St Swithun Wells Catholic Primary School, Ruislip
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Your child will be in a welcoming, caring environment where they feel safe and happy. The school teaches reading exceptionally well, with structured phonics lessons that help children become confident readers. Teachers provide specialist support for children with additional needs, and the school offers a broad curriculum that builds knowledge progressively as children move through the school.
Key Strengths
- Excellent phonics teaching that helps pupils become confident, fluent readers quickly
- Strong relationships between pupils and staff that are nurturing and caring
- Broad, ambitious curriculum with careful sequencing of knowledge from early years onwards
- Effective support for pupils with special educational needs through specialist therapists and adapted teaching
- Good behaviour and attendance with low-level disruption
Areas for Improvement
- Essential prior knowledge that pupils need to remember long-term is sometimes not made explicitly clear
- Some important content is not revisited frequently enough, leading to gaps in pupils' knowledge
- Teaching does not always ensure that important prior learning is recalled securely before moving to new topics
Safeguarding
The arrangements for safeguarding are effective, with school leaders creating an open and positive culture that puts pupils' interests first.
Extracurricular Activities
netball, football, choir, house captain positions, sports captain positions
St Swithun Wells Catholic Primary School is a good school where pupils are happy, safe, and treated with respect. The school has an ambitious curriculum with high expectations for achievement across a broad range of subjects.
At a Glance
6.3%
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 80% to 86%. Maths has declined from 87% to 76%. Writing has declined from 90% to 79%.
Class Sizes
27.6
Avg class size
28.0
Infant (KS1)
29.3
KS2
8
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
96%
Near capacity
231 pupils
240 capacity
9 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Ruislip
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Ruislip
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)
Inspection History(105)
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
3.3919%
Overall absence
3.31492%
Persistent absence
181
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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