Bourne Primary School, Ruislip

Ofsted's report card from its 20 January 2026 inspection grades Bourne Primary School on 7 areas: 1 strong standard and 6 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Strong standard. "Pupils are very well prepared for their next steps in education."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Attendance is close to national averages."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have developed the curriculum in recent years."

Early years - Expected standard. "Children in the early years learn and play with each other cooperatively."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders put kindness at the heart of what the school does."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders have a robust understanding of the school's context and community."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "The school provides a curriculum that has pupils' wider development at its centre."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "• Leaders should strengthen their pupil premium strategy so that it is more precise and supports disadvantaged pupils to benefit further from the school's enrichment offer. • Leaders should build on their current work to ensure that there is a consistent approach to both writing and oracy across subjects and year groups. • Leaders should consistently ensure that pupils, especially those who are disadvantaged, have the key component knowledge they need when they return to lessons following absence or interventions. • Leaders should systematically track pupils' engagement with the personal development programme on offer and ensure that it is tailored to pupils' aspirations. • Leaders should continue their work to strengthen the curriculum in early years by ensuring that oracy and language development are fully embedded".

In 2025, 86% of Year 6 pupils at Bourne Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 93% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 79% and 80% in Hillingdon and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 66% in reading and 79% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 30 families put Bourne Primary School as their first choice and 72 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Bourne Primary School are Deanesfield Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 98% reading, 94% maths); Willow Tree Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 73% reading, 71% maths); St Swithun Wells Catholic Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 86% reading, 76% maths); and Earlsmead Primary School (1 mile, Good, 68% reading, 63% maths).

Bourne Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

22 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Bourne Primary School (as of April 2026): 100% would recommend the school, 100% say their child is happy there and 100% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (100%); the weakest, that they are kept well informed about progress (86%).

58.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (27%), White British (22%) and Mixed (14%).

In 2026, 25 pupils (12.3%) received SEN support and 2 (1%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is autism.

The nearest railway station is South Ruislip Station, about 520 metres away (roughly a 6-minute walk).

In 2024/25, Bourne Primary School issued 1 suspension, 0.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Bourne Primary School are Queensmead School (0.5 miles), Alec Reed Academy (0.8 miles), Islip Manor High School (0.8 miles) and Ruislip High School (1 mile).