Deanesfield Primary School
Queens Walk, Ruislip, HA4 0LR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Kris O'Sullivan
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- Constituency
- Uxbridge and South Ruislip
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 568
- Pupils on roll
- 684
- URN
- 102377
- Local authority
- Hillingdon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02088452715
About this school
Deanesfield Primary School is a community primary school in Ruislip. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 684 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Deanesfield Primary 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. 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 | 91 | 89 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 77% | 86% | 87% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 14% | 19% | 27% |
| Expected standard in reading | 92% | 96% | 98% |
| Expected standard in maths | 88% | 97% | 94% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 97% | 91% | 98% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110.0 | 109.0 | 112.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 110.0 | 111.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.00 | - | - |
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 Deanesfield Primary 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 | Hillingdon average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 77% | 60.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 86% | 60.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 87% | 63.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 695 |
| 2023/24 | 692 |
| 2024/25 | 676 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Deanesfield Primary School compares
Deanesfield Primary School ranked 3rd of 55 primary schools in Hillingdon 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 69% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 87% | 4.6% | 16.1% | 684 | — |
| St Swithun Wells Catholic Primary School | 72% | 3.4% | 4.5% | 231 | 0.3 miles |
| Field End Infant School | — | 6.7% | 19.1% | 265 | 0.5 miles |
| Field End Junior School | 59% | 6.1% | 26% | 254 | 0.5 miles |
| Bourne Primary School | 83% | 5.7% | 18% | 203 | 0.6 miles |
| Roxbourne Primary School | 83% | 4.1% | 16.6% | 465 | 0.7 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 16.1%
- English as an additional language
- 31.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.63%
- Persistent absence
- 11.61%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Swithun Wells Catholic Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Ruislip
-
Field End Infant School0.5 miles
Primary · Ruislip
-
Field End Junior School0.5 miles
Primary · Ruislip
-
Bourne Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Ruislip
-
Roxbourne Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Harrow
Other schools in Ruislip
Deanesfield Primary School ranks 2nd of the 11 ranked primary schools in Ruislip.
- Bishop Winnington-Ingram CofE Primary School Primary
- Bourne Primary School Primary
- Field End Infant School Primary
- Field End Junior School Primary
- Lady Bankes Primary School Primary
- Newnham Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Newnham Junior School Primary
- Ruislip Gardens Primary School Primary
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Swithun Wells Catholic Primary School Primary
- Warrender Primary School Primary
- Whiteheath Infant & Nursery School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Deanesfield Primary School teach?
- Deanesfield Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Ruislip.
- Who is the headteacher of Deanesfield Primary School?
- The headteacher of Deanesfield Primary School is Ms Kris O'Sullivan, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Deanesfield Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Deanesfield Primary 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 Deanesfield Primary School?
- Deanesfield Primary School has 684 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Deanesfield Primary School full?
- Deanesfield Primary School has capacity for 568 pupils and 684 on roll (120%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Deanesfield Primary School a faith school?
- No. Deanesfield Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Deanesfield Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Deanesfield Primary School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Deanesfield Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Deanesfield Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Deanesfield Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 77% 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 Deanesfield Primary School compare with other schools in Hillingdon?
- Deanesfield Primary School ranked 3rd of 55 primary schools in Hillingdon 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 69% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Deanesfield Primary School's absence rate?
- Deanesfield Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Deanesfield Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Deanesfield Primary 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 1 July 2026.