St Mary's CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 3–11 · London, Brent
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.14 miles
Sibling · Published by Brent Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2024–2026 (miles)
St Mary's CofE Primary School is a primary school in London, Brent for ages 3–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 12 October 2022. Brent has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
St Mary's CofE 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 | 1.14 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 5.39 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 3.51 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 among children with a brother or sister already at the school lived 1.14 miles away.
- The 2026 Reception last distance was the shortest of the 3 years with a published distance, nearer than in both 2024 and 2025.
- Reception 2026 drew 18 first-choice applications for 22 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 4 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 62% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%) and 19% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
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
- Garnet Road, Willesden, London, NW10 9JA
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Brent
- Pupils on roll
- 178 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 43.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 12 October 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils love coming to school every morning.”
- “This is a very friendly, nurturing and welcoming school community.”
- “Pupils describe their teachers as being kind and caring.”
To improve
- “Leaders have implemented a new approach to curriculum development in some foundation subjects which is not fully embedded.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 1 December 2022 (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) | 62% | 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: 18 first-preference applications, 22 offers in total, 18 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.
- Mitchell Brook Primary School 0.2 mi Good Last distance published
- St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School 0.3 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Leopold Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Brentfield Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Northview Junior and Infant School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Newfield Primary School 0.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Andrew and St Francis CofE Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- The Stonebridge School 0.7 mi Requires improvement Last distance published