SCHOOL PROFILE

West Drayton Academy

Primary Academy converter URN 145041
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 690 Published school capacity
Capacity used 94.1% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

5 February 2025
Latest published outcome Standards maintained
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Hillingdon
Trust THE PARK FEDERATION ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 649 613 full-time · 36 part-time
Female pupils 351 54.1% of pupils
Male pupils 298 45.9% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

21.4%
3.4 pts below England
School 21.4%
Hillingdon 22.5%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

64.3%
44.0 pts above England
School 64.3%
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
36.7%
238
White British
10.5%
68
Pakistani
10.0%
65
African
9.4%
61
Any other White background
7.7%
50
Any other ethnic group
6.8%
44
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 14.2% 92 of 649 pupils
6.6 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 14.2%
Hillingdon 18.6%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 11.1% 72 pupils
England 14.8% 3.7 pts below
EHC plans 3.1% 20 pupils
England 6.0% 3.0 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 43
Autistic spectrum disorder 20
No specialist assessment yet 9
Social, emotional & mental health 7
Specific learning difficulty 4
Hearing impairment 3

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

73.0% 12.6 pts above England
School 73.0%
Hillingdon 64.4%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

84.0%

10.2 pts above England

School 84.0%
Hillingdon 75.3%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

80.0%

9.7 pts above England

School 80.0%
Hillingdon 72.8%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

88.0%

16.0 pts above England

School 88.0%
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

6.25%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.03 pts higher than England
School 6.25%
Hillingdon 7.04%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

19.93%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

4.11 pts higher than England
School 19.93%
Hillingdon 19.71%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.42%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.38 pts lower than England
School 1.42%
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

94.1% 5.9 pts above England
West Drayton Academy
94.1%
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