Oliver Goldsmith Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · London, Brent
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.01 miles
Sibling · Published by Brent Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2024–2026 (miles)
Oliver Goldsmith Primary School is a primary school in London, Brent for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 21 November 2023. Brent has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Oliver Goldsmith 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 | 1.01 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 0.74 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 0.81 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception 2026, the last child offered a place with a sibling at the school lived 1.01 miles away, and the 2026 figure was the longest of the 3 years.
- In 2024/25, 54% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 6% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Reception 2026 had 55 first-choice applications for 60 offers; 53 offers went to first-choice families, and 2 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- The school has 23.5 pupils per teacher; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Brent is 21.4.
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
- Coniston Gardens, Kingsbury, London, NW9 0BD
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Brent
- Pupils on roll
- 443 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 16.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 21 November 2023
Strengths
- “This school is a respectful and welcoming place to be.”
- “There is a real sense of community spirit here.”
- “Pupils enjoy being taught about cultures and faiths that are different to their own.”
To improve
- “Where staff training has not been as effective, teachers’ subject knowledge and expertise are not as routinely secure, which sometimes hinders the delivery of the curriculum.”
- “However, the school does not check pupils’ learning and recall as routinely in all subjects.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 January 2024 (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) | 54% | 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: 55 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 53 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 Robert Southwell Catholic Primary School 0.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Fryent Primary School 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Kingsbury Green Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Roe Green Infant School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Roe Green Junior School 0.8 mi School remains Good
- Sinai Jewish Primary School 1.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Braintcroft E-ACT Primary Academy 1.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Wykeham Primary School 1.4 mi Not judged Last distance published