Gifford Primary School

Ealing · UB5 6BU

General information Primary School · 3-11 years Who goes here 917 pupils, 39.9% FSM

Educational attainment Ofsted: Outstanding

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Gifford Primary School

General Information

Address: Greenhill Gardens, Northolt, UB5 6BU – View on map
Phone: 02088454661
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Sarah Wilson
Age range: 3-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: Yes

Who goes here

917 pupils out of 944 places At or near capacity

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 345
% eligible for free school meals: 39.9%
Pupil mix: 9 in 10 (more mixed than the Ealing average)
English as an additional language: 65% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 21.3% a year (Ealing 17.9%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 51% moved to another school, 49% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across Ealing: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 1 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 4 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 0 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Ealing, not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 5.3%
Persistently absent pupils: 12.7%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 14.7%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 6.4%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 89 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 18 pupils
Other difficulty or disability: 7 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 5 pupils
SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 4 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 36 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 12 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 3 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 2 pupils
Severe learning difficulty: 2 pupils

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Outstanding 2024 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 72% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 12% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: in line with the Ealing average (70%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Well above (3-year average 75% against an expected 61%)
3-year average (expected standard): 75%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 80% · Writing 80% · Maths 83% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 84%
Average test scores: reading 106, maths 105
Based on: 120 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolEaling averageEngland↘ Falling Down 6 percentage points since 2022/23. In 2024/25 this school was in line with the Ealing average (70%).

Year 6 SATs: 25th of 58 junior and primary schools in the area

=23Ark Byron Primary Academy75%
=23North Ealing Primary School75%
#25Gifford Primary School72%
=26Downe Manor Primary School69%
=26Horsenden Primary School69%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1Southfield Primary School100%
#2Ark Priory Primary Academy88%
#3Montpelier Primary School87%
=4Brentside Primary School85%
=4Tudor Primary School85%
#6Hambrough Primary School84%
=7Durdans Park Primary School83%
=7Selborne Primary School83%
=9Christ the Saviour Church of England Primary School82%
=9Dairy Meadow Primary School82%
=9St John's Primary School82%
#12Clifton Primary School81%
=13Fielding Primary School80%
=13Holy Family Catholic Primary School80%
=13Lady Margaret Primary School80%
#16Little Ealing Primary School79%
=17Ravenor Primary School78%
=17Stanhope Primary School78%
=19Khalsa Primary School77%
=19The Edward Betham Church of England Primary School77%
=21Oaklands Primary School76%
=21Three Bridges Primary School76%
=23Ark Byron Primary Academy75%
=23North Ealing Primary School75%
#25Gifford Primary School72%
=26Downe Manor Primary School69%
=26Horsenden Primary School69%
=28Blair Peach Primary School68%
=28Grange Primary School68%
=28Greenwood Primary School68%
=31North Primary School67%
=31St Mark's Primary School67%
=31St Mary's Church of England Primary Norwood Green67%
=31Wolf Fields Primary School67%
#35Willow Tree Primary School66%
=36Vicar's Green Primary School65%
=36West Twyford Primary School65%
=38Dormers Wells Primary School64%
=38Viking Primary School64%
=40Featherstone Primary and Nursery School63%
=40Havelock Primary School, Nursery & Arp63%
#42Oldfield Primary School62%
#43Petts Hill Primary School61%
=44Beaconsfield Primary and Nursery School59%
=44Mayfield Primary School59%
=46Coston Primary School58%
=46John Perryn Primary School58%
=48Derwentwater Primary School57%
=48Hobbayne Primary School57%
=50East Acton Primary School56%
=50Wood End Primary School56%
#52Alec Reed Academy55%
#53West Acton Primary School54%
#54Perivale Primary School53%
#55Woodlands Academy52%
#56Allenby Primary School44%
#57Acton Gardens Primary School35%
#58Drayton Green Primary School33%

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4th of 56 primary schools in Ealing for Ofsted rating

#2Featherstone Primary and Nursery SchoolOutstanding
#3Fielding Primary SchoolOutstanding
#4Gifford Primary SchoolOutstanding
#5Holy Family Catholic Primary SchoolOutstanding
#6Oaklands Primary SchoolOutstanding

