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Byron Court Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMr Martyn Boxall

location_onWembley, HA0 3SF

language Visit Website phone 2089042785

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Ofsted

Inadequate

Inspected 2023

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Students

841

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Expected Standard

52%

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Demand Ratio

0.7x

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Byron Court Primary School is a Community school primary school in Wembley, serving ages 4-11. Currently rated Inadequate by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 71% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Byron Court Primary School is a community school in Wembley, Brent, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 841 pupils on roll.

In 2024, 52% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 5% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #48 of 59 primaries in Brent and #11,236 of 15,713 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Inadequate. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Inadequate, behaviour and attitudes Inadequate, personal development Inadequate, and leadership and management Inadequate.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.7× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.4:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 26.9%.

In the 2023/24 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.1 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

52%

LA 61%England 61%

Reading69% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing65% LA 69% · Eng 72%

Maths73% LA 76% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

43%

LA 61%England 60%

Reading71% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing45% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths70% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.8

Read

LA 0.8

1.5 to 4.1

-2.6

Write

LA 0.7

-3.8 to -1.4

2.7

Maths

LA 1.7

1.5 to 3.9

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

69%

LA 67%England 65%

Reading78% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing79% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths84% LA 82% · Eng 79%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.2

Read

LA 0.9

2.0 to 4.4

0.9

Write

LA 0.3

-0.2 to 2.0

3.2

Maths

LA 1.7

2.2 to 4.3

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

75%

LA 61%

Reading82% LA 71%

Writing81% LA 74%

Maths86% LA 75%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.9

Read

LA 0.2

0.6 to 3.2

-1.2

Write

LA 0.1

-2.5 to 0.1

3.9

Maths

LA 1.4

2.7 to 5.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

Inspection Report

31 August 2024

Inspection Report

28 November 2023

Inspection Report

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22 March 2012

Inspection Report

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13 May 2009

Inspection Report

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28 September 2007

Inspection Report

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03 July 2006

Inspection Report

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17 January 2000

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2023-11-28

S5 Inspection EIF

Inadequate

Education

Inadequate

Behaviour

Inadequate

Development

Inadequate

Leadership

Inadequate

2012-03-22

S5 Inspection EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2009-05-13

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Summer term 2024

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.063% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Summer term of 2024, this school served a headcount of 856 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2023/24 (Summer term)	856	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	868	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	858	2	0.2%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	837	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	841	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	812	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	767	2	0.3%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	750	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	730	1	0.1%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	750	2	0.3%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	763	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	759	2	0.3%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	724	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	724	3	0.4%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	724	4	0.6%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	739	5	0.7%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	734	5	0.7%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	734	12	1.6%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	734	4	0.5%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	733	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	741	1	0.1%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	736	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	727	1	0.1%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	730	0	0.0%	0.5%