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Children in Ealing
How children here are doing, from the 2-year check to the end of primary school, set against England as a whole.
Health and early years
At a glance
| Measure | Ealing | England |
|---|---|---|
| On track in all five areas at the 2 to 2½ year review 2024/25 lower | 75.8% | 81.4% |
| Good level of development at the end of Reception 2024/25 similar | 67.8% | 68.3% |
| Phonics check met in Year 1 2024/25 higher | 81.1% | 79.8% |
| Reception children living with obesity 2024/25 similar | 10.0% | 10.5% |
| Year 6 children living with obesity 2024/25 higher | 23.9% | 22.2% |
| MMR first dose by age 2 2024/25 lower | 83.4% | 88.9% |
| MMR two doses by age 5 2024/25 lower | 71.9% | 83.7% |
| 5-year-olds with visible tooth decay 2023/24 higher | 38.8% | 22.4% |
| Primary pupils persistently absent 2024/25 higher | 14.1% | 13.0% |
| Children in relative low-income families (under 16) 2024/25 lower | 15.7% | 19.8% |
“Higher” or “lower” means the difference from England is bigger than the margin of error; “similar” means it isn’t. These are figures for all children in the council area, not for any one school or child.
End of primary school
Year 6 reading, writing and maths
| Year | Ealing | England |
|---|---|---|
| 2018/19 | 71% | 65% |
| 2021/22 | 67% | 59% |
| 2022/23 | 68% | 60% |
| 2023/24 | 70% | 61% |
| 2024/25 | 69% | 63% |
| 2025/26 | 69% | 63% |
Share of pupils in state-funded schools meeting the expected standard in all three. 2025/26 figures are provisional. There were no tests in 2019/20 or 2020/21.
Schools
Primary schools in Ealing
66 schools
- Acton Gardens Primary School London
- Alec Reed Academy Northolt
- Allenby Primary School Southall
- Ark Byron Primary Academy London
- Ark Priory Primary Academy London
- Beaconsfield Primary and Nursery School Southall
- Blair Peach Primary School Southall
- Brentside Primary School London
- Christ the Saviour Church of England Primary School London
- Clifton Primary School Southall
- Coston Primary School Greenford
- Dairy Meadow Primary School Southall
- Derwentwater Primary School London
- Dormers Wells Primary School Southall
- Downe Manor Primary School Northolt
- Drayton Green Primary School London
- Durdans Park Primary School Southall
- East Acton Primary School London
- Featherstone Primary and Nursery School Southall
- Fielding Primary School London
- Gifford Primary School Northolt
- Grange Primary School London
- Greenwood Primary School Northolt
- Hambrough Primary School Middlesex
- Havelock Primary School, Nursery & Arp Southall
- Hobbayne Primary School London
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School London
- Horsenden Primary School Greenford
- John Perryn Primary School London
- Khalsa Primary School Southall
- Lady Margaret Primary School Southall
- Little Ealing Primary School London
- Mayfield Primary School London
- Montpelier Primary School London
- Mount Carmel Catholic Primary School London
- North Ealing Primary School London
- North Primary School Southall
- Oaklands Primary School London
- Oldfield Primary School Greenford
- Our Lady of the Visitation Catholic Primary School Greenford
- Perivale Primary School Greenford
- Petts Hill Primary School Northolt
- Ravenor Primary School Greenford
- Selborne Primary School Greenford
- Southfield Primary School London
- St Anselm's Catholic Primary School Southall
- St Gregory's Catholic Primary School London
- St John Fisher Catholic Primary School Greenford
- St John's Primary School London
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School London
- St Mark's Primary School London
- St Mary's Church of England Primary Norwood Green Southall
- St Raphael's Catholic Primary School Northolt
- St Vincent's Catholic Primary School London
- Stanhope Primary School Greenford
- The Edward Betham Church of England Primary School Greenford
- Three Bridges Primary School Southall
- Tudor Primary School Southall
- Vicar's Green Primary School Wembley
- Viking Primary School Northolt
- West Acton Primary School London
- West Twyford Primary School London
- Willow Tree Primary School Northolt
- Wolf Fields Primary School Southall
- Wood End Primary School Northolt
- Woodlands Academy London