Ruislip Gardens Primary School, Ruislip
Ruislip Gardens Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Ruislip. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in June 2019. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in October 2024 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 10th-highest of the 11 schools in Ruislip with published results, and 8,234th of 14,452 across England. It was 41% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Good (2019)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Below England average
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
Ruislip Gardens Primary School in detail
Results
In 2025, 79% of Year 6 pupils at Ruislip Gardens Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 71% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 79% and 80% in Hillingdon and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 71% in reading and 61% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at Ruislip Gardens Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 25 families put Ruislip Gardens Primary School as their first choice and 88 named it as one of their preferences, for 26 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 Ruislip Gardens Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Ruislip Gardens Primary School are Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School (0.5 miles, Outstanding, 88% reading, 83% maths); Glebe Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 85% reading, 88% maths); Lady Bankes Primary School (0.8 miles, Outstanding, 78% reading, 86% maths); and Warrender Primary School (1.1 miles, Good, 86% reading, 86% maths).
Each of them had higher 2025 results than Ruislip Gardens Primary School.
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary SchoolGlebe Primary SchoolLady Bankes Primary SchoolWarrender Primary School
What parents say
47 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Ruislip Gardens Primary School (as of September 2025): 72% would recommend the school, 85% say their child is happy there and 47% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (89%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (47%).
Who goes there
33.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (29%), Mixed (17%) and Asian (17%).
In 2026, 47 pupils (16.4%) received SEN support and 26 (9.1%) 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.
Ruislip Gardens Primary School has a resourced provision (16 places, 16 pupils on roll) and a SEN unit (32 places, 15 pupils on roll) for other difficulties or disabilities and autism.
Staffing
Ruislip Gardens Primary School had 20 teachers in 2026, one for every 13 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
The nearest tram or metro stop is Ruislip Gardens, about 650 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 157 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, violence and sexual offences and shoplifting. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Hillingdon (256).
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Ruislip Gardens Primary School issued 2 suspensions, 0.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Ruislip Gardens Primary School are Ruislip High School (0.6 miles), The Douay Martyrs Catholic School (1.1 miles) and Bishop Ramsey Church of England School (1.3 miles).
Ruislip High SchoolThe Douay Martyrs Catholic SchoolBishop Ramsey Church of England 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; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; 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 GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from June 2019, 7 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted's report, in its own words
What is it like to attend this school?
Pupils are happy at this welcoming and inclusive school. They value the importance of kindness and tolerance. Pupil's welcome visitors to the school warmly. Pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), benefit from staff knowing them very well as individuals. This enables pupils to achieve well.
The school's values of resilience, responsibility, respect, and reflection underpin its work. The nurturing environment that the school has fostered helps pupils to feel safe. They know whom to speak to if they have any concerns. Pupils play harmoniously together. They build strong friendships, and they are proud to attend this school. In early years, children listen carefully and behave well. They benefit from a welcoming environment with exciting resources used well to support children's learning. Staff encourage children to share and to care for others.
What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?
The curriculum has recently been redesigned. It is well sequenced and starts in the early years, where the essential knowledge and skills that children need for future learning are well thought out. In key stages 1 and 2, the curriculum content of a few subjects is still being developed. Teachers have a comprehensive knowledge of the subjects that they teach. As a result, staff create interesting learning activities that enthuse pupils about gaining new knowledge. On occasion, pupils' learning of subject-specific content is not secure. This is because some learning activities that the school provides do not help pupils to remember key information deeply.
Staff enable pupils to build their knowledge over time well. Typically, teachers check carefully what pupils know and remember. Sometimes, the checking of pupils' knowledge and skills is not precise. This means that teaching does not build on pupils' prior learning so that they are fully ready for new content. Staff adapt learning to ensure that pupils with SEND receive bespoke support.
From Ofsted's October 2024 ungraded inspection report: the opening paragraphs of each section, quoted word for word. Read the full report Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its June 2019 inspection - up from Requires Improvement.
Rated Good for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
25.8%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
Resourced provision and SEN unit: Other, Autism
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
47 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 71% to 79% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 61% to 71% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 80% to 71% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
27.4
Avg class size
31.0
Infant (KS1)
26.2
KS2
9
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Ruislip Gardens Primary School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Ruislip Gardens Primary School.
- Junior Adventures Group @ Sacred Heart HA4740m away · Not yet graded
- Fun Fest Ruislip740m away · Not yet graded
Getting There
Tube / Metro / Tram
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Ruislip Gardens Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Ruislip Gardens Primary 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
- 2
- Children hurt
- 3
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, 2 serious and 6 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot.
2 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
Your chances of a place at Ruislip Gardens Primary School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
41%
Available places
260 pupils
630 places
370 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Ruislip
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Ruislip
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.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(8)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
47
SEN Support
26
EHC Plans
25.4%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Ruislip Gardens Primary School has a resourced provision (16 places, 16 pupils on roll) and a SEN unit (32 places, 15 pupils on roll) for other difficulties or disabilities and autism.
Source: GIAS, Department for Education.
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
287
Total Pupils
150
Boys
137
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
20
Teachers
14.3:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£56,008
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,144
Per pupil
£1690k
Total funding
£82k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
7.0%
Overall absence
24.9%
Persistent absence
253
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
Ruislip Gardens Primary School
Questions parents ask about Ruislip Gardens Primary School
What are SATs results like at Ruislip Gardens Primary School?
Of the pupils at Ruislip Gardens Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 79% reached the expected standard in reading and 71% did so in maths.
What is Ruislip Gardens Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Ruislip Gardens Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in October 2024, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in June 2019, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Ruislip Gardens Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Ruislip Gardens 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 Ruislip Gardens Primary School?
Ruislip Gardens Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 41% of its 630 places.
How big are the classes at Ruislip Gardens Primary School?
Classes at Ruislip Gardens Primary School average 27.4 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 Ruislip Gardens Primary School?
Ruislip Gardens Primary School has around 287 pupils on roll. 26% are eligible for free school meals.
Does Ruislip Gardens Primary School have specialist SEN provision?
Ruislip Gardens Primary School has a resourced provision (16 places, 16 pupils on roll) and a SEN unit (32 places, 15 pupils on roll) for other difficulties or disabilities and autism.
What is attendance like at Ruislip Gardens Primary School?
7% of sessions were missed at Ruislip Gardens Primary School in 2024/25. 24.9% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Ruislip Gardens Primary School?
Apply through Hillingdon's coordinated admissions process, naming Ruislip Gardens 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 Ruislip Gardens Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists 2 out-of-school clubs within a kilometre of Ruislip Gardens Primary School: Junior Adventures Group @ Sacred Heart HA4 (740m away, registered, not yet graded) and Fun Fest Ruislip (740m 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 Ruislip Gardens Primary 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, 2 serious and 6 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot. 2 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 Ruislip Gardens Primary School?
Ruislip Gardens Primary School is at Stafford Road, Ruislip, HA4 6PD.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)