Essendine Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · London, Westminster
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Westminster City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Essendine Primary School is a primary school in London, Westminster for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 29 March 2023. Westminster has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2017 to 2026 entry.
Essendine Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2022 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2021 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2020 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2019 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2018 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2017 | 0.541 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 84% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Westminster.
- The higher standard in reading, writing and maths was reached by 37% of pupils in 2024/25 (England 8%).
- Every Reception applicant was offered a place in 2026, with 25 first-choice applications for 29 offers; places ran out in 1 of the 9 earlier years.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Westminster schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Essendine Road, London, W9 2LR
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Westminster
- Pupils on roll
- 237 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 49.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 29 March 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils at Essendine are happy and confident.”
- “They enjoy positive and warm working relationships with staff and each other.”
- “Behaviour is highly positive because expectations are clear and consistently applied.”
To improve
- “However, in some foundation subjects, teachers do not focus their assessment on checking that pupils have fully learned the intended curriculum.”
- “This means misconceptions in these areas are not consistently identified or corrected.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 25 May 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 84% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 25 first-preference applications, 29 offers in total, 25 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Westminster.
- St Peter's CofE School 0.3 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Ark Atwood Primary Academy 0.4 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St Mary Magdalene & St Stephen's CofE Primary School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Luke's CofE Primary School 0.5 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St Saviour's CofE Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- St Augustines Federated Schools: CofE Primary School 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Edward Wilson Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- St Joseph's RC Primary School 0.5 mi Outstanding Last distance published