Greenwood Primary School
Wood End Way, Northolt, UB5 4QG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Karen Silvester
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Ealing North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 650
- Pupils on roll
- 613
- URN
- 101899
- Local authority
- Ealing
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02084229630
About this school
Greenwood Primary School is a community primary school in Northolt. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 613 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. 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
- 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 | 73 | 81 | 71 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 62% | 63% | 68% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 16% | 15% | 23% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 72% | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 73% | 86% | 76% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% | 79% | 82% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +4.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +4.20 | - | - |
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 Greenwood 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 | 62% | 63.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 63% | 66.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 68% | 65.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 638 |
| 2023/24 | 658 |
| 2024/25 | 645 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Greenwood Primary School compares
Greenwood Primary School ranked 28th of 58 primary schools in Ealing for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 68% | 6.4% | 36.8% | 613 | — |
| Wood End Primary School | 56% | 5.5% | 20.9% | 415 | 0.0 miles |
| Petts Hill Primary School | 61% | 5.3% | 46.9% | 242 | 0.5 miles |
| The Welldon Park Academy | 69% | 6.1% | 22.8% | 420 | 0.6 miles |
| Horsenden Primary School | 69% | 4.6% | 17.8% | 655 | 0.6 miles |
| Earlsmead Primary School | 55% | 5.7% | 30.3% | 344 | 1.0 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)
- 36.83%
- English as an additional language
- 67.9%
- Overall absence
- 6.39%
- Persistent absence
- 19.07%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Wood End Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Northolt
-
Petts Hill Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Northolt
-
The Welldon Park Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Harrow
-
Horsenden Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Greenford
-
Earlsmead Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Harrow
Other schools in Northolt
Greenwood Primary School ranks 3rd of the 8 ranked primary schools in Northolt.
- Downe Manor Primary School Primary
- Gifford Primary School Primary
- Petts Hill Primary School Primary
- St Raphael's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Viking Primary School Primary
- Willow Tree Primary School Primary
- Wood End Primary School Primary
- Islip Manor High School Secondary
- Alec Reed Academy All-through
- Belvue School Special schools
- Grand Union Village School Free Schools
- John Chilton School Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Greenwood Primary School teach?
- Greenwood Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Northolt.
- Who is the headteacher of Greenwood Primary School?
- The headteacher of Greenwood Primary School is Mrs Karen Silvester, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Greenwood Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Greenwood 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 Greenwood Primary School?
- Greenwood Primary School has 613 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Greenwood Primary School full?
- Greenwood Primary School has capacity for 650 pupils and 613 on roll (94%), 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 Greenwood Primary School a faith school?
- No. Greenwood Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Greenwood Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Greenwood Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Greenwood Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 62% in 2022/23 and 68% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Greenwood Primary School rank locally?
- Greenwood Primary School ranked 28th of 58 primary schools in Ealing for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Greenwood Primary School's absence rate?
- Greenwood Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Greenwood Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Greenwood 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.