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Wilberforce Primary

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

personMr Seamus Gibbons

corporate_fareUNITED LEARNING TRUST

location_onLondon, W10 4LB

language Visit Website phone 2080544100

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2018

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Students

109

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Expected Standard

85%

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Demand Ratio

0.7x

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Wilberforce Primary is a Academy sponsor led primary school in London, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 6% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Wilberforce Primary is an academy sponsor led in London, Westminster, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of UNITED LEARNING TRUST. The school has approximately 141 pupils on roll, of whom 54% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 85% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 8% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #8 of 32 primaries in Westminster and #1,187 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2018. The school's current overall rating is Good.

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 18.6:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 2.6 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)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

85%

LA 72%

Reading100% LA 83%

Writing92% LA 77%

Maths85% LA 82%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

92%

LA 69%England 61%

Reading92% LA 81% · Eng 74%

Writing92% LA 77% · Eng 72%

Maths92% LA 79% · Eng 73%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

110

GPS SS

115

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

82%

LA 67%England 60%

Reading91% LA 77% · Eng 73%

Writing82% LA 76% · Eng 71%

Maths82% LA 79% · Eng 73%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

6.4

Read

LA 1.1

3.8 to 9.1

4.2

Write

LA 0.9

1.6 to 6.8

3.9

Maths

LA 1.6

1.3 to 6.4

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

59%

LA 69%England 65%

Reading63% LA 77% · Eng 73%

Writing70% LA 79% · Eng 78%

Maths85% LA 81% · Eng 79%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.0

Read

LA 1.2

-4.5 to 0.4

-2.0

Write

LA 0.6

-4.2 to 0.3

-1.1

Maths

LA 1.3

-3.2 to 1.0

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

57%

LA 69%

Reading63% LA 79%

Writing69% LA 80%

Maths63% LA 80%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.4

Read

LA 1.2

-4.4 to -0.4

-1.9

Write

LA 1.2

-3.8 to 0

-1.6

Maths

LA 1.8

-3.5 to 0.3

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

02 November 2023

Inspection Report

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20 March 2018

Inspection Report

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11 December 2017

Inspection Report

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23 February 2017

Inspection Report

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15 November 2016

Inspection Report

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27 April 2016

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

6 Evaluations

2018-03-20

Schools into Special Measures Visit 4 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2017-12-11

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2017-02-23

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2016-11-15

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2016-04-27

None Legacy

Inadequate

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Inadequate

2013-06-05

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Development

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

0.7%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.7%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 141 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.7%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	141	1	0.7%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	135	6	4.4%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	118	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	107	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	104	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	110	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	109	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	108	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	101	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	104	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	102	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	119	1	0.8%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	118	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	117	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	145	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	145	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	140	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	158	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	162	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	159	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	191	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	192	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	196	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	235	1	0.4%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	246	1	0.4%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	264	2	0.8%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 7 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 7 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 5 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 4 pupils

Multi-Sensory Impairment 1 pupils