Wood End Primary School
Whitton Avenue West, Northolt, UB5 4LB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- WOOD END ACADEMY
- Headteacher
- Mr Warner Stainbank
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Ealing North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 415
- URN
- 136737
- Local authority
- Ealing
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02084226175
About this school
Wood End Primary School is a primary academy in Northolt. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 415 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Wood End 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 59 | 48 | 39 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 64% | 50% | 56% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 8% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 67% | 67% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 69% | 64% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 76% | 67% | 72% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 102.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.80 | - | - |
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 Wood End 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 | 64% | 63.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 50% | 66.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 56% | 65.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 416 |
| 2023/24 | 419 |
| 2024/25 | 417 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Wood End Primary School compares
Wood End Primary School ranked 50th of 58 primary schools in Ealing for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 56% | 5.5% | 20.9% | 415 | — |
| Greenwood Primary School | 68% | 6.4% | 36.8% | 613 | 0.0 miles |
| Petts Hill Primary School | 61% | 5.3% | 46.9% | 242 | 0.5 miles |
| Horsenden Primary School | 69% | 4.6% | 17.8% | 655 | 0.6 miles |
| The Welldon Park Academy | 69% | 6.1% | 22.8% | 420 | 0.6 miles |
| St George's Primary Catholic Voluntary Academy | 80% | 4.3% | 6.1% | 404 | 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.
Inspection history
- 18 June 2024
-
Ungraded inspection report16 January 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 20.93%
- English as an additional language
- 87.1%
- Overall absence
- 5.51%
- Persistent absence
- 17.52%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Greenwood Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Northolt
-
Petts Hill Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Northolt
-
Horsenden Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Greenford
-
The Welldon Park Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Harrow
-
St George's Primary Catholic Voluntary Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Harrow
Other schools in Northolt
Wood End Primary School ranks 7th of the 8 ranked primary schools in Northolt.
- Downe Manor Primary School Primary
- Gifford Primary School Primary
- Greenwood Primary School Primary
- Petts Hill Primary School Primary
- St Raphael's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Viking Primary School Primary
- Willow Tree 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 ages does Wood End Primary School teach?
- Wood End Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Northolt.
- Who is the headteacher of Wood End Primary School?
- The headteacher of Wood End Primary School is Mr Warner Stainbank, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Wood End Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Wood End 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 Wood End Primary School?
- Wood End Primary School has 415 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Wood End Primary School full?
- Wood End Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 415 on roll (99%), 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 Wood End Primary School a faith school?
- No. Wood End Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Wood End Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Wood End Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Wood End Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Wood End Primary School is part of WOOD END ACADEMY. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Wood End Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 64% in 2022/23 and 56% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Wood End Primary School compare with other schools in Ealing?
- Wood End Primary School ranked 50th of 58 primary schools in Ealing for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Wood End Primary School's absence rate?
- Wood End Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Wood End Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Wood End 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 1 July 2026.