Millbank Gardens Primary Academy

How it's doing. In 2024/25, 87.0% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths, compared to the national median of 64%. 23.0% reached the higher standard. Its results hold up when the comparison narrows to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds, so they are not simply a reflection of who attends (9.9 out of 10 against similar schools, 9.5 out of 10 against all schools). No recent Ofsted inspection is recorded.

Beyond the classroom. Pupils participate in gymnastics, dance, football, basketball, cricket, swimming, and sports camps. They attend singing assemblies, school concerts, and poetry competitions, while learning violin, flute, or clarinet. Trips include the Houses of Parliament, Tate Britain, Westminster Abbey, the Tower of London, the Natural History Museum, the Science Museum, and the Royal College of Music. An after-school club is available, but there is no breakfast club.

Getting in. The school has 274 pupils in a building with 420 places, leaving 146 spare places. This means the school has real spare room, so a place is likely and classes are smaller than it is built for.

Worth asking on a visit. How does the school support pupils during the morning before lessons start, given the absence of a breakfast club? What specific support is available for children who do not reach the higher standard in their core subjects? How are the 146 spare places managed to ensure consistent class sizes?