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Newnham Junior School

Primary · Ruislip · HA4 9RW

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Outstanding

Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system

This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.

Quality of education: OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes: OutstandingPersonal development: OutstandingLeadership & management: OutstandingSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 6 March 2024

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At a glance

350 pupils · 97% of 360 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Community school
Age range
7–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
9.1% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
22.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
18.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
2.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
http://www.newnham-jun.hillingdon.sch.uk/
URN
102393

In figures

Ofsted last graded it Outstanding on 6 March 2024, under the framework used before November 2025. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 3.6% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

89 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
81%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
17%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
110
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
110
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school81%
Median of its 12 closest peers70%
Hillingdon average67.2%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is ahead of the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Halsford Park Primary SchoolEast Grinstead · 34 miles awayGood71%
Telferscot Primary SchoolLondon · 14 miles awayOutstanding70%
Bishop Henderson Church of England Primary School, TauntonTaunton · 124 miles awayGood75%
Mickleover Primary SchoolDerby · 104 miles awayGood75%
Ladygrove Park Primary SchoolDidcot · 36 miles awayGood70%
Earlsdon Primary SchoolCoventry · 75 miles awayGood63%
Towers Junior SchoolHornchurch · 26 miles awayGood (2015)66%
Lawley Village AcademyTelford · 117 miles awayGood73%
Highfield Church of England Primary SchoolSouthampton · 62 miles awayStrong standard78%
Eastfield Primary SchoolLeicester · 82 miles awayRequires improvement51%
Catterick Garrison, Le Cateau Community Primary SchoolCatterick Garrison · 201 miles awayGood38%
Barrs Court Primary SchoolBristol · 91 miles awayGood67%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

Asian Indian 33% (Hillingdon 23%, England 4%) · White British 22% (Hillingdon 20%, England 60%) · Any other Mixed background 11% (Hillingdon 8%, England 3%) · Any other White background 7% (Hillingdon 9%, England 7%) · Any other ethnic group 6% (Hillingdon 9%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Asian 4% (Hillingdon 3%, England 2%) · Any other Asian background 4% (Hillingdon 6%, England 2%) · Asian Pakistani 3% (Hillingdon 6%, England 5%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 2% (Hillingdon 2%, England 2%) · Not recorded 2% (Hillingdon 2%, England 1%) · Black African 1% (Hillingdon 6%, England 5%) · Black Caribbean 1% (Hillingdon 2%, England 1%) · Asian Chinese 1% (Hillingdon 0%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Hillingdon 1%, England 1%) · other groups together 1%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
3.6%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
6.8%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

0.00 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Hillingdon: 1.33 suspensions and 0.01 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
21.9
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

88% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 5% moved to another state school · 6% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

50% of teachers took sickness absence, 3 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £57,129; 14.3% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£7,039
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 78% (76%) · premises 4% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 9% (8%) · supplies and services 9% (9%) · educational supplies 4% (4%) · bought-in professional services 4% (3%) · catering 5% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve -£4,857; in-year balance -£25,804

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
8/10less deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
9/10among the least deprived fifth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher46.6%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications11%18.1%
In managerial or professional work46.2%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways9%18.1%
Residents in very good health55.3%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier78%62.3%
Social housing2.2%17.1%
Privately rented19.9%20.5%
Detached houses4.5%22.9%
Flats29.5%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms21.7%21.1%
Households with no car or van18.3%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01002419 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£640,000432 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£510,000–£750,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (46)£714,000
Semi-detached (252)£679,000
Terraced (66)£584,000
Flat (68)£360,000

Homes around this school are among the dearest tenth of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
1an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
4an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
32an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
6an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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