Harefield Infant and Junior School
Park Lane, Harefield, UB9 6BJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Executive Head
- Mr Arjinder Sunner
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 444
- Pupils on roll
- 207
- URN
- 102381
- Local authority
- Hillingdon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01895824447
About this school
Harefield Infant and Junior School is a community primary school in Harefield. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 207 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Harefield Infant and Junior 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- 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 | 65 | 53 | 52 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 54% | 64% | 67% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 8% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 71% | 72% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 62% | 74% | 81% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 71% | 64% | 69% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.20 | - | - |
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 Harefield Infant and Junior 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 | 54% | 60.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 64% | 60.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 67% | 63.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 237 |
| 2023/24 | 217 |
| 2024/25 | 201 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Harefield Infant and Junior School compares
Harefield Infant and Junior School ranked 30th of 55 primary schools in Hillingdon for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 67% | 7.1% | 28.4% | 207 | — |
| Maple Cross Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School | 61% | 6.9% | 23.7% | 166 | 1.6 miles |
| Denham Green E-ACT Primary Academy | 73% | 4.1% | 29.7% | 226 | 1.7 miles |
| St Mary's Rickmansworth CofE Primary School | 56% | 4.4% | 12.1% | 194 | 1.8 miles |
| Holy Trinity CofE Primary School | 88% | 5.9% | 21.6% | 211 | 2.1 miles |
| St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | 79% | 3.8% | 10.3% | 275 | 2.3 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)
- 28.36%
- English as an additional language
- 15.4%
- Overall absence
- 7.07%
- Persistent absence
- 23.26%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Maple Cross Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School1.6 miles
Primary · Rickmansworth
-
Denham Green E-ACT Primary Academy1.7 miles
Primary · Denham Green
-
St Mary's Rickmansworth CofE Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Rickmansworth
-
Holy Trinity CofE Primary School2.1 miles
Primary · Middlesex
-
St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School2.3 miles
Primary · Rickmansworth
Common questions
- What ages does Harefield Infant and Junior School teach?
- Harefield Infant and Junior School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Harefield.
- Who is the executive head of Harefield Infant and Junior School?
- The executive head of Harefield Infant and Junior School is Mr Arjinder Sunner, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Harefield Infant and Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Harefield Infant and Junior 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 Harefield Infant and Junior School?
- Harefield Infant and Junior School has 207 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Harefield Infant and Junior School full?
- Harefield Infant and Junior School has capacity for 444 pupils and 207 on roll (47%), so it has space against 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 Harefield Infant and Junior School a faith school?
- No. Harefield Infant and Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Harefield Infant and Junior School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Harefield Infant and Junior School as having nursery classes.
- How have Harefield Infant and Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 54% in 2022/23 and 67% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Harefield Infant and Junior School compare with other schools in Hillingdon?
- Harefield Infant and Junior School ranked 30th of 55 primary schools in Hillingdon for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Harefield Infant and Junior School's absence rate?
- Harefield Infant and Junior School's overall absence rate is 7.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Harefield Infant and Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Harefield Infant and Junior 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.