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OpenPrimaryOfsted: Expected standardURN 101574

Islamia Primary School

Voluntary aided school · London · NW6 6PE

Ages 4–11 · 420 pupils · Brent

Ofsted

Expected standard

KS2 expected (RWM)

76%

Overall absence

6.6%

Admissions demand

1.68 · Competitive

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Expected standard

Inspection date

2026-04-21

  • AchievementExpected standard
  • Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
  • InclusionExpected standard
  • Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
  • Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
  • Leadership and governanceExpected standard

Safeguarding standards: Met

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)76%
Higher standard (RWM)10%
Avg scaled score — reading
107.0
Avg scaled score — maths
106.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
110.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence6.6%
Persistent absence (10%+)21.9%
Unauthorised2.1%
Authorised absence
4.5%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
366

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

1.68 · Competitive

1st preferences

99

Places offered

59

1st-preference offers

58

Total preferences (any rank)
158
Preferred offers (top 3)
59
Applications from outside LA
49
Offers to outside-LA applicants
19

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%

420 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
420
Boys / girls
209 / 211
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
420 / 420 (100%)
Free school meals
33.6%
FSM pupils
141
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary aided school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

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

School characteristics

Religious character
Muslim
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary aided school
Headteacher
Mr Alimuddin Shaikh

Location

Address
129 Salusbury Road
Postcode
NW6 6PE
Town
London
Local authority
Brent
District
Brent
Constituency
Queen's Park and Maida Vale
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 voluntary aided school (primary), Ages 4–11, in London, Brent, 420 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 33.6%. Religious character: Muslim.

Open schools in London
1846
Primary schools in London
994
Academies among open schools in London
23% (427)
Open schools in NW6
27
Primary in NW6
16
Open schools in Brent LA
102
Primary in Brent LA
59

Nearby primary schools

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

  • Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Brondesbury · NW6 7TE · Brent

    Ages 4–11

    • KS259%
    • Absence4.9%
    • FSM27.9%
    • Demand0.87

    0.2 miles away

  • Salusbury Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    London · NW6 6RG · Brent

    Ages 3–11

    • KS269%
    • Absence5.9%
    • FSM18.9%
    • Demand1.19

    0.2 miles away

  • Community school · Primary

    London · NW6 7PB · Brent

    Ages 3–11

    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM18.8%
    • Demand1.15

    0.3 miles away

  • North West London Jewish Day School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    London · NW6 7PP · Brent

    Ages 3–11

    • KS282%
    • Absence5.0%
    • FSM1.0%
    • Demand1.00

    0.4 miles away

  • Kilburn Grange School

    Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next

    Free schools · Primary

    London · NW6 7UJ · Brent

    Ages 4–11

    • KS267%
    • Absence6.6%
    • FSM63.8%
    • Demand0.77

    0.5 miles away

  • Wilberforce Primary

    Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    London · W10 4LB · Westminster

    Ages 3–11

    • KS292%
    • Absence6.2%
    • FSM50.6%
    • Demand0.94

    0.5 miles away

  • Voluntary aided school · Primary

    London · W9 3EJ · Westminster

    Ages 4–11

    • KS281%
    • Absence6.1%
    • FSM52.2%
    • Demand0.92

    0.5 miles away

  • Kingsgate Primary School

    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Community school · Primary

    London · NW6 4LB · Camden

    Ages 3–11

    • KS287%
    • Absence4.8%
    • FSM60.0%
    • Demand0.98

    0.5 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Alimuddin Shaikh
Telephone
02073722532

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