Cardinal Primary School
Cardinal Road, Feltham, TW13 5AL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Dr Melvyn Tatters
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Feltham and Heston
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 576
- URN
- 102471
- Local authority
- Hounslow
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02088906306
About this school
Cardinal Primary School is a community primary school in Feltham. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 576 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's most recent visit was a short inspection on 2 July 2025, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. 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.
Trends over time
How Cardinal 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 334 |
| 2023/24 | 326 |
| 2024/25 | 296 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Cardinal Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.7% | 37% | 576 | — |
| St Lawrence Catholic Primary School | 69% | 4.2% | 10% | 471 | 0.1 miles |
| Sparrow Farm Primary School | 63% | 7.2% | 27.3% | 456 | 0.5 miles |
| Southville Primary School | 56% | 7% | 33.7% | 623 | 0.6 miles |
| Edward Pauling Primary School | 68% | 6.5% | 22.2% | 352 | 0.9 miles |
| Feltham Hill Infant and Nursery School | — | 5.9% | 25.8% | 413 | 0.9 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)
- 36.99%
- English as an additional language
- 61.5%
- Overall absence
- 5.74%
- Persistent absence
- 16.08%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Lawrence Catholic Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Feltham
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Sparrow Farm Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Feltham
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Southville Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Feltham
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Edward Pauling Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Feltham
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Feltham Hill Infant and Nursery School0.9 miles
Primary · Feltham
Other schools in Feltham
- Crane Park Primary School Primary
- Edward Pauling Primary School Primary
- Fairholme Primary School Primary
- Feltham Hill Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Oak Hill Academy West London Primary
- Oriel Academy West London Primary
- Southville Primary School Primary
- Sparrow Farm Primary School Primary
- St Lawrence Catholic Primary School Primary
- Logic Studio School Secondary
- Rivers Academy West London Secondary
- Springwest Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Cardinal Primary School teach?
- Cardinal Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Feltham.
- Who is the headteacher of Cardinal Primary School?
- The headteacher of Cardinal Primary School is Dr Melvyn Tatters, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Cardinal Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Cardinal 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 Cardinal Primary School?
- Cardinal Primary School has 576 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Cardinal Primary School full?
- Cardinal Primary School has capacity for 630 pupils and 576 on roll (91%), 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 Cardinal Primary School a faith school?
- No. Cardinal Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Cardinal Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Cardinal Primary School as having nursery classes.
- What is Cardinal Primary School's absence rate?
- Cardinal Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Cardinal Primary School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Cardinal Primary School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.