Gifford Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Northolt, Ealing
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.746 miles
Published by Ealing Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2025 figure 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Gifford Primary School is a primary school in Northolt, Ealing for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 8 May 2024. Ealing has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.
Gifford 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 | 0.746 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception in 2026, the last child offered a place lived 0.746 miles away, the 8th longest of 17 Ealing primary schools with a published last distance.
- The Reception last distance in 2026 was further from the school than in 2025.
- Reception in 2026 had 129 first-choice applications for 120 offers; 120 offers went to first-choice families, and 9 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 72% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, the 4th lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Ealing.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Ealing schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Greenhill Gardens, Northolt, UB5 6BU
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Ealing
- Pupils on roll
- 917 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 37.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 8 May 2024
Strengths
- “A culture of high academic aspiration and a shared drive for success permeates the school.”
- “The school encourages pupils to believe they too can make a positive difference in the world.”
- “Pupils and school staff work together to create a programme of regular enrichment experiences.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 28 June 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) | 72% | 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: 129 first-preference applications, 120 offers in total, 120 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 Ealing.
- Ravenor Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Viking Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Lady Margaret Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Durdans Park Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Stanhope Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Willow Tree Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Coston Primary School 1.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- The Edward Betham Church of England Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published