Warrender Primary School, Ruislip
Warrender 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 November 2011. That was 14 years ago, so the rating may not reflect the school today. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 5th-highest of the 11 schools in Ruislip with published results, and 3,012th of 14,452 across England. It was 98% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2011)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Better than England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 75 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Hillingdon (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 1 Nov 2026
Warrender Primary School in detail
Warrender Primary School in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "On behalf of our children, staff, governors and myself, the warmest of welcomes to Warrender Primary School! Warrender is a two-form entry primary school with over 420 children from our local community."
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, hockey, cricket, athletics, basketball, swimming, dance, drama and choir.
The school runs after-school care.
Coming up: an open day on Tuesday 17 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.
All school open days in Hillingdon
Headteacher's welcome (school website)Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)Open days on the school's site (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 86% of Year 6 pupils at Warrender Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 86% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 79% and 80% in Hillingdon and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 70% in reading and 87% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at Warrender Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 54 families put Warrender Primary School as their first choice and 236 named it as one of their preferences, for 59 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 Warrender Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Warrender Primary School are Coteford Infant School (0.5 miles, Good); Lady Bankes Primary School (0.6 miles, Outstanding, 78% reading, 86% maths); Coteford Junior School (0.7 miles, Good, 68% reading, 71% maths); and Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School (0.8 miles, Outstanding, 88% reading, 83% maths).
Warrender Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 3 of them.
Coteford Infant SchoolLady Bankes Primary SchoolCoteford Junior SchoolSacred Heart Catholic Primary School
What parents say
149 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Warrender Primary School (as of September 2026): 89% would recommend the school, 89% say their child is happy there and 55% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (91%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (55%).
Who goes there
8.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 56 pupils (12.7%) received SEN support and 3 (0.7%) 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.
Getting there
The nearest tram or metro stop is Ruislip Manor Station, about 460 metres away (roughly a 6-minute walk).
6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is West Hatch Manor (->s), 90 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Warrender Primary School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Warrender Primary School issued 9 suspensions, 2.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Warrender Primary School are Bishop Ramsey Church of England School (0.2 miles), Ruislip High School (0.9 miles) and Haydon School (1.2 miles).
Bishop Ramsey Church of England SchoolRuislip High 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
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 · 10 months agoReport card - no single overall grade (Ofsted's framework since November 2025)
Safeguarding standards: met
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's January 2026 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Warrender Primary School excels at creating a nurturing, inclusive community where all children thrive. Teachers have excellent subject knowledge and make learning purposeful and exciting, with pupils achieving above national averages. The school's strong focus on character development, wellbeing and enrichment opportunities means pupils develop resilience, confidence and a deep sense of belonging.
Key Strengths
- Pupils achieve above national averages in reading, writing and mathematics with strong progress from all starting points including disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND
- Excellent behaviour and attendance across the school with calm, positive learning environments where learning is not interrupted
- Ambitious, well-designed curriculum with subject-specific vocabulary taught confidently across subjects
- Early years provision helps children get off to a flying start with highly effective early reading teaching
- Strong inclusion practices with targeted support, pastoral care and enrichment opportunities for all pupils including disadvantaged learners
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met. Leaders have established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility, concerns are actively identified and managed, and pupils are made safer and feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Boxing, art, choir
Warrender Primary School is a strong performing primary school where pupils achieve highly across all areas of learning. The school provides a nurturing, inclusive environment with excellent behaviour, high attendance, and ambitious curriculum teaching.
At a Glance
8.4%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
149 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2026 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 70% to 86% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 86% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 80% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
29.4
Avg class size
29.0
Infant (KS1)
29.3
KS2
15
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Latest from Warrender Primary School
Warrender Weekly 02.10.2026
2 Oct 2026
Warrender Weekly 25.09.2026
25 Sep 2026
Warrender Weekly 18.09.2026
18 Sep 2026
Warrender Weekly 11.09.2026
11 Sep 2026
Warrender Weekly 04.09.2026
4 Sep 2026
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Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Warrender Primary School.
- PSD ChildcareAt the school · Not yet graded
- Jones Tuition Warrender PrimaryAt the school · Not yet graded
- First Class Learning - Ruislip740m away · Not yet graded
- PSD CHILDCARE LIMITED900m away · Not yet graded
Nurseries
PSD Childcare is at Warrender Primary School.
The nearest nurseries and pre-schools to Warrender Primary School, with their latest published grades:
- Rosewood Montessori - Day nursery, 0.4 milesOfsted, 28 September 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
- 4 Street Nursery - Day nursery, 0.5 milesOfsted, 21 February 2020: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
- Woodlands Nursery Ruislip Limited - Day nursery, 0.5 milesOfsted report card, 9 April 2026: Strong standard in 4 areas, Expected standard in 2 areas; safeguarding standards met
- The Eye Nursery Limited - Day nursery, 0.6 milesOfsted, 18 July 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
- Jelly Tots Pre-School - Pre-school, 0.6 milesOfsted, 3 July 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Getting There
Tube / Metro / Tram
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Warrender Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Warrender 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
- 58
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 5
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 58 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 5 serious and 52 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
6 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 are DfT estimates (severity adjustment). Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Warrender Primary School
Will you get a place at Warrender Primary School?
For 2026 entry it had 54 first choices for 59 places. The report sets your home postcode against these figures.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
98%
Near capacity
410 pupils
420 places
10 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
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
Future places in the local planning area
DfE estimates the Primary Planning Area 3 planning area (Hillingdon) will have 538 spare primary places in 2027/28.
Source: Department for Education, School capacity: Academic year 2024/25 (published 19 March 2026), estimates of future school place demand by planning area. Council pupil forecasts against reported places, counting places councils and DfE plan to add or remove; rounded to whole places. Explore Education Statistics
Inspection History(7)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
56
SEN Support
3
EHC Plans
13.4%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
441
Total Pupils
225
Boys
216
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
21
Teachers
21.0:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£53,301
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,303
Per pupil
£2350k
Total funding
£47k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
3.8%
Overall absence
6.6%
Persistent absence
364
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
Warrender Primary School
Questions parents ask about Warrender Primary School
What are SATs results like at Warrender Primary School?
Of the pupils at Warrender Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 86% reached the expected standard in reading and 86% did so in maths.
What is Warrender Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Warrender Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in January 2026, was a report card with no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in November 2011, it was rated Good.
Is it hard to get a place at Warrender Primary School?
Warrender Primary School was close to full in 2025, at 98% of its 420 places.
How big are the classes at Warrender Primary School?
Classes at Warrender Primary School average 29.4 pupils (2025/26). 1 class has more than 30 pupils.
How many pupils go to Warrender Primary School?
Warrender Primary School has around 441 pupils on roll. 8% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Warrender Primary School?
3.8% of sessions were missed at Warrender Primary School in 2024/25. 6.6% of pupils were persistently absent.
Does Warrender Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists 2 out-of-school clubs at the school: PSD Childcare (registered, not yet graded) and Jones Tuition Warrender Primary (registered, not yet graded). There are 2 more within a kilometre.
How many road collisions happen near Warrender Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 58 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 5 serious and 52 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 6 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 Warrender Primary School?
Warrender Primary School is at Old Hatch Manor, Ruislip, Middlesex, HA4 8QG.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)