Featherstone Primary and Nursery School
Western Road, Southall, UB2 5JT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Des Lee
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Ealing Southall
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 673
- URN
- 101910
- Local authority
- Ealing
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02085714977
About this school
Featherstone Primary and Nursery School is a community primary school in Southall. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 673 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Featherstone Primary and Nursery School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 82 | 77 | 75 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 66% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 5% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 77% | 71% |
| Expected standard in maths | 84% | 84% | 79% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 78% | 83% | 81% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.20 | - | - |
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 Featherstone Primary and Nursery 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 | 63% | 63.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 66% | 66.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 63% | 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 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 674 |
| 2023/24 | 682 |
| 2024/25 | 676 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Featherstone Primary and Nursery School compares
Featherstone Primary and Nursery School ranked 41st of 58 primary schools in Ealing for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63% | 4.9% | 28.8% | 673 | — |
| Clifton Primary School | 81% | 5% | 35.3% | 417 | 0.6 miles |
| St Anselm's Catholic Primary School | — | — | — | — | 0.7 miles |
| Nanaksar Primary School | — | 4.6% | 11.6% | 253 | 0.7 miles |
| Norwood Green Junior School | 63% | 4.8% | 29.9% | 310 | 0.8 miles |
| Norwood Green Infant and Nursery School | — | 5.9% | 24.1% | 256 | 0.8 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
- 8 May 2024
-
Ungraded inspection report10 November 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 28.81%
- English as an additional language
- 97.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.88%
- Persistent absence
- 11.91%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Clifton Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Southall
-
St Anselm's Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Southall
-
Nanaksar Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Hayes
-
Norwood Green Junior School0.8 miles
Primary · Southall
-
Norwood Green Infant and Nursery School0.8 miles
Primary · Southall
Other schools in Southall
Featherstone Primary and Nursery School ranks 15th 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
- Dairy Meadow Primary School Primary
- Dormers Wells Primary School Primary
- Durdans Park Primary 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 ages does Featherstone Primary and Nursery School teach?
- Featherstone Primary and Nursery School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Southall.
- Who is the headteacher of Featherstone Primary and Nursery School?
- The headteacher of Featherstone Primary and Nursery School is Mr Des Lee, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Featherstone Primary and Nursery School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Featherstone Primary and Nursery 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 Featherstone Primary and Nursery School?
- Featherstone Primary and Nursery School has 673 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Featherstone Primary and Nursery School full?
- Featherstone Primary and Nursery School has capacity for 630 pupils and 673 on roll (107%), 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 Featherstone Primary and Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Featherstone Primary and Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Featherstone Primary and Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Featherstone Primary and Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- How have Featherstone Primary and Nursery School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 63% in 2022/23 and 63% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Featherstone Primary and Nursery School compare with other schools in Ealing?
- Featherstone Primary and Nursery School ranked 41st of 58 primary schools in Ealing for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Featherstone Primary and Nursery School's absence rate?
- Featherstone Primary and Nursery School's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Featherstone Primary and Nursery School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Featherstone Primary and Nursery 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.