29 November 2022.

How good are Malorees Primary School's SATs results?

In summer 2025, 65% of Year 6 children reached the expected level in reading, writing and maths. Across England it was 63%. 9% went further and reached the higher level.

How many pupils does Malorees Primary School have?

197 pupils aged 3 to 11 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 490 places, so it is 40% full.

Is Malorees Primary School oversubscribed, and how far away can you live?

Yes. For September 2026 the last place went to a child living 0.9 miles away. Children in care, brothers and sisters of current pupils and other priority groups come before distance, so the cut-off moves every year.

What is attendance like at Malorees Primary School?

Pupils were in school 94.4% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 12% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.

How big are the classes at Malorees Primary School?

The average class had 28.1 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
Christchurch Avenue, London, NW6 7PB
Telephone
020 8459 3038
Website
www.maloreesschools.com
Headteacher
Mr Marcel Rentall
Type of school
Council school (Community school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 3-11, with nursery
Gender
Mixed
Local authority
Brent
Ward
Brondesbury Park
Constituency
Brent East
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
101507 · LAESTAB 3042033 · UKPRN 10071941
Formerly
Malorees Junior School

Where these figures come from