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Islamia Primary School

Primary · Voluntary aided school · Mixed · Brent

129 Salusbury Road, London, NW6 6PE

Website 02073722532

76

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

School remains Good

No graded inspection

Application demand

60%

1st preference success · Oversubscribed

Attendance

92.8%

24.2% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

420

Capacity used

Over capacity

100%

420 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Oversubscribed

60%

1st preference success rate

60 of 100 families who put it first got an offer

60

Places offered

162

Total applications

2.7

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference10060● 60%
2nd preference310● 0%
3rd preference160● 0%
Later preferences (4th–6th)150● 0%
Total1626037%

1st preference success by year

67%
2020
40%
2021
50%
2022
70%
2023
59%
2024
60%
2025

Brent lets families list 6 preferences. 51 applications came from outside the council area (22 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
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Muslim
Sixth form
No
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Alimuddin Shaikh
Address
129 Salusbury Road, London, NW6 6PE
Phone
02073722532
Local authority
Brent
Ward / constituency
Queens Park · Queen's Park and Maida Vale
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
101574

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals34%——
English as additional language78%——
SEN support11%——
50% boys (209)50% girls (211)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

420 pupils · 420 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 26

    21 April 2026

    S5 Inspection · report card

    InclusionExpected standard
    AchievementExpected standard
    Safeguarding standardsMet
    Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
    Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
    Leadership and governanceExpected standard
    Early yearsExpected standard
    Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
    Post-16 provisionNot applicable
  2. 22

    23 February 2022

    Ungraded inspection

    School remains Good
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Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 380 pupils

Attendance

92.8%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

7.2%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

24.2%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

3.2%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

2.4%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

10%
20/21
27%
21/22
26%
22/23
22%
23/24
24%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths76%——
Higher standard10%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard75%
+13% vs England
Higher standard12%
+4% vs England

Reading

Expected standard83%
+8% vs England
Higher standard38%
+5% vs England
Average score107
+1 vs England

Writing

Expected standard87%
+15% vs England
Greater depth13%
+0% vs England

Maths

Expected standard85%
+11% vs England
Higher standard35%
+9% vs England
Average score107
+2 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard92%
+19% vs England
Higher standard58%
+28% vs England
Average score110
+5 vs England

Science

Expected standard97%
+15% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

812019782023762024752025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)75%61%
Higher standard12%8%

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.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 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.