Minet Infant and Nursery School
Avondale Drive, Hayes, UB3 3NR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Wayne Wathen-Howell
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Hayes and Harlington
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 480
- Pupils on roll
- 400
- URN
- 102392
- Local authority
- Hillingdon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02085735177
About this school
Minet Infant and Nursery School is a community primary school in Hayes. It teaches children aged 2 to 7 and has 400 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Minet Infant and Nursery 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 12 October 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Trends over time
How Minet Infant and Nursery 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 445 |
| 2023/24 | 431 |
| 2024/25 | 406 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Minet Infant and Nursery School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.7% | 42.2% | 400 | — |
| Minet Junior School | 76% | 6% | 43.3% | 348 | 0.0 miles |
| Nanaksar Primary School | — | 4.6% | 11.6% | 253 | 0.5 miles |
| Dr Triplett's CofE Primary School | 72% | 4.7% | 23.1% | 439 | 0.6 miles |
| Botwell House Catholic Primary School | 40% | 5.8% | 30.4% | 683 | 0.6 miles |
| Lake Farm Park Academy | 77% | 6.5% | 23.5% | 658 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 42.19%
- English as an additional language
- 89.2%
- Overall absence
- 5.65%
- Persistent absence
- 20.54%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Minet Junior School0.0 miles
Primary · Hayes
-
Nanaksar Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Hayes
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Dr Triplett's CofE Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Hayes
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Botwell House Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Hayes
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Lake Farm Park Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Hayes
Other schools in Hayes
- Belmore Primary Academy Primary
- Botwell House Catholic Primary School Primary
- Brookside Primary School Primary
- Charville Academy Primary
- Cranford Park Academy Primary
- Dr Triplett's CofE Primary School Primary
- Grange Park School Primary
- Hayes Park School Primary
- Hewens Primary School Primary
- Lake Farm Park Academy Primary
- Minet Junior School Primary
- Nanaksar Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Minet Infant and Nursery School teach?
- Minet Infant and Nursery School teaches children aged 2 to 7. It is a primary school in Hayes.
- Who is the headteacher of Minet Infant and Nursery School?
- The headteacher of Minet Infant and Nursery School is Mr Wayne Wathen-Howell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Minet Infant and Nursery School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Minet Infant and Nursery 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 Minet Infant and Nursery School?
- Minet Infant and Nursery School has 400 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 7.
- Is Minet Infant and Nursery School full?
- Minet Infant and Nursery School has capacity for 480 pupils and 400 on roll (83%), 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 Minet Infant and Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Minet Infant and Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Minet Infant and Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Minet Infant and Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- What is Minet Infant and Nursery School's absence rate?
- Minet Infant and Nursery School's overall absence rate is 5.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Minet Infant and Nursery School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Minet Infant and Nursery School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.