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1Clifton Primary SchoolOutstanding
#2Featherstone Primary and Nursery SchoolOutstanding
#3Fielding Primary SchoolOutstanding
#4Gifford Primary SchoolOutstanding
#5Holy Family Catholic Primary SchoolOutstanding
#6Oaklands Primary SchoolOutstanding
#7Perivale Primary SchoolOutstanding
#8Selborne Primary SchoolOutstanding
#9Southfield Primary SchoolOutstanding
#10St John's Primary SchoolOutstanding
#11St Vincent's Catholic Primary SchoolOutstanding
#12Vicar's Green Primary SchoolOutstanding
#13Acton Gardens Primary SchoolGood
#14Allenby Primary SchoolGood
#15Ark Byron Primary AcademyGood
#16Beaconsfield Primary and Nursery SchoolGood
#17Blair Peach Primary SchoolGood
#18Brentside Primary SchoolGood
#19Christ the Saviour Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#20Dairy Meadow Primary SchoolGood
#21Dormers Wells Primary SchoolGood
#22Downe Manor Primary SchoolGood
#23Durdans Park Primary SchoolGood
#24East Acton Primary SchoolGood
#25Grange Primary SchoolGood
#26Greenwood Primary SchoolGood
#27Hambrough Primary SchoolGood
#28Havelock Primary School, Nursery & ArpGood
#29Hobbayne Primary SchoolGood
#30Horsenden Primary SchoolGood
#31John Perryn Primary SchoolGood
#32Khalsa Primary SchoolGood
#33Little Ealing Primary SchoolGood
#34Montpelier Primary SchoolGood
#35Mount Carmel Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#36North Ealing Primary SchoolGood
#37North Primary SchoolGood
#38Our Lady of the Visitation Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#39Petts Hill Primary SchoolGood
#40Ravenor Primary SchoolGood
#41St Gregory's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#42St John Fisher Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#43St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#44St Mark's Primary SchoolGood
#45St Mary's Church of England Primary Norwood GreenGood
#46St Raphael's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#47Stanhope Primary SchoolGood
#48The Edward Betham Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#49Tudor Primary SchoolGood
#50Viking Primary SchoolGood
#51West Acton Primary SchoolGood
#52West Twyford Primary SchoolGood
#53Willow Tree Primary SchoolGood
#54Woodlands AcademyGood
#55Drayton Green Primary SchoolRequires improvement
#56Wood End Primary SchoolRequires improvement

Financials

Spending per pupil: £8,091 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

27th of 57 primary schools in Ealing for spending per pupil

#25Dormers Wells Primary School£8,154
#26West Acton Primary School£8,099
#27Gifford Primary School£8,091
#28Oldfield Primary School£8,036
#29Clifton Primary School£8,032

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Drayton Green Primary School£11,424
#2Downe Manor Primary School£10,862
#3Wolf Fields Primary School£10,604
#4Allenby Primary School£10,481
#5Willow Tree Primary School£10,311
#6Woodlands Academy£10,211
#7Havelock Primary School, Nursery & Arp£9,817
#8St Mary's Church of England Primary Norwood Green£9,698
#9Acton Gardens Primary School£9,668
#10Hobbayne Primary School£9,517
#11Coston Primary School£9,431
#12East Acton Primary School£9,245
#13Viking Primary School£9,059
#14Beaconsfield Primary and Nursery School£8,923
#15Petts Hill Primary School£8,920
#16Fielding Primary School£8,660
#17John Perryn Primary School£8,626
#18Dairy Meadow Primary School£8,387
#19Featherstone Primary and Nursery School£8,379
#20Three Bridges Primary School£8,353
#21Lady Margaret Primary School£8,338
#22St John's Primary School£8,311
#23Derwentwater Primary School£8,251
#24Wood End Primary School£8,187
#25Dormers Wells Primary School£8,154
#26West Acton Primary School£8,099
#27Gifford Primary School£8,091
#28Oldfield Primary School£8,036
#29Clifton Primary School£8,032
#30Tudor Primary School£8,028
#31Hambrough Primary School£8,024
#32Oaklands Primary School£7,982
#33Grange Primary School£7,973
#34West Twyford Primary School£7,880
#35The Edward Betham Church of England Primary School£7,855
#36North Primary School£7,785
#37Ravenor Primary School£7,776
#38Brentside Primary School£7,743
#39Selborne Primary School£7,740
#40Durdans Park Primary School£7,656
#41Blair Peach Primary School£7,603
#42North Ealing Primary School£7,593
#43Horsenden Primary School£7,571
#44Vicar's Green Primary School£7,505
#45Mayfield Primary School£7,477
#46St Mark's Primary School£7,418
#47Khalsa Primary School£7,277
#48Christ the Saviour Church of England Primary School£7,275
#49Greenwood Primary School£7,197
#50Ark Byron Primary Academy£7,169
#51Stanhope Primary School£7,155
#52Perivale Primary School£7,139
#53Montpelier Primary School£6,911
#54Ark Priory Primary Academy£6,880
#55Holy Family Catholic Primary School£6,670
#56Little Ealing Primary School£6,572
#57Southfield Primary School£6,027

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