Primary school

Hillside Infant School

  • Foundation School
  • ages 3–7
  • Mixed
  • Hillingdon
  • HA6 1RX

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Results · 2024/25

England rank: Not ranked for 2024/25: no published figure for this school

Against London

Expected standard, RWMNot enough data · London 72No results published for 2024/25
Higher standard, RWMNot enough data · London 12No results published for 2024/25
Reading scoreNot enough data · London 107No results published for 2024/25
Maths scoreNot enough data · London 107No results published for 2024/25

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
44 of 44 who put it first2014 · 84.3%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st4444
2nd110
3rd140
Last distance offered
  • 2026/27All offered
  • 2025/26All offered
  • 2024/25All offered
  • 2023/24All offered
  • 2022/23All offered
  • 2021/22All offered
  • 2020/21All offered

Inspections · 2008–2023

  1. 2008Good
  2. 2011Good
  3. 2016Requires improvement
  4. 2016Ungraded visit
  5. 2018Good
  6. 2023Remains Good

5 strong areas

  • Outcomes for pupils
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management
  • Personal development, behaviour and welfare
  • Quality of teaching, learning and assessment

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · 5 points to improve

Read what Ofsted said (5)

From Ofsted report, inspected Oct 2023

Strengths

  • “There is a real sense of community at this school.”
  • “Pupils thrive here.”
  • “This is because staff get to know pupils and their families, so they understand what they need in order to achieve well.”

To improve

  • “On some occasions, the activities provided to pupils do not match the ambition of the planned curriculum.”
  • “When this happens, the opportunities for pupils to practise and apply what they have learned are more limited.”

Ofsted inspection report extracts, Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026201
Free school meals (past 6 years)12.9%
First language not English63.9%
SEN support9.6%
EHC plan2.7%
Absence (sessions missed)5.8%
Persistently absent pupils16.0%

Girls 46.6%Boys 53.4%

79.8% full · 252 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 2 Sep 2024 · 35 responses (15.9% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school100% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school100% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved94.3% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 65.7% not applicable25% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year97.1% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 40% not applicable95.2% agree
  • My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed0% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child85.7% agree
  • My child does well at this school94.3% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing97.1% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school94.3% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school91.4% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development94.3% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent94.3% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher21.6
Pupils per adult9.4
  • Classroom teachers 6.6
  • Leadership 2.2
  • Teaching assistants 10.6
  • Other support 6.1

Teachers 8.8 FTE · Whole workforce 25.5 · 41 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£8,697
Spend per pupil£8,747
Staff spend per pupil£7,009
Reserve per pupil£147
  • +£28,067revenue reserve
  • −£9,667in-year balance

Grants £8,105 · self-generated £591 · premises £483 per pupil