Pimlico Primary
Lupus Street, Westminster, London, SW1V 3AT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- FUTURE ACADEMIES
- Headteacher
- Dr Anna-Maria O'Toole
- Sponsor
- Future Academies
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 331
- URN
- 139898
- Local authority
- Westminster
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02078021909
About this school
Pimlico Primary is a primary academy in London. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 331 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Pimlico Primary, 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- 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 | 54 | 59 | 56 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 75% | 52% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 15% | 12% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 74% | 80% | 73% |
| Expected standard in maths | 72% | 85% | 71% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 78% | 83% | 75% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 107.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 106.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| 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 Pimlico Primary has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Westminster average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 63% | 66.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 75% | 68.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 52% | 71.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 358 |
| 2023/24 | 352 |
| 2024/25 | 374 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Pimlico Primary compares
Pimlico Primary ranked 31st of 33 primary schools in Westminster for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% 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 | 52% | 7% | 44.7% | 331 | — |
| St Gabriel's CofE Primary School | 87% | 5.4% | 46.6% | 187 | 0.3 miles |
| Millbank Gardens Primary Academy | 87% | 6.1% | 37.8% | 260 | 0.4 miles |
| Burdett-Coutts and Townshend Foundation CofE Primary School | 88% | 5.4% | 36.4% | 180 | 0.5 miles |
| St Vincent De Paul Catholic Primary School | — | — | — | — | 0.5 miles |
| St Barnabas' CofE Primary School | 40% | 7.3% | 38.8% | 114 | 0.6 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)
- 44.65%
- English as an additional language
- 37.7%
- Overall absence
- 6.96%
- Persistent absence
- 21.76%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Gabriel's CofE Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
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Millbank Gardens Primary Academy0.4 miles
Primary · London
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Burdett-Coutts and Townshend Foundation CofE Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
-
St Vincent De Paul Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
-
St Barnabas' CofE Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
Pimlico Primary ranks 881st of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
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- Ainslie Wood Primary School Primary
- Akiva School Primary
- Albemarle Primary School Primary
- Albion Primary School Primary
- Alderbrook Primary School Primary
- Aldersbrook Primary School Primary
- Alderwood Primary School Primary
- Alexander McLeod Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Pimlico Primary teach?
- Pimlico Primary teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Pimlico Primary?
- The headteacher of Pimlico Primary is Dr Anna-Maria O'Toole, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Pimlico Primary been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Pimlico Primary, 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 Pimlico Primary?
- Pimlico Primary has 331 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Pimlico Primary full?
- Pimlico Primary has capacity for 420 pupils and 331 on roll (79%), 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 Pimlico Primary a faith school?
- No. Pimlico Primary has no designated religious character.
- Does Pimlico Primary have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Pimlico Primary as having no nursery classes.
- Is Pimlico Primary part of an academy trust?
- Pimlico Primary is part of FUTURE ACADEMIES. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Pimlico Primary have?
- The schools register lists Pimlico Primary's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Pimlico Primary'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 52% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Pimlico Primary compare with other schools in Westminster?
- Pimlico Primary ranked 31st of 33 primary schools in Westminster for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% 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 Pimlico Primary's absence rate?
- Pimlico Primary's overall absence rate is 7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Pimlico Primary's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Pimlico Primary'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.