Old Oak Primary School
Mellitus Street, East Acton, London, W12 0AS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Katie Beardsworth
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Ealing Central and Acton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 205
- URN
- 100335
- Local authority
- Hammersmith and Fulham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02087437629
About this school
Old Oak Primary School is a community primary school in London. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 205 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Old Oak Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 27 | 26 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 52% | 77% | 39% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 12% | 14% |
| Expected standard in reading | 81% | 81% | 57% |
| Expected standard in maths | 78% | 85% | 57% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 63% | 81% | 43% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 109.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 109.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.30 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Old Oak Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Hammersmith and Fulham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 52% | 71.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 77% | 74.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 39% | 75.5% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 237 |
| 2023/24 | 226 |
| 2024/25 | 205 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Old Oak Primary School compares
Old Oak Primary School ranked 35th of 35 primary schools in Hammersmith and Fulham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 11% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 11% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 39% | 9.1% | 52.4% | 205 | — |
| Ark Conway Primary Academy | 86% | 5.9% | 40.1% | 200 | 0.3 miles |
| Wormholt Park Primary School | 52% | 7.7% | 51.5% | 303 | 0.5 miles |
| John Perryn Primary School | 58% | 7.3% | 49.3% | 414 | 0.5 miles |
| Ark Bentworth Primary Academy | 77% | 6.5% | 54.8% | 155 | 0.5 miles |
| St John XXIII Catholic Primary School | 85% | 4.6% | 52.7% | 302 | 0.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 52.43%
- English as an additional language
- 31.7%
- Overall absence
- 9.09%
- Persistent absence
- 28.4%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ark Conway Primary Academy0.3 miles
Primary · London
-
Wormholt Park Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
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John Perryn Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
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Ark Bentworth Primary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · London
-
St John XXIII Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
Old Oak Primary School ranks 938th of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
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Common questions
- What ages does Old Oak Primary School teach?
- Old Oak Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Old Oak Primary School?
- The headteacher of Old Oak Primary School is Mrs Katie Beardsworth, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Old Oak Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Old Oak Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Old Oak Primary School?
- Old Oak Primary School has 205 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Old Oak Primary School full?
- Old Oak Primary School has capacity for 240 pupils and 205 on roll (85%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Old Oak Primary School a faith school?
- No. Old Oak Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Old Oak Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Old Oak Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Old Oak Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 52% in 2022/23 and 39% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Old Oak Primary School compare with other schools in Hammersmith and Fulham?
- Old Oak Primary School ranked 35th of 35 primary schools in Hammersmith and Fulham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 11% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 11% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Old Oak Primary School's absence rate?
- Old Oak Primary School's overall absence rate is 9.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Old Oak Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Old Oak Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.