Newnham Infant and Nursery School
Newnham Infant and Nursery School, Newnham Avenue, Ruislip, HA4 9RW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Sharon Letch
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 270
- Pupils on roll
- 302
- URN
- 102394
- Local authority
- Hillingdon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02037456215
About this school
Newnham Infant and Nursery School is a community primary school in Ruislip. It teaches children aged 3 to 7 and has 302 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Newnham 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 18 April 2024, 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 Newnham 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 | 5.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 304 |
| 2023/24 | 303 |
| 2024/25 | 296 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Newnham Infant and Nursery School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.1% | 6% | 302 | — |
| Newnham Junior School | 81% | 3.4% | 10.1% | 350 | 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)
- 5.98%
- English as an additional language
- 17.6%
- Overall absence
- 4.05%
- Persistent absence
- 4.84%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Newnham Junior 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
- 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 Junior 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 Infant and Nursery School teach?
- Newnham Infant and Nursery School teaches children aged 3 to 7. It is a primary school in Ruislip.
- Who is the headteacher of Newnham Infant and Nursery School?
- The headteacher of Newnham Infant and Nursery School is Miss Sharon Letch, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Newnham Infant and Nursery School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Newnham 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 Newnham Infant and Nursery School?
- Newnham Infant and Nursery School has 302 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 7.
- Is Newnham Infant and Nursery School full?
- Newnham Infant and Nursery School has capacity for 270 pupils and 302 on roll (112%), so it is at or above 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 Newnham Infant and Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Newnham Infant and Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Newnham Infant and Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Newnham Infant and Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- What is Newnham Infant and Nursery School's absence rate?
- Newnham Infant and Nursery School's overall absence rate is 4.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Newnham 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 Newnham 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.