Green Dragon Primary School
North Road, Brentford, TW8 0BJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Jennifer Butler
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Brentford and Isleworth
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 480
- Pupils on roll
- 385
- URN
- 132266
- Local authority
- Hounslow
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02085683971
About this school
Green Dragon Primary School is a community primary school in Brentford. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 385 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Green Dragon 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. 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
- 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 | 53 | 59 | 57 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 70% | 68% | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 72% | 81% | 79% |
| Expected standard in maths | 87% | 90% | 81% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 81% | 85% | 81% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.50 | - | - |
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 Green Dragon 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 | Hounslow average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 70% | 60.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 68% | 64.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 60% | 64.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 429 |
| 2023/24 | 439 |
| 2024/25 | 401 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Green Dragon Primary School compares
Green Dragon Primary School ranked 38th of 47 primary schools in Hounslow for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 26% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 60% | 6.9% | 39.3% | 385 | — |
| Lionel Primary School | 78% | 6.2% | 22.6% | 611 | 0.4 miles |
| St Paul's CofE Primary School | 69% | 3.7% | 38.4% | 246 | 0.4 miles |
| The King's Church of England Primary School | 88% | 4.3% | 7.9% | 397 | 0.7 miles |
| Strand-on-the-Green Junior School | 83% | 4.8% | 24.9% | 364 | 0.7 miles |
| Strand-on-the-Green Infant and Nursery School | — | 5.3% | 20.7% | 323 | 0.7 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
- 4 October 2022
-
Ungraded inspection report25 September 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 39.34%
- English as an additional language
- 55.4%
- Overall absence
- 6.94%
- Persistent absence
- 19.35%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Lionel Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Brentford
-
St Paul's CofE Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Brentford
-
The King's Church of England Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Richmond
-
Strand-on-the-Green Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · London
-
Strand-on-the-Green Infant and Nursery School0.7 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in Brentford
- Lionel Primary School Primary
- Our Lady and St John's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Paul's CofE Primary School Primary
- Brentford School for Girls Secondary
- Gunnersbury Catholic School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Green Dragon Primary School teach?
- Green Dragon Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Brentford.
- Who is the headteacher of Green Dragon Primary School?
- The headteacher of Green Dragon Primary School is Ms Jennifer Butler, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Green Dragon Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Green Dragon 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 Green Dragon Primary School?
- Green Dragon Primary School has 385 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Green Dragon Primary School full?
- Green Dragon Primary School has capacity for 480 pupils and 385 on roll (80%), 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 Green Dragon Primary School a faith school?
- No. Green Dragon Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Green Dragon Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Green Dragon Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Green Dragon Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 70% in 2022/23 and 60% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Green Dragon Primary School compare with other schools in Hounslow?
- Green Dragon Primary School ranked 38th of 47 primary schools in Hounslow for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 26% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Green Dragon Primary School's absence rate?
- Green Dragon Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Green Dragon Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Green Dragon 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 6 July 2026.