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Hillside Junior School, Northwood

Good
Primary
Foundation school
Mixed
Ages 7–11

Hillside Junior School is a primary school for pupils aged 7 to 11 in Northwood. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in November 2010. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in November 2024 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 39th-highest of the 56 schools in Hillingdon with published results, and 7,842nd of 14,452 across England. It was 61% full in 2025.

SATs results
In line with England
Ofsted
Good (2010)
Capacity
61% full
Attendance
In line with England
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Data last updated 26 Oct 2026

Hillside Junior School in detail

Hillside Junior School in its own words

In its own words: "At Hillside Junior School, through a holistic approach, we will provide an exciting and enriched curriculum. Our school community acknowledge that physical and mental well-being are essential for children to achieve and succeed to become citizens of the future. Hillside children are enthusiastic and are fully engaged with our inclusive and challenging curriculum offer."

The school runs after-school care.

Vision and values (school website)Wraparound care (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Results

In 2025, 71% of Year 6 pupils at Hillside Junior School reached the expected standard in reading and 81% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 79% and 80% in Hillingdon and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 73% in reading and 71% in maths in 2024.

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

Getting a place at Hillside Junior School

Across Hillingdon, 95% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 99% were offered one of the schools they named.

In 2026, families in Hillingdon lodged 27 appeals against primary school offers; 19 reached a hearing and none succeeded.

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Hillside Junior School are Hillside Infant School (under 0.1 miles, Good); Frithwood Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 83% reading, 90% maths); Pinner Wood School (0.7 miles, Outstanding, 92% reading, 92% maths); and Harlyn Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 75% reading, 78% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Hillside Junior School.

Hillside Infant SchoolFrithwood Primary SchoolPinner Wood SchoolHarlyn Primary School

What parents say

17 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Hillside Junior School (as of September 2025): 94% would recommend the school, 94% say their child is happy there and 67% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school supports their child's wider development (94%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (67%).

Who goes there

50% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (16%), Mixed (15%) and Asian (15%).

Getting there

The nearest tram or metro stop is Northwood Hills, about 770 metres away (roughly a 10-minute walk).

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Hillside School (->n), 40 metres away.

The area around the school

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Hillside Junior School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 122 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Hillingdon (256).

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, Hillside Junior School issued 22 suspensions, 10 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to Hillside Junior School are UTC Heathrow (0.4 miles), Northwood School (0.4 miles) and Haydon School (0.9 miles).

UTC HeathrowNorthwood SchoolHaydon School

Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics

Location

Likely (~442m)Possible (~632m)Unlikely (~822m)

Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mr Andrew Davies
Pupils:210
LA:Hillingdon
Phone:01923825991
Address:Northwood Way, Northwood, HA6 1RX
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 2 years ago

This judgement is from November 2010, 15 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.

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Overall

Requires Improvement

Quality of Education

Good

Behaviour & Attitudes

Good

Personal Development

Requires Improvement

Leadership & Management

Inspected 19 November 2024View full report
URN:102435
UKPRN:10069588
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

From Ofsted's November 2024 inspection report.

What This School Does Well

Hillside Junior School creates a happy, respectful community where children feel safe and enjoy learning. The school offers a broad, ambitious curriculum and plenty of enrichment activities. However, parents should be aware that the school needs to do better at supporting children with additional needs and those learning English as a second language.

Key Strengths

  • Pupils feel happy, safe and cared for, with good behaviour and respectful attitudes toward each other
  • Well-designed curriculum that is ambitious and broad across all subjects
  • Strong personal development programme including visits to culturally important places like the Houses of Parliament
  • Good support for parents with resources in multiple languages to help with homework

Areas for Improvement

  • Pupils with SEND and those learning English as an additional language do not receive enough tailored support
  • Assessment information is not used consistently to identify and quickly fix gaps in pupils' understanding
  • Reading support for pupils struggling with phonics is not effective enough
  • Leadership does not monitor closely enough how well the curriculum is working for all pupils, especially the most vulnerable

Safeguarding

Safeguarding arrangements are effective, with pupils knowing how to raise concerns through trusted adults and worry boxes.

