The Japanese School
The Japanese School is an independent school in London for boys and girls aged 6 to 15. It has 207 pupils and room for 400.
87 Creffield Road, Acton, London, W3 9PU020 8993 7145thejapaneseschool.ltd.uk/nihonjingakkoMr Masaki Hiraoka headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
Results
The government does not publish comparable results for most independent schools (IGCSEs are left out of its measures), so none are shown here.
Getting a place
Open to all. There is no entrance test.
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 Ealing council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 207 | 275 | 294 | 309 | 302 | 312 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 5% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 8% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 0% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 1% |
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 schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Acton Primary School | Council | 450 m | 694 | Good 2023 | 50 | Compare |
| Twyford Church of England High School | Academy | 480 m | 1,682 | Outstanding 2023 | 98 | Compare |
| Greek Primary School of London | Independent | 480 m | 25 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| St Vincent's Catholic Primary School | Academy | 480 m | – | Outstanding 2023 | – | Compare |
| Blooming Tree School | Independent | 610 m | 55 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| The Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls | Foundation | 650 m | 1,315 | Not inspected | 89 | Compare |
| Ark Soane Academy | Free school | 710 m | 874 | Outstanding 2024 | 83 | Compare |
| Derwentwater Primary School | Council | 850 m | 431 | Not inspected | 57 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is The Japanese School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score The Japanese School yet.
How many pupils does The Japanese School have?
207 pupils aged 6 to 15 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 400 places, so it is 52% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- 87 Creffield Road, Acton, London, W3 9PU
- Telephone
- 020 8993 7145
- Website
- www.thejapaneseschool.ltd.uk/nihonjingakko
- Headteacher
- Mr Masaki Hiraoka
- Type of school
- Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
- Phase
- Independent school, ages 6-15
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Ealing
- Ward
- North Acton
- Constituency
- Ealing Central and Acton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 15 November 1976
- URN
- 101958 · LAESTAB 3076070 · UKPRN 10016985
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.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- 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.