Heathrow Primary School, West Drayton
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
The school has a strong caring environment where pupils feel safe and enjoy learning, particularly in reading. Early Years teaching is effective, helping young children make good progress. The school supports pupils from diverse backgrounds well, with those learning English as an additional language making good progress.
Key Strengths
- Good teaching in Early Years helps children make strong progress from their starting points
- Behaviour and safety are good with positive attitudes to learning
- Pupils enjoy reading and reading progress is improving
- Pupils are well cared for with strong spiritual, moral, social and cultural development
- High staff morale and strong support for school leadership
Areas for Improvement
- Test results at the end of Year 6 have fallen significantly - fewer pupils achieving the highest levels
- Mathematics progress is not rapid enough across year groups, with too much repetitive work
- More-able pupils are not sufficiently challenged to reach their potential
- Teachers do not always explain clearly what pupils need to achieve by the end of lessons
- Pupils rarely get opportunities to respond to teacher feedback to improve their work
- Attendance has been below the national average for three years
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective and pupils are well cared for by the school.
Extracurricular Activities
Breakfast club
Heathrow Primary School has declined from Outstanding to Requires Improvement. Test results have fallen significantly over the last two years, with too few pupils achieving higher levels in mathematics and English.
At a Glance
19.7%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 84% to 89%. Maths has improved from 91% to 96%. Writing has remained stable at around 79%.
Class Sizes
25.1
Avg class size
27.7
Infant (KS1)
26.3
KS2
15
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
Area Demand Pressure - West Drayton
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Admissions Demand - Hillingdon
Places available
4,230
Applications
3,462
Got 1st preference
91.6%
Got preferred school
98.7%
Primary admissions across Hillingdon (2025/26)
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
7.13835%
Overall absence
25.35613%
Persistent absence
351
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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