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Melcombe Primary School

URN
100334
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Melcombe Primary School
URN
100334
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Good

69 / 100

Good

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

58

Inspection

80

Admissions Value

57

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

Top 50% of primary schools in England

Top 50% nationally

#27 of 37 schools in Hammersmith and Fulham

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Consider

This school has a mixed profile and may warrant further investigation.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Target school
  • Admissions pressure: High competition
  • Admissions risk: High risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Below Average
  • National comparison: Higher crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

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Your decision briefing for Melcombe Primary School

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

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  • Competitiveness on published admissions data
  • Demand trends over recent admission cycles
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  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Can we realistically get in?

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Admissions strategy for Melcombe Primary School

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
26 April 2023
Inspection date
22 February 2023
Inspection type
Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Overall effectiveness

    Good

    Graded 26 April 2023

  • Quality of education

    Good

    Graded 26 April 2023

  • Behaviour and attitudes

Admissions

High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

21

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

49

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

19

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

2.33×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Hammersmith and Fulham
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Hammersmith and Fulham)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
www.melcombe.lbhf.sch.uk

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select Hammersmith and Fulham to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

75.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

71.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

75.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

67.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

W6 9ER - Fulham Palace Road, London

Contact details

Address
Fulham Palace Road, London
Postcode
W6 9ER
Phone
2087487411
Website
www.melcombe.lbhf.sch.uk
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Hammersmith and Fulham
Local authority code
205

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 159 schools in Hammersmith and Fulham.

Authority statistics

Total schools

159

Open schools

82

Closed schools

77

Primary schools

61

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Outstanding

    Graded 26 April 2023

  • Personal development

    Good

    Graded 26 April 2023

  • Leadership and management

    Good

    Graded 26 April 2023

  • Early years

    Good

    Graded 26 April 2023

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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    26 April 202322 February 2023Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1GoodView report for inspection published 26 April 2023
    • Good

      Published
      26 April 2023
      Inspected
      22 February 2023
      Type
      Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    38.8%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 16

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    20

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary61 (39.9%)
    • Secondary20 (13.1%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other72 (47.1%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Kensington Wade0 mNot applicableOpen
    Cambian Education - Ravenswood School261 mNot applicableClosed
    Manor Cottage261 mNot applicableClosed
    Fulham Sixth Form Centre379 mNot applicableClosed
    BeyondAutism Post-19435 mNot applicableOpen
    William Morris Sixth Form443 m16 plusOpen
    St Edmund's School443 mSecondaryClosed
    The William Morris Academy443 mNot applicableClosed
    Bayonne Nursery School506 mNurseryOpen
    TLG West London573 mNot applicableClosed
    • Kensington Wade
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Open
    • Cambian Education - Ravenswood School
      Distance
      261 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Closed
    • Manor Cottage
      Distance
      261 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Closed
    • Fulham Sixth Form Centre
      Distance
      379 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Closed

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Hammersmith and Fulham)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Addison Primary SchoolPrimaryW14 0DTOpen
    All Saints CofE Primary SchoolPrimarySW6 6EDOpen
    Ark Bentworth Primary AcademyPrimaryW12 7AJOpen
    Ark Conway Primary AcademyPrimaryW12 0QTOpen
    Ark White City Primary AcademyPrimaryW12 7PTOpen
    • Addison Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      W14 0DT
      Status
      Open
    • All Saints CofE Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      SW6 6ED
      Status
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    • Ark Bentworth Primary Academy
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      W12 7AJ
      Status
      Open
    • Ark Conway Primary Academy
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      W12 0QT
      Status
      Open
    • Ark White City Primary Academy
    BeyondAutism Post-19
    Distance
    435 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
  • William Morris Sixth Form
    Distance
    443 m
    Phase
    16 plus
    Status
    Open
  • St Edmund's School
    Distance
    443 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • The William Morris Academy
    Distance
    443 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Bayonne Nursery School
    Distance
    506 m
    Phase
    Nursery
    Status
    Open
  • TLG West London
    Distance
    573 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    W12 7PT
    Status
    Open