East Acton Primary School

At a glance

Type

Community school (state-funded)

Phase

Primary

Ages

4 to 11

Gender

Mixed

Pupils

202 census January 2026

Capacity

240

Headteacher

Mrs Melanie Tyndall

Address

East Acton Lane, Acton, London, W3 7HA

Borough

Ealing

Telephone

02087620540

DfE reference (URN)

101868

Website

eastactonprimary.org.uk

Source: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools · daily extract as at 2026-10-07 · last checked 9 October 2026

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Key dates for 2027 entry

Reception (4+)

1. Application deadlineFriday 15 January 2027Open

   National closing date for Reception applications: Friday 15 January 2027. Apply through your home borough's coordinated scheme, not directly to the school.

   Source: Your borough's admissions page · checked 9 Oct 2026

2. National offer dayFriday 16 April 2027Upcoming

   Primary National Offer Day: Friday 16 April 2027. Offers are released by your home borough.

   Source: Your borough's admissions page · checked 9 Oct 2026

3. Accept your offerFriday 30 April 2027Open

   Deadline to accept your primary offer: Friday 30 April 2027 (your home borough's date).

   Source: Your borough's admissions page · checked 9 Oct 2026

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A status ("Closes in 12 days") is shown only for a closing date we have checked, worked out from today's date, 10 October 2026. Other dates are printed as the school published them, with its own wording beside them. Dates given only as "early January" are shown as approximate and never counted down. Always confirm with the school or council.

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Admissions

You apply through the council where you live, not to the school, naming up to six schools in order on one form. Every applicant on time hears on the same national offer day.

22 first-preference applications and 97 applications naming it at any preference for 30 places offered (September 2026 entry, DfE)

These are counts of applications and offers on national offer day. They are not a chance of getting in: places are allocated by the school's published admissions criteria, such as siblings, distance or faith.

Source: Department for Education, Secondary and primary school applications and offers · entry years up to 2026/27 · last checked 9 October 2026

Ealing: Reception offers, September 2026 entry

Across the borough, 90.2% of applicants were offered their first preference and 98.1% were offered one of their preferences (3,394 applications). These are borough-wide figures, not a forecast for any school or child.

Source: Department for Education, Secondary and primary schools applications and offers 2026 · entry years 2014/15 to 2026/27 (release published 2026-06-18) · last checked 9 October 2026

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Inspection

Source: Ofsted, Management information - state-funded schools - latest inspections as at 31 August 2026 · latest inspections as at 2026-08-31 · last checked 9 October 2026

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Results

Key stage 2 (end of primary), 2024/25

• % meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths2022/23: 79% · 2023/24: 81%
  56%This school69%Ealing62%England, state-funded
• % achieving the higher standard in reading, writing and maths2022/23: 7% · 2023/24: 15%
  7%This school13%Ealing8%England, state-funded
• Average scaled score in reading2022/23: 106 · 2023/24: 106
  105This school107Ealing106England, state-funded
• Average scaled score in maths2022/23: 107 · 2023/24: 106
  104This school106Ealing105England, state-funded

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 27 pupils in the cohort

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Pupils and context

Eligible for free school meals

45.5% January 2026

English as an additional language

65.3%

Receiving SEN support

13%

With an Education, Health and Care Plan

6.5%

Girls / boys

47% / 53%

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · school census 2024/25

Attendance and staffing

Overall absence

6.2% 2024/25

Persistently absent (missed 10% or more)

13.6%

Pupils per teacher

17.1 2025/26

Source: Department for Education, Absence rates by school level · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026

Places

Places

236

Pupils on roll

221

Source: Department for Education, Capacity - school / Sixth form capacity - school · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · position at 1 May, 2024/25

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Nearby schools

Schools covering the same ages within about a mile, by straight-line distance (not walking or travel time).

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Compare with similar schools

Side-by-side comparisons with the nearest schools of the same type. Sourced facts only; no winner is declared.

• East Acton Primary School and Ark Byron Primary Academy0.4 miles apart
• East Acton Primary School and John Perryn Primary School0.5 miles apart
• East Acton Primary School and Derwentwater Primary School0.6 miles apart
• East Acton Primary School and Ark Conway Primary Academy0.6 miles apart

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