Best primary schools in Hillingdon
54 of 66 primary schools ranked by Met expected standard (RWM) · all Hillingdon schools · secondary schools
Ranked on Met expected standard (RWM), 2024/25 — the most recent year each school has published. Official data, not our opinion — but the ranking is only as good as the measure, and a single number never describes a school.
- 54 of 66 rated Good or Outstanding
- 4 oversubscribed on first preference
- 10 Good or better and undersubscribed — the overlooked ones
- Median Met expected standard (RWM): 67.5% (best 95.0%)
| # | School | Met expected standard (RWM) | Ofsted | Places | Catchment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whiteheath Junior School Ruislip | 95.0% | Good | — | approximate |
| 2 | Holy Trinity CofE Primary School Middlesex | 88.0% | Good | about even 0.93 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 3 | Deanesfield Primary School Ruislip | 87.0% | Not judged | about even 1.1 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 4 | Bourne Primary School Ruislip | 83.0% | Good | about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 5 | Hermitage Primary School Uxbridge hidden gem | 83.0% | Good | about even 0.88 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 6 | St Mary's Catholic Primary School Uxbridge | 83.0% | Good | oversubscribed 1.5 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 7 | Rosedale Primary School Hayes hidden gem | 82.0% | Good | about even 0.88 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 8 | Newnham Junior School Ruislip | 81.0% | Outstanding improving | — | approximate |
| 9 | Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Ruislip | 80.0% | Outstanding improving | about even 0.96 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 10 | Glebe Primary School Uxbridge hidden gem | 79.0% | Good | about even 0.9 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 11 | Heathrow Primary School West Drayton | 79.0% | Good declining | about even 0.97 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 12 | John Locke Academy Uxbridge | 77.0% | Outstanding | about even 1.11 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 13 | Lake Farm Park Academy Hayes | 77.0% | Good | about even 0.97 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 14 | The Breakspear School Ickenham | 77.0% | Outstanding | oversubscribed 1.19 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 15 | Minet Junior School Hayes | 76.0% | Good | — | approximate |
| 16 | Warrender Primary School Ruislip | 76.0% | Good | about even 0.92 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 17 | Lady Bankes Primary School Ruislip hidden gem | 75.0% | Outstanding improving | about even 0.9 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 18 | Hewens Primary School Hayes | 74.0% | Not judged | about even 0.9 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 19 | Wood End Park Academy Hayes | 74.0% | Good | about even 0.94 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 20 | Cranford Park Academy Hayes | 73.0% | Good | about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 21 | West Drayton Academy West Drayton | 73.0% | Good | about even 0.95 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 22 | Dr Triplett's CofE Primary School Hayes | 72.0% | Good | about even 0.95 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 23 | Frithwood Primary School Northwood hidden gem | 72.0% | Good | undersubscribed 0.81 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 24 | Hillingdon Primary School Uxbridge | 72.0% | Outstanding | oversubscribed 1.28 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 25 | St Swithun Wells Catholic Primary School Ruislip | 72.0% | Good | about even 0.97 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 26 | William Byrd Primary Academy Hayes | 69.0% | Good improving | about even 0.99 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 27 | Hayes Park School Hayes | 68.0% | Good declining | about even 0.93 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 28 | Harefield Infant and Junior School Harefield | 67.0% | Good declining | — | approximate |
| 29 | Hillside Junior School Northwood | 67.0% | Not judged | — | approximate |
| 30 | Whitehall Junior School Uxbridge | 65.0% | Good declining | — | approximate |
| 31 | Yeading Junior School Hayes | 65.0% | Good | — | approximate |
| 32 | Charville Academy Hayes | 64.0% | Good improving | about even 0.94 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 33 | Harmondsworth Primary School West Drayton | 64.0% | Good | about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 34 | Highfield Primary School Uxbridge | 62.0% | Good improving | about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 35 | Colham Manor Primary School Uxbridge | 61.0% | Good | about even 0.92 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 36 | Brookside Primary School Hayes hidden gem | 60.0% | Good improving | about even 0.88 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 37 | Harlyn Primary School Middlesex | 60.0% | Not judged | undersubscribed 0.83 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 38 | Field End Junior School Ruislip | 59.0% | Good | — | approximate |
