Byron Court Primary School
Spencer Road, Wembley, HA0 3SF
This school is closed (it closed in August 2024).
It was replaced by Harris Primary Academy South Kenton. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Jon Parry
- Constituency
- Brent West
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
- Capacity
- 1,050
- Pupils on roll
- 868
- URN
- 101497
- Local authority
- Brent
About this school
Byron Court Primary School was a community primary school in Wembley. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 868 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Byron Court Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1900, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 106 | 143 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 43% | 52% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 71% | 69% |
| Expected standard in maths | 70% | 73% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 74% | 74% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.80 | - |
| Writing progress | -2.60 | - |
| Maths progress | +2.70 | - |
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 Byron Court 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 | Brent average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 43% | 60.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 52% | 61.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 64.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 841 |
| 2023/24 | 868 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Byron Court Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.3% | 13.8% | 868 | — |
| Harris Primary Academy South Kenton | 78% | 5.1% | 16.3% | 610 | 0.0 miles |
| East Lane Primary School | 88% | 3.5% | 10.7% | 631 | 0.4 miles |
| Preston Park Primary School | 57% | 3.8% | 19.9% | 616 | 0.5 miles |
| Sudbury Primary School | 76% | 5% | 27.4% | 920 | 0.8 miles |
| Mount Stewart Infant School | — | — | — | — | 0.8 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 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 13.8%
- English as an additional language
- 54.6%
- Overall absence
- 5.3%
- Persistent absence
- 13%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Harris Primary Academy South Kenton0.0 miles
Primary · Wembley
-
East Lane Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Wembley
-
Preston Park Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Wembley
-
Sudbury Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Wembley
-
Mount Stewart Infant School0.8 miles
Primary · Harrow
Other schools in Wembley
- Barham Primary School Primary
- Chalkhill Primary School Primary
- East Lane Primary School Primary
- Elsley Primary School Primary
- Harris Primary Academy South Kenton Primary
- Lyon Park Primary School Primary
- Oakington Manor Primary School Primary
- Park Lane Primary School Primary
- Preston Park Primary School Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Infant School Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Junior School Primary
- Sudbury Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Byron Court Primary School teach?
- Byron Court Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Wembley.
- Has Byron Court Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Byron Court Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Byron Court Primary School?
- Byron Court Primary School had 868 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have Byron Court Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 43% in 2022/23 and 52% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Byron Court Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Byron Court 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 31 August 2024.