SCHOOL PROFILE

John Locke Academy

Primary Academy sponsor led URN 140387
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 630 Published school capacity
Capacity used 107.0% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

24 April 2024
Latest published outcome School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy sponsor led
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character —
Local authority Hillingdon
Trust THE ELLIOT FOUNDATION ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 674 650 full-time · 24 part-time
Female pupils 344 51.0% of pupils
Male pupils 330 49.0% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

9.1%
15.7 pts below England
School 9.1%
Hillingdon 22.5%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

71.5%
51.2 pts above England
School 71.5%
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.

White British
21.8%
147
Indian
16.3%
110
Any other Mixed background
11.4%
77
Any other Asian background
9.5%
64
Any other White background
8.2%
55
Any other ethnic group
8.2%
55
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 10.4% 70 of 674 pupils
10.4 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 10.4%
Hillingdon 18.6%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 8.6% 58 pupils
England 14.8% 6.2 pts below
EHC plans 1.8% 12 pupils
England 6.0% 4.3 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 27
No specialist assessment yet 24
Autistic spectrum disorder 11
Other difficulty or disability 3
Specific learning difficulty 3
Severe 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

77.0% 16.6 pts above England
School 77.0%
Hillingdon 64.4%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

91.0%

17.2 pts above England

School 91.0%
Hillingdon 75.3%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

81.0%

10.7 pts above England

School 81.0%
Hillingdon 72.8%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

83.0%

11.0 pts above England

School 83.0%
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

4.63%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.59 pts lower than England
School 4.63%
Hillingdon 7.04%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

9.32%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

6.49 pts lower than England
School 9.32%
Hillingdon 19.71%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.37%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.44 pts lower than England
School 0.37%
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

107.0% 18.8 pts above England
John Locke Academy
107.0%
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