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Bousfield Primary School

  • 3–11Ages
  • 434Pupils
  • PrimaryPhase
  • 100480URN

South Bolton Gardens, London, SW5 0DJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2022 Previous framework

Good
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Personal development
  • Leadership and management
What Ofsted found
Applications per place · Sept 2026
3.2per place
0.3 above Kensington and Chelsea median (2.9)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kensington and Chelsea

188 applications for 58 places · 10th of 25 in Kensington and Chelsea
Every year since 2014
SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25
74%met the expected standard
Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Overall effectiveness: Good · 28 September 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
AreaOutstandingGoodRequires improvementInadequate
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early years provisionOutstanding

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry
3.2applications per place, Reception
0.3 above Kensington and Chelsea median (2.9) 1.1 above England median (2.2)

188 applications · 58 places offered · 76 named it first

  1. 2026 3.2; Kensington and Chelsea median median 2.9
  2. 2025 3.9; Kensington and Chelsea median median 3.2
  3. 2024 3.8; Kensington and Chelsea median median 3.3
  4. 2023 4.6; Kensington and Chelsea median median 3.0
  5. 2022 4.7; Kensington and Chelsea median median 3.5
  6. 2021 4.9; Kensington and Chelsea median median 2.9
  7. 2020 5.0; Kensington and Chelsea median median 3.0
  8. 2019 6.0; Kensington and Chelsea median median 3.2
  9. 2018 5.8; Kensington and Chelsea median median 3.3
  10. 2017 5.7; Kensington and Chelsea median median 3.1
  11. 2016 5.5; Kensington and Chelsea median median 3.3
  12. 2015 6.5; Kensington and Chelsea median median 3.1
  13. 2014 6.3; Kensington and Chelsea median median 3.1
More applications per place than the Kensington and Chelsea median in 13 of 13 years.
  • This school
  • Kensington and Chelsea median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 2026581883.2761.31
Sep 2025602313.9901.50
Sep 2024602263.81011.68
Sep 2023602754.61171.95
Sep 2022582754.71141.97
Sep 2021582854.91202.07
Sep 2020572865.01101.93
Sep 2019583476.01322.28
Sep 2018583395.81352.33
Sep 2017583315.71552.67
Sep 2016593275.51292.19
Sep 2015593826.51682.85
Sep 2014593696.31592.69

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 91% · Writing 78% · Maths 87% → all three 74% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard74%14th of 25 in Kensington and Chelsea
Reading
Expected standard91%
Higher standard59%
Average scaled score 111 (100 = expected standard)
Writing
Expected standard78%
Greater depth37%
Maths
Expected standard87%
Higher standard56%
Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)
  • This school
  • Kensington and Chelsea median
  • England median
Every year as a table
YearExpected standardHigher standardReading scoreMaths score
2024/2574%35%111110
2023/2485%29%110112
2022/2378%31%109111

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
URN · DfE number
100480 · 207/2060
Capacity
450 pupils · 434 on roll
Free school meals
13.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery
Has nursery classes
Address
South Bolton Gardens, London, SW5 0DJ
Local authority
Kensington and Chelsea

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources