Heathrow Primary School
Harmondsworth Lane, West Drayton, UB7 0JQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Simon Giles
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Hayes and Harlington
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Pupils on roll
- 396
- URN
- 102385
- Local authority
- Hillingdon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02087591628
About this school
Heathrow Primary School is a community primary school in West Drayton. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 396 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
- 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 | 55 | 57 | 57 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 69% | 79% | 79% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 28% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 85% | 84% | 89% |
| Expected standard in maths | 87% | 91% | 96% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 95% | 88% | 89% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 109.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 111.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.50 | - | - |
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 Heathrow 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 | 69% | 60.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 79% | 60.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 79% | 63.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 428 |
| 2023/24 | 424 |
| 2024/25 | 412 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Heathrow Primary School compares
Heathrow Primary School ranked 12th of 55 primary schools in Hillingdon for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 86% 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 | 79% | 7.1% | 22.6% | 396 | — |
| Cherry Lane Primary School | 46% | 8.8% | 37% | 562 | 0.5 miles |
| St Martin's Church of England Primary School | 55% | 8.1% | 32.3% | 206 | 0.8 miles |
| Laurel Lane Primary School | 40% | 7.5% | 45.3% | 267 | 0.9 miles |
| Harmondsworth Primary School | 64% | 5.2% | 25.7% | 213 | 0.9 miles |
| William Byrd Primary Academy | 69% | 5.5% | 29% | 596 | 1.0 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)
- 22.55%
- English as an additional language
- 52.7%
- Overall absence
- 7.14%
- Persistent absence
- 25.36%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Cherry Lane Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · West Drayton
-
St Martin's Church of England Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · West Drayton
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Laurel Lane Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · West Drayton
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Harmondsworth Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · West Drayton
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William Byrd Primary Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Hayes
Other schools in West Drayton
Heathrow Primary School ranks 1st of the 9 ranked primary schools in West Drayton.
- Cherry Lane Primary School Primary
- Harmondsworth Primary School Primary
- Laurel Lane Primary School Primary
- Rabbsfarm Primary School Primary
- St Catherine Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Martin's Church of England Primary School Primary
- St Matthew's CofE Primary School Primary
- West Drayton Academy Primary
- Landon School Harmondsworth Special schools
- The PRIDE Academy Free Schools
- The Skills Hub Free Schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Heathrow Primary School teach?
- Heathrow Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in West Drayton.
- Who is the headteacher of Heathrow Primary School?
- The headteacher of Heathrow Primary School is Mr Simon Giles, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Heathrow Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Heathrow 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 big is Heathrow Primary School?
- Heathrow Primary School has 396 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Heathrow Primary School a faith school?
- No. Heathrow Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Heathrow Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Heathrow Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Heathrow Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 69% in 2022/23 and 79% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Heathrow Primary School rank locally?
- Heathrow Primary School ranked 12th of 55 primary schools in Hillingdon for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 86% 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 Heathrow Primary School's absence rate?
- Heathrow Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Heathrow Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Heathrow 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.