Harlesden Primary School
Acton Lane, London, NW10 8UT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs S Wawn
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Queen's Park and Maida Vale
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 306
- URN
- 101499
- Local authority
- Brent
- Telephone
- 02089657445
About this school
Harlesden Primary School is a community primary school in London. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 306 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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 | 47 | 32 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 56% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 3% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 79% | 66% | 79% |
| Expected standard in maths | 81% | 84% | 79% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 81% | 75% | 86% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 102.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.20 | - | - |
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 Harlesden 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 | 57% | 60.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 56% | 61.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 62% | 64.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 311 |
| 2023/24 | 288 |
| 2024/25 | 297 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Harlesden Primary School compares
Harlesden Primary School ranked 41st of 53 primary schools in Brent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 62% | 7% | 52.1% | 306 | — |
| John Keble CofE Primary School | 73% | 5.9% | 32.4% | 411 | 0.3 miles |
| The Stonebridge School | 49% | 7.6% | 54.7% | 335 | 0.5 miles |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School | 68% | 4.6% | 38.9% | 222 | 0.5 miles |
| St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School | 91% | 3.1% | 27.3% | 484 | 0.5 miles |
| Newfield Primary School | 74% | 6.4% | 54.5% | 236 | 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)
- 52.13%
- English as an additional language
- 83.8%
- Overall absence
- 7.02%
- Persistent absence
- 20.87%
Location
Nearby schools
-
John Keble CofE Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
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The Stonebridge School0.5 miles
Primary · London
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Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
-
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
-
Newfield Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
Harlesden Primary School ranks 750th of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
- Abacus Belsize Primary School Primary
- Acton Gardens Primary School Primary
- Adamsrill Primary School Primary
- Addison Primary School Primary
- Ainslie Wood Primary School Primary
- Akiva School Primary
- Albemarle Primary School Primary
- Albion Primary School Primary
- Alderbrook Primary School Primary
- Aldersbrook Primary School Primary
- Alderwood Primary School Primary
- Alexander McLeod Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Harlesden Primary School teach?
- Harlesden Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Harlesden Primary School?
- The headteacher of Harlesden Primary School is Mrs S Wawn, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Harlesden Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Harlesden 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 Harlesden Primary School?
- Harlesden Primary School has 306 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Harlesden Primary School full?
- Harlesden Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 306 on roll (73%), 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 Harlesden Primary School a faith school?
- No. Harlesden Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Harlesden Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Harlesden Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Harlesden Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 57% in 2022/23 and 62% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Harlesden Primary School rank locally?
- Harlesden Primary School ranked 41st of 53 primary schools in Brent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Harlesden Primary School's absence rate?
- Harlesden Primary School's overall absence rate is 7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Harlesden Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Harlesden 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.