East Lane Primary School
East Lane, Wembley, HA0 3NT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- WEMBLEY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Theo Adams
- Sponsor
- Wembley High Technology College
- Constituency
- Brent West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 840
- Pupils on roll
- 631
- URN
- 144794
- Local authority
- Brent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02082894600
About this school
East Lane Primary School is a primary academy in Wembley. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 631 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected East Lane 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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 90 | 88 | 86 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 93% | 97% | 88% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 37% | 25% | 28% |
| Expected standard in reading | 93% | 97% | 98% |
| Expected standard in maths | 100% | 98% | 91% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 99% | 98% | 98% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110.0 | 110.0 | 111.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 112.0 | 111.0 | 110.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.70 | - | - |
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 East Lane 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 | Brent average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 93% | 60.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 97% | 61.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 88% | 64.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 631 |
| 2023/24 | 627 |
| 2024/25 | 628 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How East Lane Primary School compares
East Lane Primary School ranked 5th of 53 primary schools in Brent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 96% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 94% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 88% | 3.5% | 10.7% | 631 | — |
| Harris Primary Academy South Kenton | 78% | 5.1% | 16.3% | 610 | 0.4 miles |
| Sudbury Primary School | 76% | 5% | 27.4% | 920 | 0.6 miles |
| Wembley Primary School | 71% | 5.6% | 26.5% | 824 | 0.6 miles |
| Preston Park Primary School | 57% | 3.8% | 19.9% | 616 | 0.7 miles |
| Park Lane Primary School | 81% | 5.5% | 21.6% | 454 | 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
-
Ungraded inspection report26 February 2025
- 26 November 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 10.67%
- English as an additional language
- 64.8%
- Overall absence
- 3.49%
- Persistent absence
- 6.16%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Harris Primary Academy South Kenton0.4 miles
Primary · Wembley
-
Sudbury Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Wembley
-
Wembley Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Wembley
-
Preston Park Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Wembley
-
Park Lane Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Wembley
Other schools in Wembley
East Lane Primary School ranks 2nd of the 15 ranked primary schools in Wembley.
- Barham Primary School Primary
- Chalkhill Primary School Primary
- Elsley Primary School Primary
- Harris Primary Academy South Kenton Primary
- Lyon Park Primary School Primary
- Oakington Manor Primary School Primary
- Park Lane Primary School Primary
- Preston Park Primary School Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Infant School Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Junior School Primary
- Sudbury Primary School Primary
- Vicar's Green Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does East Lane Primary School teach?
- East Lane Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Wembley.
- Who is the headteacher of East Lane Primary School?
- The headteacher of East Lane Primary School is Mr Theo Adams, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has East Lane Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected East Lane 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 East Lane Primary School?
- East Lane Primary School has 631 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is East Lane Primary School full?
- East Lane Primary School has capacity for 840 pupils and 631 on roll (75%), 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 East Lane Primary School a faith school?
- No. East Lane Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does East Lane Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records East Lane Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is East Lane Primary School part of an academy trust?
- East Lane Primary School is part of WEMBLEY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have East Lane Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 93% in 2022/23 and 88% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does East Lane Primary School compare with other schools in Brent?
- East Lane Primary School ranked 5th of 53 primary schools in Brent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 96% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 94% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is East Lane Primary School's absence rate?
- East Lane Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are East Lane Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, East Lane 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 10 July 2026.