John Betts Primary School
Paddenswick Road, London, W6 0UA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Miss Jessica Mair
- Constituency
- Hammersmith and Chiswick
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 206
- URN
- 100346
- Local authority
- Hammersmith and Fulham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02087482465
About this school
John Betts Primary School is a voluntary aided primary school in London. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 206 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- 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 | 29 | 25 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 79% | 96% | 100% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 28% | 28% | 36% |
| Expected standard in reading | 90% | 96% | 100% |
| Expected standard in maths | 86% | 96% | 100% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 90% | 92% | 93% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110.0 | 111.0 | 111.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 110.0 | 110.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +4.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.00 | - | - |
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 John Betts 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 | 79% | 71.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 96% | 74.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 100% | 75.5% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 2.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 207 |
| 2023/24 | 212 |
| 2024/25 | 202 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How John Betts Primary School compares
John Betts Primary School ranked 2nd of 35 primary schools in Hammersmith and Fulham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 100% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 99% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 100% | 2.8% | 11.9% | 206 | — |
| Earl's Court Free School Primary | 83% | 4.7% | 22.1% | 210 | 0.2 miles |
| Brackenbury Primary School | 77% | 6.1% | 41.2% | 296 | 0.2 miles |
| West London Free School Primary | 92% | 4.5% | 26% | 423 | 0.3 miles |
| St Peter's Primary School | 90% | 3.5% | 12.4% | 210 | 0.4 miles |
| Greenside Primary School | 87% | 5.4% | 26.5% | 206 | 0.5 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)
- 11.88%
- English as an additional language
- 36.6%
- Overall absence
- 2.83%
- Persistent absence
- 2.79%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Earl's Court Free School Primary0.2 miles
Primary · London
-
Brackenbury Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · London
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West London Free School Primary0.3 miles
Primary · London
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St Peter's Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
-
Greenside Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
John Betts Primary School ranks 4th of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
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Common questions
- What year groups does John Betts Primary School teach?
- John Betts Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of John Betts Primary School?
- The headteacher of John Betts Primary School is Miss Jessica Mair, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was John Betts Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected John Betts 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 big is John Betts Primary School?
- John Betts Primary School has 206 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is John Betts Primary School full?
- John Betts Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 206 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is John Betts Primary School a faith school?
- No. John Betts Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does John Betts Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records John Betts Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have John Betts Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 79% in 2022/23 and 100% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does John Betts Primary School rank locally?
- John Betts Primary School ranked 2nd of 35 primary schools in Hammersmith and Fulham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 100% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 99% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is John Betts Primary School's absence rate?
- John Betts Primary School's overall absence rate is 2.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are John Betts Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, John Betts 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.