Islamia Primary School
129 Salusbury Road, London, NW6 6PE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Muslim
- Headteacher
- Mr Alimuddin Shaikh
- Constituency
- Queen's Park and Maida Vale
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 420
- URN
- 101574
- Local authority
- Brent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02073722532
About this school
Islamia Primary School is a Muslim voluntary aided primary school in London. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 420 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 60 | 59 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 78% | 76% | 75% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 10% | 12% |
| Expected standard in reading | 88% | 86% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 87% | 93% | 85% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 92% | 97% | 92% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.80 | - | - |
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 Islamia 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 | 78% | 60.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 76% | 61.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 75% | 64.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 419 |
| 2023/24 | 418 |
| 2024/25 | 418 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Islamia Primary School compares
Islamia Primary School ranked 18th of 53 primary schools in Brent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% 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 | 75% | 7.2% | 31.1% | 420 | — |
| Christ Church CofE Primary School | 68% | 5.7% | 29.8% | 138 | 0.2 miles |
| Salusbury Primary School | 73% | 6% | 21.4% | 626 | 0.2 miles |
| Malorees Primary School | — | 5.6% | 21.2% | 197 | 0.3 miles |
| North West London Jewish Day School | 80% | 4.4% | 1.7% | 192 | 0.4 miles |
| Kilburn Grange School | 65% | 5.9% | 62% | 188 | 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 31.1%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 7.15%
- Persistent absence
- 24.21%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Christ Church CofE Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Brondesbury
-
Salusbury Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · London
-
Malorees Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
-
North West London Jewish Day School0.4 miles
Primary · London
-
Kilburn Grange School0.5 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
Islamia Primary School ranks 421st 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 Islamia Primary School teach?
- Islamia Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Islamia Primary School?
- The headteacher of Islamia Primary School is Mr Alimuddin Shaikh, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Islamia Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Islamia 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 Islamia Primary School?
- Islamia Primary School has 420 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Islamia Primary School full?
- Islamia Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 420 on roll (100%), 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 Islamia Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Islamia Primary School is designated Muslim.
- Does Islamia Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Islamia Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Islamia Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 78% in 2022/23 and 75% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Islamia Primary School rank locally?
- Islamia Primary School ranked 18th of 53 primary schools in Brent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% 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 Islamia Primary School's absence rate?
- Islamia Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Islamia Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Islamia 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 15 July 2026.