Good Shepherd RC Primary School
35 Gayford Road, London, W12 9BY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mrs Imogen Lavelle
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Westminster
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Hammersmith and Chiswick
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 234
- URN
- 100354
- Local authority
- Hammersmith and Fulham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02087435060
About this school
Good Shepherd RC Primary School is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in London. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 234 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Good Shepherd RC 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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 22 | 28 | 27 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 77% | 86% | 100% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 32% | 29% | 41% |
| Expected standard in reading | 91% | 96% | 100% |
| Expected standard in maths | 86% | 96% | 100% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 86% | 89% | 100% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 111.0 | 114.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 110.0 | 112.0 |
| Reading progress | +4.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +4.50 | - | - |
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 Good Shepherd RC 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 | 77% | 71.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 86% | 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 | 4.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 221 |
| 2023/24 | 236 |
| 2024/25 | 227 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Good Shepherd RC Primary School compares
Good Shepherd RC Primary School ranked 1st 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 93% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 100% | 3.5% | 14.4% | 234 | — |
| Wendell Park Primary School | 76% | 5.3% | 26.5% | 391 | 0.2 miles |
| Greenside Primary School | 87% | 5.4% | 26.5% | 206 | 0.3 miles |
| Southfield Primary School | 100% | 4% | 18.8% | 372 | 0.5 miles |
| Brackenbury Primary School | 77% | 6.1% | 41.2% | 296 | 0.6 miles |
| John Betts Primary School | 100% | 2.8% | 11.9% | 206 | 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)
- 14.43%
- English as an additional language
- 49.3%
- Overall absence
- 3.54%
- Persistent absence
- 6.7%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Wendell Park Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · London
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Greenside Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
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Southfield Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
-
Brackenbury Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · London
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John Betts Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
Good Shepherd RC Primary School ranks 1st of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
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- Alderbrook Primary School Primary
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Common questions
- What ages does Good Shepherd RC Primary School teach?
- Good Shepherd RC Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Good Shepherd RC Primary School?
- The headteacher of Good Shepherd RC Primary School is Mrs Imogen Lavelle, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Good Shepherd RC Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Good Shepherd RC 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 Good Shepherd RC Primary School?
- Good Shepherd RC Primary School has 234 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Good Shepherd RC Primary School full?
- Good Shepherd RC Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 234 on roll (111%), so it is at or above 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 Good Shepherd RC Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Good Shepherd RC Primary School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Westminster.
- Does Good Shepherd RC Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Good Shepherd RC Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Good Shepherd RC Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 77% 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 Good Shepherd RC Primary School compare with other schools in Hammersmith and Fulham?
- Good Shepherd RC Primary School ranked 1st 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 93% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Good Shepherd RC Primary School's absence rate?
- Good Shepherd RC Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Good Shepherd RC Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Good Shepherd RC 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.