OFSTED
18 October 2023
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Foundation school
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Hillingdon
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
201
180 full-time ·
21 part-time
Female pupils
97
48.3% of pupils
Male pupils
104
51.7% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
6.4 pts
below England
School
18.4%
Hillingdon
22.5%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
44.9 pts
above England
School
65.2%
Hillingdon
44.9%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Hillingdon
1.2%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Any other White background
45.3%
91
White British
15.9%
32
Indian
8.0%
16
African
7.5%
15
Any other ethnic group
7.0%
14
Any other Mixed background
6.5%
13
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
11.4%
23 of
201 pupils
9.4 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
6.8 pts
below
England
6.0%
2.6 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
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
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
5.84%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.38 pts
lower than
England
School
5.84%
Hillingdon
7.04%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
16.00%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
0.18 pts
higher than
England
School
16.00%
Hillingdon
19.71%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.80%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.00 pts
lower than
England
School
0.80%
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
79.8%
8.4 pts
below England
Hillside Infant School
79.8%
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.