Harlyn Primary School
Tolcarne Drive, Pinner, Middlesex, HA5 2DR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Simon Jones
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 364
- URN
- 102383
- Local authority
- Hillingdon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02088661290
About this school
Harlyn Primary School is a community primary school in Middlesex. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 364 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Harlyn 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- 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 | 88 | 60 | 55 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 70% | 67% | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 14% | 5% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% | 83% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 84% | 78% | 78% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 86% | 87% | 84% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.60 | - | - |
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 Harlyn 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 | 70% | 60.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 60.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 60% | 63.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 472 |
| 2023/24 | 428 |
| 2024/25 | 401 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Harlyn Primary School compares
Harlyn Primary School ranked 38th of 55 primary schools in Hillingdon for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 60% | 4.8% | 13.7% | 364 | — |
| Pinner Wood School | 86% | 4.2% | 10.6% | 681 | 0.6 miles |
| West Lodge Primary School | 76% | 4.2% | 5.8% | 642 | 0.7 miles |
| Coteford Junior School | 56% | 7.7% | 34.1% | 224 | 0.7 miles |
| Hillside Infant School | — | 5.8% | 12.9% | 201 | 0.8 miles |
| Hillside Junior School | 67% | 4.7% | 19.9% | 210 | 0.8 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)
- 13.72%
- English as an additional language
- 46.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.83%
- Persistent absence
- 11.27%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Pinner Wood School0.6 miles
Primary · Pinner
-
West Lodge Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Pinner
-
Coteford Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Pinner
-
Hillside Infant School0.8 miles
Primary · Northwood
-
Hillside Junior School0.8 miles
Primary · Northwood
Other schools in Middlesex
- Hambrough Primary School Primary
- Holy Trinity CofE Primary School Primary
- Global Academy Secondary
- St Dominic's Sixth Form College 16 plus
- Hillingdon Manor School Special schools
- Mandeville School Special schools
- North London Collegiate School Independent schools
Common questions
- What ages does Harlyn Primary School teach?
- Harlyn Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Middlesex.
- Who is the headteacher of Harlyn Primary School?
- The headteacher of Harlyn Primary School is Mr Simon Jones, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Harlyn Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Harlyn 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 Harlyn Primary School?
- Harlyn Primary School has 364 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Harlyn Primary School full?
- Harlyn Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 364 on roll (87%), 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 Harlyn Primary School a faith school?
- No. Harlyn Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Harlyn Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Harlyn Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Harlyn Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 70% in 2022/23 and 60% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Harlyn Primary School compare with other schools in Hillingdon?
- Harlyn Primary School ranked 38th of 55 primary schools in Hillingdon for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Harlyn Primary School's absence rate?
- Harlyn Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Harlyn Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Harlyn 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 29 June 2026.