Carlton Vale Infant School
Primary · Community school · Mixed · Brent
Malvern Road, London, NW6 5RG
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 11/07/2023
Application demand
88%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
91.0%
42.5% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
44
Capacity used
Has space19%
230 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
88%
1st preference success rate
7 of 8 families who put it first got an offer
9
Places offered
27
Total applications
3.0
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 8 | 7 | ● 88% |
| 2nd preference | 3 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 3rd preference | 5 | 1 | ● 20% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 11 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 27 | 8 | 30% |
1st preference success by year
Brent lets families list 6 preferences. 6 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 3–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Marina Shah
- Address
- Malvern Road, London, NW6 5RG
- Phone
- 02076240348
- Local authority
- Brent
- Ward / constituency
- Kilburn · Queen's Park and Maida Vale
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 101498
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 36% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 79% | — | — |
| SEN support | 25% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
44 pupils · 230 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
11 July 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessEarly years Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 40 pupils
Attendance
91.0%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
9.0%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
42.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
0.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.6%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Brent council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.