Extracurricular Activities

Fencing, rock band, Spanish, school council, well-being ambassadors, team leader roles, after-school clubs

Hillside Junior School is a friendly, safe place where pupils enjoy learning and show good behaviour. However, the quality of education requires improvement because some vulnerable pupils, including those with special needs and English language learners, are not getting the support they need.

At a Glance

23.8%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

What Parents Think

17 responses
Would recommend94%
Child is happy94%
Child does well88%
High expectations82%
Feels safe94%
Well behaved88%
Bullying dealt with (of parents with a view)67%
Kept informed94%
Handles concerns (of parents who raised one)93%
Wider development94%

Source: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading-2ppMaths+10ppWriting+1pp

Reading has remained stable at around 71% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 71% to 81% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 79% (2024 to 2025).

Class Sizes

26.0

Avg class size

26.0

KS2

6

Total classes

2025/26 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools

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Keep up with Hillside Junior School

Before and after school care

Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Hillside Junior School.

  • Hillside Infants Holiday ClubAt the school · Not yet graded

Getting There

Tube / Metro / Tram

Northwood Hills
768m · 12 min walk
Northwood Hills Underground Station
791m · 13 min walk
Northwood
976m · 16 min walk

Bus Stops

Hillside School (->N)
41m · 1 min walk
Hillside Road / Northwood Way (->W)
163m · 3 min walk
Waverley Gardens/Northwood Way (->N)
237m · 4 min walk
Emmanuel Church (->S)
334m · 5 min walk
Church Road (HA6) (->E)
408m · 7 min walk

Free school transport

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You apply to the council where you live. Hillside Junior School 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
8
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Children hurt
2

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 8 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 7 slight.

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

4 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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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

61%

Available places

218 pupils

360 places

142 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Northwood

Low pressure
New homes approved:396
Projected new pupils:99

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

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.

Inspection History(7)

19 November 2024
Quality of EducationRequires Improvement
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementRequires Improvement
18 June 2019
8 December 2015

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

35

SEN Support

11

EHC Plans

21.9%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Speech, Language & Communication21
Specific Learning Difficulty13
Social, Emotional & Mental Health11
Physical Disability1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
16.2%
Asian
14.8%
Black
9.0%
Mixed
15.2%
Other
7.1%
Unclassified
2.4%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals23.8%
English as Additional Language50.0%

210

Total Pupils

111

Boys

99

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

13

Teachers

16.2:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£51,534

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£6,079

Per pupil

£1505k

Total funding

£68k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£94,400
EAL funding£30,771
Lump sum£159,662

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

4.7%

Overall absence

13.3%

Persistent absence

240

Enrolments

Authorised3.6%
Unauthorised1.1%
Persistent (10%+)13.3%
Severe (50%+)1.7%

Absence trend

3.5%
18/19
3.6%
20/21
5.5%
21/22
6.1%
22/23
5.5%
23/24
4.7%
24/25
Overall absence rate

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

Secondary Schools Nearby

Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to

Questions parents ask about Hillside Junior School

What are SATs results like at Hillside Junior School?

Of the pupils at Hillside Junior School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 71% reached the expected standard in reading and 81% did so in maths.

What is Hillside Junior School's Ofsted rating?

Hillside Junior School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in November 2024, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in November 2010, it was rated Good.

What is the catchment area for Hillside Junior School?

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

Is it hard to get a place at Hillside Junior School?

Hillside Junior School was not full in 2025: it ran at 61% of its 360 places.

How big are the classes at Hillside Junior School?

Classes at Hillside Junior School average 26 pupils (2025/26).

How many pupils go to Hillside Junior School?

Hillside Junior School has around 210 pupils on roll. 24% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at Hillside Junior School?

4.7% of sessions were missed at Hillside Junior School in 2024/25. 13.3% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to Hillside Junior School?

Apply through Hillingdon's coordinated admissions process, naming Hillside Junior School on your application. The national closing date in England is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.

Does Hillside Junior School have a breakfast club or after-school club?

Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: Hillside Infants Holiday Club (registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.

How many road collisions happen near Hillside Junior School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 8 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 7 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 4 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 Hillside Junior School?

Hillside Junior School is at Northwood Way, Northwood, HA6 1RX.

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

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