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Kensington Primary Academy[1]

Primary · ages 3–11

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Headline results

KS2 reading, writing & maths: expected standard
KS2 65% 65% 2024/25[2]

Results

Primary (key stage 2)

Expected standard (reading, writing & maths)
65% 2024/25[2]
Higher standard (reading, writing & maths)
15% 2024/25[2]
Reading, average scaled score
103 2024/25[2]
Maths, average scaled score
104 2024/25[2]
Earlier years
Year Expected standard (reading, writing & maths) Higher standard (reading, writing & maths) Reading, average scaled score Maths, average scaled score
2023/24 63%[3] 7%[3] 105[3] 107[3]
2022/23 67%[4] 13%[4] 107[4] 105[4]

Ofsted

Latest inspection
5 Nov 2024[5]
Type
Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools[5]
Report published
5 Dec 2024[5]
Safeguarding is effective?
Yes[5]
Outcomes for ungraded and monitoring inspections
Standards maintained[5]
Earlier inspections
InspectionTypeOverall
31 Oct 2018[6] Academy First Section 5[6] Outstanding[6]

Competition to get in

Applications and offers, Reception

Applications per place
3.5 Entry Sept 2026[7]
Applications (any preference)
104 Entry Sept 2026[7]
First preferences
22 Entry Sept 2026[7]
Places offered
30 Entry Sept 2026[7]
First preferences per place
0.7 Entry Sept 2026[7]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025 123[7] 33[7] 30[7] 4.1[7] 1.1[7]
Entry Sept 2024 156[7] 45[7] 30[7] 5.2[7] 1.5[7]
Entry Sept 2023 178[7] 39[7] 30[7] 5.9[7] 1.3[7]
Entry Sept 2022 169[7] 40[7] 30[7] 5.6[7] 1.3[7]

Character & practicalities

Type
Academy sponsor led[1]
Ages
3–11[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Sixth form
No[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
240[1]
Trust
KNOWLEDGE SCHOOLS TRUST[1]
Local authority
Kensington and Chelsea[1]
Website
www.wlfs-kpa.org/[1]
District
Kensington and Chelsea[8]
Postcode
W14 8PU[1]
URN
140213[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll
232 2024/25[9]
English as an additional language
72.8% 2024/25[9]
SEN support
13.8% 2024/25[9]
EHC plan
4.7% 2024/25[9]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
37.4% 2024/25[9]

Pupils' ethnicity 2025/26

White
25.3%[10]
Mixed
13.1%[10]
Asian
10.9%[10]
Black
12.7%[10]
Any other ethnic group
33.9%[10]
Unclassified
4.1%[10]

The school census's major ethnic groups as shares of the school's pupils, summed by us from the published counts. For information only: never used to rank, filter or colour schools.

Sources

  1. Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments. Period 2026-10-14, published 2026-10-14. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  2. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  3. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2023/24, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  4. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2022/23, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  5. Ofsted: State-funded schools inspections and outcomes. Period 2024/25. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  6. Ofsted: State-funded schools inspections and outcomes. Period 2018/19. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  7. Department for Education: Primary and secondary school applications and offers: school level. Period Entry Sept 2026, final, published 2026-06-29. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  8. Office for National Statistics: Parish to Ward to Local Authority District (May 2026) Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-01. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  9. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: School census. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  10. Department for Education: Schools, pupils and their characteristics: school level underlying data. Period 2025/26, published 2026-06-04. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.