Grimsdyke School
Grimsdyke School, Sylvia Avenue, Hatch End, Pinner, HA5 4QE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Bindiya Bhudia
- Constituency
- Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 625
- URN
- 102187
- Local authority
- Harrow
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02084281324
About this school
Grimsdyke School is a community primary school in Pinner. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 625 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Grimsdyke School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 88 | 90 | 90 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 85% | 81% | 87% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 16% | 17% | 12% |
| Expected standard in reading | 86% | 87% | 91% |
| Expected standard in maths | 93% | 87% | 92% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 90% | 87% | 90% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 108.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 110.0 | 109.0 | 111.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +5.40 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Grimsdyke School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Harrow average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 85% | 65.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 81% | 67.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 87% | 69.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 624 |
| 2023/24 | 627 |
| 2024/25 | 628 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Grimsdyke School compares
Grimsdyke School ranked 3rd of 39 primary schools in Harrow for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 95% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 87% | 3.9% | 7.2% | 625 | — |
| Woodhall Primary School | 39% | 5.6% | 41.6% | 76 | 0.7 miles |
| Greenfields Primary School | 67% | 6.7% | 24.1% | 212 | 0.9 miles |
| Pinner Wood School | 86% | 4.2% | 10.6% | 681 | 1.0 miles |
| St Teresa's Catholic Primary School and Nursery | 67% | 5% | 21.5% | 428 | 1.0 miles |
| Oxhey Wood Primary School | 75% | 6.1% | 31.7% | 387 | 1.1 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 7.17%
- English as an additional language
- 38.4%
- Overall absence
- 3.92%
- Persistent absence
- 6.29%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Woodhall Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Watford
-
Greenfields Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Watford
-
Pinner Wood School1.0 miles
Primary · Pinner
-
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School and Nursery1.0 miles
Primary · Harrow
-
Oxhey Wood Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Watford
Other schools in Pinner
Grimsdyke School ranks 1st of the 7 ranked primary schools in Pinner.
- Cannon Lane Primary School Primary
- Coteford Infant School Primary
- Coteford Junior School Primary
- Pinner Park Primary School Primary
- Pinner Wood School Primary
- St John Fisher Catholic Primary School Primary
- West Lodge Primary School Primary
- Haydon School Secondary
- Nower Hill High School Secondary
- Pinner High School Secondary
- Buckingham Preparatory School Independent schools
- Reddiford School Independent schools
Common questions
- What ages does Grimsdyke School teach?
- Grimsdyke School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Pinner.
- Who is the headteacher of Grimsdyke School?
- The headteacher of Grimsdyke School is Mrs Bindiya Bhudia, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Grimsdyke School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Grimsdyke School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Grimsdyke School?
- Grimsdyke School has 625 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Grimsdyke School full?
- Grimsdyke School has capacity for 630 pupils and 625 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Grimsdyke School a faith school?
- No. Grimsdyke School has no designated religious character.
- Does Grimsdyke School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Grimsdyke School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Grimsdyke School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 85% in 2022/23 and 87% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Grimsdyke School compare with other schools in Harrow?
- Grimsdyke School ranked 3rd of 39 primary schools in Harrow for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 95% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Grimsdyke School's absence rate?
- Grimsdyke School's overall absence rate is 3.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Grimsdyke School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Grimsdyke School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.