SCHOOL PROFILE

Minet Infant and Nursery School

Primary Community school URN 102392
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 480 Published school capacity
Capacity used 83.3% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 2 – 7 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

12 October 2023
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Hillingdon
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 400 305 full-time · 95 part-time
Female pupils 184 46.0% of pupils
Male pupils 216 54.0% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

32.3%
7.5 pts above England
School 32.3%
Hillingdon 22.5%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

92.3%
72.0 pts above England
School 92.3%
Hillingdon 44.9%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Hillingdon 1.2%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

Indian
29.3%
117
African
16.5%
66
Any other ethnic group
16.0%
64
Pakistani
12.0%
48
Any other Asian background
5.0%
20
Any other Mixed background
5.0%
20
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 21.5% 86 of 400 pupils
0.7 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 21.5%
Hillingdon 18.6%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 18.0% 72 pupils
England 14.8% 3.2 pts above
EHC plans 3.5% 14 pupils
England 6.0% 2.5 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 51
Autistic spectrum disorder 21
Social, emotional & mental health 8
Moderate learning difficulty 5
No specialist assessment yet 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

5.65%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.56 pts lower than England
School 5.65%
Hillingdon 7.04%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

20.54%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

4.72 pts higher than England
School 20.54%
Hillingdon 19.71%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

2.23%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.43 pts higher than England
School 2.23%
Hillingdon 1.93%
London 1.67%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

83.3% 4.9 pts below England
Minet Infant and Nursery School
83.3%
Hillingdon
85.5%
London
85.9%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information