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Charville Academy, Hayes

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Charville Academy is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Hayes. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in May 2023. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 14th-highest of the 17 schools in Hayes with published results, and 10,359th of 14,452 across England. It was 64% full in 2025.

SATs results
Below England average
Ofsted
Good (2023)
Demand
Every first choice offered
Attendance
Below England average
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Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days

Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Hillingdon (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.

Data last updated 26 Oct 2026

Charville Academy in detail

Charville Academy in its own words

In its own words: "In Year admissions are made via the following link: https://www.hillingdon.gov.uk/in-year-admissions . If a place is available and there is no waiting list then the governing board will admit the child. If a place cannot be offered, then you may ask us for the reasons and you will be informed of your right of appeal. The school maintains a waiting list."

From the headteacher's welcome: "On behalf of all our pupils, staff and Governors, I would like to welcome you and your family to Charville Academy. We are proud of our children and large team of staff who are all highly committed to the education, safeguarding and welfare of all the children."

The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care.

Vision and values (school website)Headteacher's welcome (school website)Wraparound care (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Results

In 2025, 70% of Year 6 pupils at Charville Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 70% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 79% and 80% in Hillingdon and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 77% in reading and 72% in maths in 2024.

Getting a place at Charville Academy

For September 2026 entry, 49 families put Charville Academy as their first choice and 115 named it as one of their preferences, for 52 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

Admissions history and your chances at Charville Academy

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Charville Academy are Ryefield Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 75% reading, 78% maths); Hayes Park School (0.6 miles, Good, 77% reading, 83% maths); Hewens Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 84% reading, 93% maths); and Highfield Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 65% reading, 81% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Charville Academy.

Ryefield Primary SchoolHayes Park SchoolHewens Primary SchoolHighfield Primary School

Who goes there

60.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (34%), White British (24%) and other ethnic groups (15%).

In 2026, 58 pupils (13.2%) received SEN support and 43 (9.8%) 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.

Charville Academy has a resourced provision for autism: 26 places, 16 pupils on roll.

Getting there

The nearest tram or metro stop is Hillingdon Station, about 1.5 miles away in a straight line.

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Charville Academy, 50 metres away.

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, Charville Academy issued 28 suspensions, 6.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to Charville Academy are Swakeleys School for Girls (0.7 miles), Hewens College (0.7 miles), De Salis Studio College (0.7 miles) and Oak Wood School (0.8 miles).

Swakeleys School for GirlsHewens CollegeDe Salis Studio CollegeOak Wood School

Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); DfE exclusions statistics

Location

Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Nicola Kelly
Pupils:441
LA:Hillingdon
Phone:02088451707
Address:Bury Avenue, Hayes, UB4 8LF
Trust:CHARVILLE ACADEMY
Status:open
Opened:1 May 2013

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 3 years ago
Good

Overall

Good

Quality of Education

Good

Behaviour & Attitudes

Good

Personal Development

Good

Leadership & Management

Good

Early Years

Inspected 11 May 2023View full report
URN:139609
UKPRN:10041336
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Hayes and Harlington
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Good at its May 2023 inspection.

Rated Good for

Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management, Early years.

At a Glance

20.6%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

Resourced provision: Autism

SEN Provision

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading-7ppMaths-2ppWriting+6pp

Reading has declined from 77% to 70% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 70% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 67% to 73% (2024 to 2025).

Class Sizes

23.6

Avg class size

28.0

Infant (KS1)

20.8

KS2

17

Total classes

1 class with more than 30 pupils

2025/26 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools

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Getting There

Bus Stops

Charville Academy (Stop B)
54m · 1 min walk
Charville Library (Stop X)
155m · 3 min walk
Weymouth Road (Stop W)
339m · 6 min walk
Romney Road (->W)
382m · 6 min walk
Adelphi Crescent (Stop E)
399m · 6 min walk

Free school transport

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You apply to the council where you live. Charville Academy is in Hillingdon; for families living there:

Apply to Hillingdon for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.

Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
12
Fatal
0
Serious
2
Children hurt
3

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 12 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 10 slight.

3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.

3 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.

The typical figure for schools in Hillingdon is 25 (the median across 111 schools, same distance and years).

Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Your chances of a place at Charville Academy

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What the report includes for Charville Academy:

  • The straight-line distance from your home to Charville Academy.
  • Hillingdon publishes last distance offered figures, but none for Charville Academy that we hold, so the report covers demand, alternatives and dates.
  • Applications, first choices and offers at Charville Academy for 2014 to 2026 entry.
  • How many families in Hillingdon got their first choice, and how often appeals there succeed.
  • The nearest state schools to your home, with Ofsted rating, demand and last distance offered where published.
  • Key dates for September 2027 entry and how to apply.

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

64%

Available places

402 pupils

630 places

228 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Hayes

Low pressure
New homes approved:1,043
Projected new pupils:261

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Hayes

Across Hillingdon council

Low demand council-wide0.78 applications per place

Places available

4,157

Applications

3,222

Got 1st preference

94.6%

Got preferred school

99.3%

All primary applications across Hillingdon council (2026/27), not just this school.

This school: Every first choice offered

Inspection History(3)

11 May 2023
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early YearsGood
25 April 2017
Leadership & ManagementGood
24 March 2015
Requires ImprovementReport
Quality of EducationRequires Improvement
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentRequires Improvement
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early YearsGood

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

58

SEN Support

43

EHC Plans

22.9%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

Charville Academy has a resourced provision for autism: 26 places, 16 pupils on roll.

Source: GIAS, Department for Education.

Resourced Provision

Pupils by Need Type

Autistic Spectrum Disorder37
Speech, Language & Communication36
Other15
Social, Emotional & Mental Health8
Profound & Multiple LD4
Physical Disability1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
23.6%
Asian
34.1%
Black
9.0%
Mixed
8.1%
Other
14.7%
Unclassified
1.6%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals20.6%
English as Additional Language60.3%

441

Total Pupils

240

Boys

201

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

23

Teachers

19.2:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£52,617

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£6,145

Per pupil

£2772k

Total funding

£167k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£266,194
EAL funding£82,308
Lump sum£159,662

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

6.6%

Overall absence

19.8%

Persistent absence

354

Enrolments

Authorised4.8%
Unauthorised1.8%
Persistent (10%+)19.8%
Severe (50%+)2.0%

Absence trend

4.6%
18/19
4.2%
20/21
5.8%
21/22
6.7%
22/23
5.8%
23/24
6.6%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

Questions parents ask about Charville Academy

What are SATs results like at Charville Academy?

Of the pupils at Charville Academy who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 70% reached the expected standard in reading and 70% did so in maths.

What is Charville Academy's Ofsted rating?

Charville Academy was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in May 2023.

What is the catchment area for Charville Academy?

No fixed boundary. When Charville Academy is oversubscribed, Hillingdon allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.

Is it hard to get a place at Charville Academy?

Charville Academy was not full in 2025: it ran at 64% of its 630 places.

How big are the classes at Charville Academy?

Classes at Charville Academy average 23.6 pupils (2025/26). 1 class has more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.

How many pupils go to Charville Academy?

Charville Academy has around 441 pupils on roll. 21% are eligible for free school meals.

Does Charville Academy have specialist SEN provision?

Charville Academy has a resourced provision for autism: 26 places, 16 pupils on roll.

What is attendance like at Charville Academy?

6.6% of sessions were missed at Charville Academy in 2024/25. 19.8% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to Charville Academy?

Apply through Hillingdon's coordinated admissions process, naming Charville Academy on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.

How many road collisions happen near Charville Academy?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 12 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 10 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 3 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Hillingdon is 25 (the median across 111 schools, same distance and years).

Where is Charville Academy?

Charville Academy is at Bury Avenue, Hayes, UB4 8LF.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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