Newnham Junior School
Newnham Avenue, Ruislip, HA4 9RW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Neil Wilkey
- Constituency
- Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 350
- URN
- 102393
- Local authority
- Hillingdon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02037456216
About this school
Newnham Junior School is a community primary school in Ruislip. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 350 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Newnham 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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- 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 | 90 | 88 | 89 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 80% | 78% | 81% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 19% | 15% | 17% |
| Expected standard in reading | 93% | 90% | 94% |
| Expected standard in maths | 91% | 91% | 94% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 92% | 90% | 96% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110.0 | 109.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 110.0 | 110.0 | 110.0 |
| Reading progress | +4.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +5.40 | - | - |
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 Newnham 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 | 80% | 60.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 78% | 60.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 81% | 63.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 357 |
| 2023/24 | 357 |
| 2024/25 | 357 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Newnham Junior School compares
Newnham Junior School ranked 8th of 55 primary schools in Hillingdon for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 89% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 94% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 81% | 3.4% | 10.1% | 350 | — |
| Newnham Infant and Nursery School | — | 4.1% | 6% | 302 | 0.0 miles |
| Cannon Lane Primary School | 84% | 4% | 7.6% | 712 | 0.5 miles |
| Roxbourne Primary School | 83% | 4.1% | 16.6% | 465 | 0.6 miles |
| Field End Infant School | — | 6.7% | 19.1% | 265 | 0.6 miles |
| Field End Junior School | 59% | 6.1% | 26% | 254 | 0.6 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)
- 10.08%
- English as an additional language
- 22.4%
- Overall absence
- 3.43%
- Persistent absence
- 4.97%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Newnham Infant and Nursery School0.0 miles
Primary · Ruislip
-
Cannon Lane Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Pinner
-
Roxbourne Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Harrow
-
Field End Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · Ruislip
-
Field End Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Ruislip
Other schools in Ruislip
Newnham Junior School ranks 4th of the 11 ranked primary schools in Ruislip.
- Bishop Winnington-Ingram CofE Primary School Primary
- Bourne Primary School Primary
- Deanesfield Primary School Primary
- Field End Infant School Primary
- Field End Junior School Primary
- Lady Bankes Primary School Primary
- Newnham Infant and Nursery 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 Newnham Junior School teach?
- Newnham Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Ruislip.
- Who is the headteacher of Newnham Junior School?
- The headteacher of Newnham Junior School is Mr Neil Wilkey, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Newnham Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Newnham 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 Newnham Junior School?
- Newnham Junior School has 350 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Newnham Junior School full?
- Newnham Junior School has capacity for 360 pupils and 350 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Newnham Junior School a faith school?
- No. Newnham Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Newnham Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Newnham Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Newnham Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 80% in 2022/23 and 81% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Newnham Junior School compare with other schools in Hillingdon?
- Newnham Junior School ranked 8th of 55 primary schools in Hillingdon for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 89% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 94% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Newnham Junior School's absence rate?
- Newnham Junior School's overall absence rate is 3.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Newnham Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Newnham 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.