Primary school

Cardinal Primary School

  • Community School
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Hounslow
  • TW13 5AL

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 11,915 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 80%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 93%93%2016/17: top 81%2017/18: top 65%65% · 2017/182018/19: top 92%2022/23: top 91%2023/24: top 76%2024/25: top 80%No exams

Against LondonArrows: London rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM51% · London 72%1/10 Well below London
Higher standard, RWM8% · London 12%3/10 Below−9 pts
Reading score105 · London 1072/10 Well below London+13.5 pts
Maths score105 · London 1073/10 Below+18 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 28% · 86 pupils · London 61%2016/17: 48% · 81 pupils · London 69%2017/18: 61% · 79 pupils · London 72%2018/19: 44% · 71 pupils · London 73%2022/23: 39% · 89 pupils · London 68%2023/24: 51% · 89 pupils · London 70%2024/25: 51% · 78 pupils · London 72%61%28%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 3% · 86 pupils · London 7%2016/17: 10% · 81 pupils · London 10%2017/18: 8% · 79 pupils · London 12%2018/19: 11% · 71 pupils · London 13%2022/23: 7% · 89 pupils · London 11%2023/24: 8% · 89 pupils · London 11%2024/25: 8% · 78 pupils · London 12%11%3%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 98 · 86 pupils · London 1032016/17: 101 · 81 pupils · London 1052017/18: 102 · 79 pupils · London 1062018/19: 101 · 71 pupils · London 1062022/23: 104 · 89 pupils · London 1062023/24: 103 · 89 pupils · London 1072024/25: 105 · 78 pupils · London 10710598No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 100 · 86 pupils · London 1042016/17: 103 · 81 pupils · London 1062017/18: 103 · 79 pupils · London 1062018/19: 102 · 71 pupils · London 1072022/23: 103 · 89 pupils · London 1062023/24: 104 · 89 pupils · London 1062024/25: 105 · 78 pupils · London 107105100No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
34 of 34 who put it first2014 · 90.1%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st3434
2nd347
3rd737
Last distance offered
  • 2026/27All offered
  • 2025/26All offered
  • 2024/251.3 km
  • 2023/241.3 km

Inspections · 2014–2025

  1. 2014Good
  2. 2014Requires improvementas predecessor
  3. 2016Goodas predecessor
  4. 2018Remains Good
  5. 2019Outstanding
  6. 2021Remains Goodas predecessor
  7. 2023Requires improvementas predecessor
  8. 2025Ungraded visit

2 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Behaviour and attitudes

2 weak areas

  • Quality of education
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

4 areas graded · safeguarding effective · 2 points to improve · inspected as predecessor

Read what Ofsted said (3)

From Ofsted report, inspected Jul 2025

Strengths

  • “Pupils at Cardinal Road are kind.”
  • “Manners are emphasised by staff consistently.”
  • “Pupils rise to the school’s high expectations and behave excellently.”

Ofsted inspection report extracts, Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026576
Free school meals (past 6 years)37.0%
First language not English61.5%
SEN support14.2%
EHC plan1.4%
Absence (sessions missed)5.7%
Persistently absent pupils16.1%

Girls 52.4%Boys 47.6%

91.4% full · 630 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 21 responses (7.1% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school95.2% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school90.5% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved90.5% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 47.6% not applicable45.5% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year90.5% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 38.1% not applicable84.6% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?0% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 0% who said Yes above0% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child66.7% agree
  • My child does well at this school95.2% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing85.7% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school76.2% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school90.5% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development76.2% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent81% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher20.7
Pupils per adult11.6
  • Classroom teachers 23.1
  • Leadership 4
  • Teaching assistants 20.4
  • Other support 10

Teachers 27.1 FTE · Whole workforce 57.6 · 87 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£6,513
Spend per pupil£6,534
Staff spend per pupil£5,100
Reserve per pupil£515
  • +£289,222revenue reserve
  • −£11,484in-year balance

Grants £6,490 · self-generated £23 · premises £274 per pupil