Minet Junior School, Hayes
Minet Junior School is a primary school for pupils aged 7 to 11 in Hayes. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in September 2015. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in December 2024 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 5th-highest of the 17 schools in Hayes with published results, and 3,012th of 14,452 across England. It was 79% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2015)
- Capacity
- 79% full
- Attendance
- In line with England
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Minet Junior School in detail
Minet Junior School in its own words
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, multi-sports, drama, choir and Lego.
The school runs a breakfast club.
Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 85% of Year 6 pupils at Minet Junior School reached the expected standard in reading and 87% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 79% and 80% in Hillingdon and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 77% in reading and 89% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at Minet 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 Minet Junior School are Minet Infant and Nursery School (under 0.1 miles, Good); Nanaksar Primary School (0.5 miles, Good); Dr Triplett's CofE Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 91% reading, 83% maths); and Botwell House Catholic Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 76% reading, 72% maths).
Minet Junior School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 2 schools.
Minet Infant and Nursery SchoolNanaksar Primary SchoolDr Triplett's CofE Primary SchoolBotwell House Catholic Primary School
Who goes there
45.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 86.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are Asian (45%), other ethnic groups (18%) and Black (18%).
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Hayes & Harlington Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Avondale Drive, 310 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 632 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Hillingdon (256), as is usual near a town centre.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Minet Junior School issued 9 suspensions, 2.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Minet Junior School are Guru Nanak Sikh Academy (0.5 miles), Global Academy (0.9 miles), Parkside Studio College (1.1 miles) and Rosedale College (1.1 miles).
Guru Nanak Sikh AcademyGlobal AcademyParkside Studio CollegeRosedale College
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); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
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 GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from September 2015, 11 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school has improved significantly.
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's December 2024 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Minet Junior School excels at creating a caring environment where all children thrive academically and personally. Teachers are highly skilled at explaining new concepts clearly and checking that children truly understand, which helps pupils achieve very well from their starting points. The school offers a rich, broad curriculum combined with many enrichment activities and trips, preparing children excellently for secondary school.
Key Strengths
- Pupils flourish with highly positive experiences, strong debating and discussion opportunities, and high expectations for all
- Exemplary behaviour with pupils responding well to clear routines and receiving consistent praise and acknowledgement
- Reading at the heart of the school with swift, carefully planned support using phonics for pupils needing catch-up
- Teachers have strong subject knowledge, check learning regularly, and ask probing questions that lead to exceptional discussion
- School identifies SEND needs with precision and ensures all pupils, including disadvantaged learners, achieve as well as their peers
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective with strong safeguarding culture that puts pupils' interests first.
Extracurricular Activities
Archery, dodgeball, singing in the choir, sports clubs, playground leader roles, house captain roles, student council, junior citizenship day at local university, trips to Second World War bunkers, theatres and museums, breakfast club
Minet Junior School is a community junior school in Hayes, Middlesex with 383 pupils aged 7-11. Evidence from this ungraded inspection suggests the school's work may have improved significantly across all areas since the previous inspection in 2019.
At a Glance
45.1%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 77% to 85% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 87% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 79% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
24.9
Avg class size
24.9
KS2
14
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Latest from Minet Junior School
Year 6 Victorian Day
24 Sep 2026
Hayes Muslim Centre Visit
24 Sep 2026
Our Exciting New OPAL Play Journey Begins!
16 Sep 2026
National Smile Month competition 2026.
14 Jul 2026
Celebrating Excellence: Our School Secures the Prestigious Skills Builder Award!
13 Jul 2026
Challenge Day
13 Jul 2026
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Before and after school care
Minet Junior School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Source: Free breakfast clubs: schools on the programme, Department for Education Free breakfast clubs in Hillingdon
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Minet Junior School.
- Top Horizon680m away · Not yet graded
- School Friend Clubs @ Botwell House900m away · Not yet graded
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Minet Junior School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Minet 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
- 51
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 8
- Children hurt
- 4
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 51 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 8 serious and 43 slight.
4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 4 on foot.
10 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.
Commute and house prices
Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
79%
Available places
379 pupils
480 places
101 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Hayes
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Hayes
Across Hillingdon council
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(10)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
52
SEN Support
11
EHC Plans
18.1%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
348
Total Pupils
186
Boys
162
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
22
Teachers
15.8:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£53,115
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,642
Per pupil
£2954k
Total funding
£256k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
6.0%
Overall absence
17.7%
Persistent absence
429
Enrolments
Absence trend
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 Minet Junior School
What are SATs results like at Minet Junior School?
Of the pupils at Minet Junior School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 85% reached the expected standard in reading and 87% did so in maths.
What is Minet Junior School's Ofsted rating?
Minet Junior School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in December 2024, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in September 2015, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Minet Junior School?
No fixed boundary. When Minet 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 Minet Junior School?
Minet Junior School was not full in 2025: it ran at 79% of its 480 places.
How big are the classes at Minet Junior School?
Classes at Minet Junior School average 24.9 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Minet Junior School?
Minet Junior School has around 348 pupils on roll. 45% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Minet Junior School?
6% of sessions were missed at Minet Junior School in 2024/25. 17.7% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Minet Junior School?
Apply through Hillingdon's coordinated admissions process, naming Minet 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 Minet Junior School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Minet Junior School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Ofsted's childcare register lists 2 out-of-school clubs within a kilometre of Minet Junior School: Top Horizon (680m away, registered, not yet graded) and School Friend Clubs @ Botwell House (900m away, registered, not yet graded).
How many road collisions happen near Minet Junior School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 51 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 8 serious and 43 slight. 4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 4 on foot. 10 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 Minet Junior School?
Minet Junior School is at Avondale Drive, Hayes, Middlesex, UB3 3NR.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)