Side by side
Melcombe Primary School and Sir John Lillie Primary School
The published facts for both schools, each with its source. Where a school or the government has not published something, the cell says so. We do not name a winner.
What differs
- Melcombe Primary School takes ages 4 to 11; Sir John Lillie Primary School takes ages 3 to 11.
- Melcombe Primary School has 125 pupils; Sir John Lillie Primary School has 175.
- The two schools are 0.5 miles apart in a straight line.
Facts side by side
| Fact | Melcombe Primary School | Sir John Lillie Primary School |
|---|---|---|
| The basics | ||
| Type | State-funded: Community school DfE register | State-funded: Community school DfE register |
| Ages | 4 to 11 DfE register | 3 to 11 DfE register |
| Gender | Mixed DfE register | Mixed DfE register |
| Pupils | 125 DfE register | 175 DfE register |
| Borough | Hammersmith and Fulham DfE register | Hammersmith and Fulham DfE register |
| Boarding | No DfE register | No DfE register |
| Admissions for 2027 | ||
| Next deadline to apply or register | 15 January 2027 (open) school or council page | 15 January 2027 (open) school or council page |
| Applications and places, last round | 6 first preferences for 11 places DfE, September 2026 entry | 8 first preferences for 13 places DfE, September 2026 entry |
| Cost | ||
| Published day fees | No tuition fees (state-funded) | No tuition fees (state-funded) |
| Inspection | ||
| Latest inspection | Ofsted graded inspection, 22 February 2023: Good at that inspection Ofsted | Ofsted ungraded inspection, 5 March 2025: Standards maintained Ofsted |
| Results | ||
| Key stage 2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% (2024/25) DfE | 70% (2024/25) DfE |
| Pupils | ||
| Eligible for free school meals | 50.4% DfE register | 50.3% DfE register |
| English as an additional language | 54.4% school census 2024/25 | 37.7% school census 2024/25 |
| Receiving SEN support | 14% school census 2024/25 | 20.9% school census 2024/25 |
| Pupils per teacher | 20.2 DfE workforce census | 21.1 DfE workforce census |
| Overall absence | 7.6% DfE, 2024/25 | 6.5% DfE, 2024/25 |
DfE register: Get Information About Schools, daily extract as at 2026-10-07. Other sources are named in each cell; every figure links to its source on the school's own page.
Shaded cells differ between the two schools. A blank is not a weakness: it means the figure has not been published, or does not apply to that type of school. Fees and results are not comparable between state and independent schools.
Other comparisons
- Melcombe Primary School and St Paul's CofE Primary School0.4 miles apart
- Melcombe Primary School and Queen's Manor School0.4 miles apart
- Melcombe Primary School and St Augustine's RC Primary School0.5 miles apart
- Sir John Lillie Primary School and St Augustine's RC Primary Schoolunder 0.1 miles apart
- Sir John Lillie Primary School and St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School0.2 miles apart
- Sir John Lillie Primary School and Normand Croft Community School for Early Years and Primary Education0.3 miles apart
- Sir John Lillie Primary School and St John's Walham Green Church of England Primary School0.4 miles apart