Elsley Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Wembley, Brent
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.46 miles
Sibling · Published by Brent Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2024–2026 (miles)
Elsley Primary School is a primary school in Wembley, Brent for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 18 May 2022. Brent has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Elsley 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 | 1.46 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 1.10 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 1.99 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2026, Reception had 50 first-choice applications for 56 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 6 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- The 2026 Reception last distance offered was 1.46 miles, for children with a sibling at the school, further than in 2025 and nearer than in 2024.
- 2024/25: 68% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 4th lowest of 8 schools (this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Brent that have results).
- There are 17.3 pupils per teacher; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Brent is 22.2.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Brent schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Tokyngton Avenue, Wembley, HA9 6HT
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Brent
- Pupils on roll
- 758 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 22.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 18 May 2022
Strengths
- “The school provides pupils with a sense of confidence, high aspirations and belonging in this highly inclusive environment.”
- “Pupils consistently described themselves as happy and safe in school and spoke positively about the care and support they receive from adults.”
- “They identify trusted adults and demonstrate confidence that any concerns will be listened to and addressed, including any rare instances of bullying.”
To improve
- “However, there is some variation in curriculum implementation across some subjects.”
- “This limits the deeper knowledge and understanding of pupils in these subjects.”
- “However, there is some variation in staff views regarding communication, consistency of leadership practice and workload.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 8 September 2026 (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) | 68% | 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: 50 first-preference applications, 56 offers in total, 50 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 Brent.
- St Joseph's Catholic Infant School 0.2 mi Good Last distance published
- St Joseph's Catholic Junior School 0.2 mi Good
- Lyon Park Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Park Lane Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Oakington Manor Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Barham Primary School 0.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Wembley Primary School 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Brentfield Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published