| 39 | St Andrew's C of E Primary School Uxbridge | 59.0% | Not judged declining | undersubscribed 0.84 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 40 | St Catherine Catholic Primary School West Drayton | 59.0% | Good | oversubscribed 1.2 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 41 | Cowley St Laurence CofE Primary School Uxbridge hidden gem | 58.0% | Good | about even 0.87 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 42 | Rabbsfarm Primary School West Drayton | 58.0% | Not judged improving | about even 0.98 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 43 | Ryefield Primary School Uxbridge | 58.0% | Good | about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 44 | Coteford Junior School Pinner | 56.0% | Good | — | approximate |
| 45 | Pinkwell Primary School Hayes | 55.0% | Good improving | about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 46 | St Martin's Church of England Primary School West Drayton | 55.0% | Good | about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 47 | Grange Park School Hayes | 54.0% | Good improving | about even 0.98 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 48 | Belmore Primary Academy Hayes | 53.0% | Good | about even 0.98 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 49 | Ruislip Gardens Primary School Ruislip | 53.0% | Not judged | about even 0.96 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 50 | St Matthew's CofE Primary School West Drayton hidden gem | 53.0% | Good improving | about even 0.91 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 51 | Cherry Lane Primary School West Drayton | 46.0% | Requires improvement declining | about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 52 | Bishop Winnington-Ingram CofE Primary School Ruislip | 41.0% | Good | about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 53 | Botwell House Catholic Primary School Hayes | 40.0% | Good | about even 1.03 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 54 | Laurel Lane Primary School West Drayton | 40.0% | Not judged | about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
Also in Hillingdon
12 further primary schools with no published Met expected standard (RWM) for the latest year — usually too small a cohort to report, newly opened, or a special school. Listed because leaving them out would make this a misleading picture of Hillingdon, not a fairer one.
- Coteford Infant School Ofsted: Good
- Field End Infant School Ofsted: Good
- Hillside Infant School Ofsted: Good
- Minet Infant and Nursery School Ofsted: Good
- Nanaksar Primary School Ofsted: Good hidden gem
- Newnham Infant and Nursery School Ofsted: Good
- Oak Farm Primary School Ofsted: Requires improvement
- St Bernadette Catholic Primary School
- St Helen's College
- Whitehall Infant School Ofsted: Good hidden gem
- Whiteheath Infant & Nursery School Ofsted: Good
- Yeading Infant and Nursery School Ofsted: Outstanding
Applying in Hillingdon
Knowing which school is best is only half of it — these are the deadlines that decide whether you can apply at all.
- Secondary application deadline 2026-10-31 · 2027 entry Secondary Common Application Form (CAF) deadline for September 2027 entry (Year 7). National statutory deadline 31 October 2026; apply via your home local authority. Selective/grammar registration, if any, is a separate earlier deadline.
- Primary (Reception) application deadline 2027-01-15 · 2027 entry Primary (Reception) application deadline for September 2027 entry. National statutory deadline 15 January 2027; apply via your home local authority.
- Secondary National Offer Day 2027-03-01 · 2027 entry Secondary National Offer Day for September 2027 entry — state school Year 7 place offers (1 March).
- Primary National Offer Day 2027-04-16 · 2027 entry Primary National Offer Day for September 2027 entry — Reception place offers (16 April).
- Secondary application deadline 2027-10-31 · 2028 entry Secondary Common Application Form (CAF) deadline for September 2028 entry (Year 7). National statutory deadline 31 October 2027; apply via your home local authority. Selective/grammar registration, if any, is a separate earlier deadline.
- Primary (Reception) application deadline 2028-01-15 · 2028 entry Primary (Reception) application deadline for September 2028 entry. National statutory deadline 15 January 2028; apply via your home local authority.
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