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Fox Primary School

Community school · London · W8 7PP

Ages 4–11 · 418 pupils · Kensington and Chelsea

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Ofsted

Outstanding

KS2 expected (RWM)

93%

Overall absence

4.1%

Admissions demand

2.84 · Highly competitive

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Outstanding

Inspection date

2023-10-11

Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)93%
Higher standard (RWM)48%
Avg scaled score — reading
111.0
Avg scaled score — maths
112.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
116.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence4.1%
Persistent absence (10%+)8.6%
Unauthorised0.7%
Authorised absence
3.4%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
370

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

2.84 · Highly competitive

1st preferences

159

Places offered

56

1st-preference offers

54

Total preferences (any rank)
309
Preferred offers (top 3)
56
Applications from outside LA
87
Offers to outside-LA applicants
2

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill100%

418 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
418
Boys / girls
201 / 217
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
418 / 420 (100%)
Free school meals
9.8%
FSM pupils
41
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Federation
Fox Federation
Headteacher
Ms Emma Madden

Location

Address
Fox Primary School , Kensington Place
Postcode
W8 7PP
Town
London
Local authority
Kensington and Chelsea
District
Kensington and Chelsea
Constituency
Kensington and Bayswater
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in London, Kensington and Chelsea, 418 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 9.8%.

Open schools in London
1846
Primary schools in London
994
Academies among open schools in London
23% (427)
Open schools in W8
6
Primary in W8
3
Open schools in Kensington and Chelsea LA
75
Primary in Kensington and Chelsea LA
26

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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  • St Mary Abbots CofE Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    London · W8 4SP · Kensington and Chelsea

    Ages 4–11

    • KS286%
    • Absence4.8%
    • FSM15.0%
    • Demand0.61

    0.4 miles away

  • Colville Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Outstanding

    Community school · Primary

    London · W11 2DF · Kensington and Chelsea

    Ages 0–11

    • KS282%
    • Absence4.7%
    • FSM27.3%
    • Demand1.05

    0.6 miles away

  • Hallfield Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    London · W2 6JJ · Westminster

    Ages 2–11

    • KS283%
    • Absence7.4%
    • FSM51.8%
    • Demand1.21

    0.6 miles away

  • Avondale Park Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    London · W11 4EE · Kensington and Chelsea

    Ages 3–11

    • KS250%
    • Absence8.3%
    • FSM48.6%
    • Demand0.86

    0.8 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Ms Emma Madden
Telephone
02077277637
Website
http://www.fox.rbkc.sch.uk

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