Fulham Palace Road, Hammersmith, London W6 9ER
10 reasons to choose Melcombe Primary School
Top line
Melcombe Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 70. It is one of the best state primary schools in Hammersmith and one of the 5 best independent or state primaries within 1 mile.
School fundamentals
Melcombe Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 4 and 11 years. It is a community school. The school is federated with two local nursery schools in the Thames Federation. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2023) inspection.
Average class size
Melcombe Primary School has one class per year, sometimes two, and an average class size of 21 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Melcombe Primary School ranks in the top 9% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 9% of schools.
The Melcombe Primary School curriculum
School curriculum is subject based, rather than topic-based, with some cross-curricular linking. It also includes PSHE, Spanish. There may be an occasional extra-curricular academic or hobby club.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups and visiting speakers.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at Melcombe Primary School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Melcombe Primary School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
School hours are from 9.00am to 3.15pm. Out of school hours care to 6.00pm provided by an external contractor.
Find another school near Melcombe Primary School
Fulham School (0.6 miles); Bute House Preparatory School (0.9 miles); Latymer Preparatory School (1.1 miles).
St Augustine’s Catholic Primary School, Hammersmith (0.7 miles); West London Free School Primary (1 mile); Brackenbury Primary School (1.4 miles).
The Godolphin and Latymer School (1 mile); St Paul’s Girls’ School (1 mile); The Moat School (1 mile).
Fulham Cross Girls’ School and Language College (0.5 miles); Sacred Heart High School (0.7 miles); The London Oratory School (1.3 miles).