Horsenden Primary School
Horsenden Lane North, Greenford, UB6 0PB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Emma Appelby
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Ealing North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 682
- Pupils on roll
- 655
- URN
- 101901
- Local authority
- Ealing
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02084225985
About this school
Horsenden Primary School is a community primary school in Greenford. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 655 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Horsenden Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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 | 114 | 87 | 93 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 69% | 66% | 69% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 14% | 10% | 14% |
| Expected standard in reading | 78% | 76% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 82% | 78% | 76% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 77% | 78% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +4.10 | - | - |
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 Horsenden 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 | 66% | 66.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 69% | 65.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 685 |
| 2023/24 | 642 |
| 2024/25 | 653 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Horsenden Primary School compares
Horsenden Primary School ranked 27th of 58 primary schools in Ealing for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 69% | 4.6% | 17.8% | 655 | — |
| Wood End Primary School | 56% | 5.5% | 20.9% | 415 | 0.6 miles |
| Greenwood Primary School | 68% | 6.4% | 36.8% | 613 | 0.6 miles |
| Selborne Primary School | 83% | 4.2% | 29.9% | 649 | 0.9 miles |
| St George's Primary Catholic Voluntary Academy | 80% | 4.3% | 6.1% | 404 | 0.9 miles |
| Oldfield Primary School | 62% | 8.3% | 41.7% | 308 | 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)
- 17.78%
- English as an additional language
- 73.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.56%
- Persistent absence
- 8.79%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Wood End Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Northolt
-
Greenwood Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Northolt
-
Selborne Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Greenford
-
St George's Primary Catholic Voluntary Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Harrow
-
Oldfield Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Greenford
Other schools in Greenford
Horsenden Primary School ranks 5th of the 8 ranked primary schools in Greenford.
- Coston Primary School Primary
- Oldfield Primary School Primary
- Our Lady of the Visitation Catholic Primary School Primary
- Perivale Primary School Primary
- Ravenor Primary School Primary
- Selborne Primary School Primary
- St John Fisher Catholic Primary School Primary
- Stanhope Primary School Primary
- The Edward Betham Church of England Primary School Primary
- The Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School Secondary
- William Perkin Church of England High School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Horsenden Primary School teach?
- Horsenden Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Greenford.
- Who is the headteacher of Horsenden Primary School?
- The headteacher of Horsenden Primary School is Mrs Emma Appelby, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Horsenden Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Horsenden 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 many pupils are at Horsenden Primary School?
- Horsenden Primary School has 655 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Horsenden Primary School full?
- Horsenden Primary School has capacity for 682 pupils and 655 on roll (96%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Horsenden Primary School a faith school?
- No. Horsenden Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Horsenden Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Horsenden Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Horsenden 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 69% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Horsenden Primary School compare with other schools in Ealing?
- Horsenden Primary School ranked 27th of 58 primary schools in Ealing for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Horsenden Primary School's absence rate?
- Horsenden Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Horsenden Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Horsenden 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.