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Nanaksar Primary School, Hayes

Good
Primary
Free schools
Mixed
Sikh
Ages 4–11

Nanaksar Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Hayes, part of Guru Nanak Sikh Academy Limited. It has a Sikh religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in June 2015. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in November 2024 did not change this grade. It was 24% full in 2025.

Ofsted
Good (2015)
Demand
Every first choice offered
Attendance
In line with England
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Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days

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

Data last updated 27 Oct 2026

Nanaksar Primary School in detail

Nanaksar Primary School in its own words

In its own words: "Nanaksar Primary School opened in 2013 and forms part of the Guru Nanak Multi Academy Trust. It is a four form entry primary school, located next door to Guru Nanak Sikh Academy and in the London Borough of Hillingdon. The Multi Academy Trust has an exceptional track record of establishing successful schools."

Vision and values (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Getting a place at Nanaksar Primary School

For September 2026 entry, 28 families put Nanaksar Primary School as their first choice and 107 named it as one of their preferences, for 32 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 Nanaksar Primary School

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Nanaksar Primary School are Minet Junior School (0.5 miles, Good, 85% reading, 87% maths); Minet Infant and Nursery School (0.5 miles, Good); Blair Peach Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 84% reading, 79% maths); and Beaconsfield Primary and Nursery School (0.7 miles, Good, 70% reading, 73% maths).

Minet Junior SchoolMinet Infant and Nursery SchoolBlair Peach Primary SchoolBeaconsfield Primary and Nursery School

The trust

Nanaksar Primary School is one of 2 schools run by Guru Nanak Sikh Academy Limited, an academy trust.

All 2 schools in Guru Nanak Sikh Academy Limited

What parents say

26 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Nanaksar Primary School (as of September 2025): 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 the school has high expectations for their child (89%).

Who goes there

8.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 62.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (81%) and other ethnic groups (16%).

In 2026, 18 pupils (7.1%) received SEN support and 5 (2%) 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 speech, language and communication needs.

Staffing

Nanaksar Primary School had 13 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Southall Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.

The area around the school

In August 2026, police recorded 900 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

Nanaksar Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to Nanaksar Primary School are Guru Nanak Sikh Academy (under 0.1 miles), Featherstone High School (0.8 miles) and Global Academy (1.3 miles).

Guru Nanak Sikh AcademyFeatherstone High SchoolGlobal Academy

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

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Principal Jaskamal Sidhu
Pupils:253
LA:Hillingdon
Phone:02085736165
Address:Springfield Road, Hayes, UB4 0LT
Trust:GURU NANAK SIKH ACADEMY LIMITED (2 schools)
Status:open
Opened:2 September 2013

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 2 years ago

This judgement is from June 2015, 11 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.

-

Overall

Latest (ungraded) inspection: Standards have been maintained.

Inspected 5 November 2024View full report
URN:139926
UKPRN:10042731
Constituency:Hayes and Harlington
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

From Ofsted's November 2024 inspection report.

What This School Does Well

Nanaksar Primary School excels at creating a caring, supportive environment where children feel happy and safe. The school has strong reading teaching from the start, and an ambitious curriculum designed to help all pupils, including those with additional needs, progress well. Pupils develop excellent values and respect for others through the wider curriculum and leadership opportunities like the pupil parliament.

Key Strengths

  • Strong focus on developing a love for reading from Reception, with skilled teaching of phonics and most pupils becoming confident readers by end of Key Stage 1
  • Ambitious, well-sequenced curriculum across all subjects that helps pupils develop knowledge and skills
  • Excellent pastoral care and high behavioural expectations creating a calm, purposeful atmosphere
  • Robust systems to improve attendance, which now matches the national average
  • Strong wider curriculum offer promoting equality, diversity and British values, with leadership opportunities for pupils

Areas for Improvement

  • Assessment systems for checking pupils' understanding in subjects beyond English and mathematics are not fully embedded, affecting some pupils' recall of previously taught knowledge
  • Governors lack systems and processes for checking how well pupils are learning across subjects other than English and mathematics

Safeguarding

Safeguarding arrangements are effective with staff providing high-quality pastoral care and pupils knowing they can rely on staff to help resolve any issues or worries.

Extracurricular Activities

Pupil parliament

Nanaksar Primary School is a peaceful and nurturing environment where staff focus on pupils' emotional well-being and pastoral care. The school has maintained good standards and continues to improve the quality of education it provides.

At a Glance

8.7%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

What Parents Think

26 responses
Would recommend100%
Child is happy100%
Child does well100%
High expectations89%
Feels safe100%
Well behaved100%
Bullying dealt with (of parents with a view)100%
Kept informed100%
Handles concerns (of parents who raised one)100%
Wider development96%

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

Class Sizes

23.0

Avg class size

21.2

Infant (KS1)

24.5

KS2

11

Total classes

2025/26 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

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Before and after school care

Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Nanaksar Primary School.

  • Top Horizon460m away · Not yet graded

Getting There

Bus Stops

Delamere Road (->W)
659m · 11 min walk
Brookside Road (->E)
702m · 11 min walk
Hayes Bridge (E-bound)
726m · 12 min walk
Springfield Road (UB4) (->W)
734m · 12 min walk
Hayes By-Pass (->W)
754m · 12 min walk

Free school transport

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
11
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Children hurt
2

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 11 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 11 slight.

2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt.

1 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 Nanaksar Primary School

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

24%

Available places

198 pupils

840 places

642 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)

5 November 2024

Ungraded inspection: Standards have been maintained.

19 June 2019
24 June 2015
Leadership & ManagementGood

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

18

SEN Support

5

EHC Plans

9.1%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Speech, Language & Communication19
Autistic Spectrum Disorder2
Other1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

Asian
81.4%
Mixed
2.8%
Other
15.8%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals8.7%
English as Additional Language62.8%

253

Total Pupils

142

Boys

111

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

13

Teachers

19.5:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£55,673

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£6,135

Per pupil

£1456k

Total funding

£32k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£73,162
EAL funding£62,261
Lump sum£159,662

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

4.6%

Overall absence

8.4%

Persistent absence

179

Enrolments

Authorised4.0%
Unauthorised0.6%
Persistent (10%+)8.4%
Severe (50%+)0.0%

Absence trend

2.9%
18/19
2.6%
20/21
6.8%
21/22
6.2%
22/23
5.0%
23/24
4.6%
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 Nanaksar Primary School

What is Nanaksar Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Nanaksar Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in November 2024, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in June 2015, it was rated Good.

What is the catchment area for Nanaksar Primary School?

No fixed boundary. When Nanaksar Primary 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 Nanaksar Primary School?

Nanaksar Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 24% of its 840 places.

How big are the classes at Nanaksar Primary School?

Classes at Nanaksar Primary School average 23 pupils (2025/26).

How many pupils go to Nanaksar Primary School?

Nanaksar Primary School has around 253 pupils on roll. 9% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at Nanaksar Primary School?

4.6% of sessions were missed at Nanaksar Primary School in 2024/25. 8.4% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to Nanaksar Primary School?

Apply through Hillingdon's coordinated admissions process, naming Nanaksar Primary School 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.

Does Nanaksar Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?

Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of Nanaksar Primary School: Top Horizon (460m away, 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 Nanaksar Primary School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 11 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 11 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt. 1 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 Nanaksar Primary School?

Nanaksar Primary School is at Springfield Road, Hayes, Middlesex, UB4 0LT.

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

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