SCHOOL PROFILE

Cherry Lane Primary School

Primary Community school URN 131638
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 690 Published school capacity
Capacity used 81.4% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

26 June 2024
Latest published outcome Requires improvement
OEIF
Quality of education Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes Requires improvement
Personal development Requires improvement
Leadership & management Requires improvement
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 562 509 full-time · 53 part-time
Female pupils 264 47.0% of pupils
Male pupils 298 53.0% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

36.3%
11.5 pts above England
School 36.3%
Hillingdon 22.5%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

50.4%
30.1 pts above England
School 50.4%
Hillingdon 44.9%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

4.8%
3.8 pts above England
School 4.8%
Hillingdon 1.2%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
29.0%
163
Indian
20.3%
114
Any other White background
10.3%
58
Any other ethnic group
8.4%
47
Any other Mixed background
7.7%
43
Pakistani
6.4%
36
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 31.7% 178 of 562 pupils
10.8 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 31.7%
Hillingdon 18.6%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 25.1% 141 pupils
England 14.8% 10.3 pts above
EHC plans 6.6% 37 pupils
England 6.0% 0.5 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 81
Specific learning difficulty 49
Autistic spectrum disorder 34
Social, emotional & mental health 11
Other difficulty or disability 2
Moderate learning difficulty 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.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

46.0% 14.4 pts below England
School 46.0%
Hillingdon 64.4%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

63.0%

10.8 pts below England

School 63.0%
Hillingdon 75.3%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

51.0%

19.3 pts below England

School 51.0%
Hillingdon 72.8%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

59.0%

13.0 pts below England

School 59.0%
Hillingdon 76.4%
London 77.7%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
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

8.75%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.53 pts higher than England
School 8.75%
Hillingdon 7.04%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

27.36%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

11.54 pts higher than England
School 27.36%
Hillingdon 19.71%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

2.17%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.37 pts higher than England
School 2.17%
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

81.4% 6.7 pts below England
Cherry Lane Primary School
81.4%
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