Dairy Meadow Primary School
Swift Road, Southall, UB2 4RP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Alison Reed
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Ealing Southall
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 498
- Pupils on roll
- 337
- URN
- 101894
- Local authority
- Ealing
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02085717925
About this school
Dairy Meadow Primary School is a community primary school in Southall. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 337 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 12 October 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 51 | 53 | 55 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 69% | 77% | 82% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 12% | 13% | 18% |
| Expected standard in reading | 84% | 94% | 89% |
| Expected standard in maths | 78% | 91% | 96% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 88% | 92% | 91% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 109.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 109.0 | 110.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.90 | - | - |
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 Dairy Meadow 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 | Ealing average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 69% | 63.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 77% | 66.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 82% | 65.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 414 |
| 2023/24 | 427 |
| 2024/25 | 401 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Dairy Meadow Primary School compares
Dairy Meadow Primary School ranked 10th of 58 primary schools in Ealing for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 90% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 82% | 5.4% | 31.2% | 337 | — |
| Havelock Primary School, Nursery & Arp | 63% | 5.2% | 34.2% | 419 | 0.1 miles |
| St Anselm's Catholic Primary School | — | — | — | — | 0.3 miles |
| Three Bridges Primary School | 76% | 7.8% | 31.5% | 422 | 0.4 miles |
| Wolf Fields Primary School | 67% | 5% | 34.8% | 187 | 0.4 miles |
| Clifton Primary School | 81% | 5% | 35.3% | 417 | 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)
- 31.2%
- English as an additional language
- 81.8%
- Overall absence
- 5.39%
- Persistent absence
- 13.25%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Havelock Primary School, Nursery & Arp0.1 miles
Primary · Southall
-
St Anselm's Catholic Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Southall
-
Three Bridges Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Southall
-
Wolf Fields Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Southall
-
Clifton Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Southall
Other schools in Southall
Dairy Meadow Primary School ranks 3rd of the 17 ranked primary schools in Southall.
- Allenby Primary School Primary
- Beaconsfield Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Blair Peach Primary School Primary
- Clifton Primary School Primary
- Dormers Wells Primary School Primary
- Durdans Park Primary School Primary
- Featherstone Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Havelock Primary School, Nursery & Arp Primary
- Khalsa Primary School Primary
- Lady Margaret Primary School Primary
- North Primary School Primary
- Norwood Green Infant and Nursery School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Dairy Meadow Primary School teach?
- Dairy Meadow Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Southall.
- Who is the headteacher of Dairy Meadow Primary School?
- The headteacher of Dairy Meadow Primary School is Mrs Alison Reed, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Dairy Meadow Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Dairy Meadow 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 Dairy Meadow Primary School?
- Dairy Meadow Primary School has 337 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Dairy Meadow Primary School full?
- Dairy Meadow Primary School has capacity for 498 pupils and 337 on roll (68%), 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 Dairy Meadow Primary School a faith school?
- No. Dairy Meadow Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Dairy Meadow Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Dairy Meadow Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Dairy Meadow Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 69% in 2022/23 and 82% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Dairy Meadow Primary School rank locally?
- Dairy Meadow Primary School ranked 10th of 58 primary schools in Ealing for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 90% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Dairy Meadow Primary School's absence rate?
- Dairy Meadow Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Dairy Meadow Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Dairy Meadow 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.