Whiteheath Infant & Nursery School
Ladygate Lane, Ruislip, HA4 7RF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jacqueline Hall
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 270
- Pupils on roll
- 235
- URN
- 102413
- Local authority
- Hillingdon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01895630262
About this school
Whiteheath Infant & Nursery School is a community primary school in Ruislip. It teaches children aged 2 to 7 and has 235 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Whiteheath Infant & 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Trends over time
How Whiteheath Infant & 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 | 5.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 286 |
| 2023/24 | 262 |
| 2024/25 | 250 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Whiteheath Infant & Nursery School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6.3% | 8.7% | 235 | — |
| Whiteheath Junior School | 95% | 3.9% | 9.9% | 274 | 0.1 miles |
| Bishop Winnington-Ingram CofE Primary School | 41% | 6.5% | 16.5% | 236 | 0.4 miles |
| The Breakspear School | 77% | 3.8% | 6.4% | 680 | 0.9 miles |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School | 80% | 4.1% | 5% | 642 | 1.2 miles |
| Warrender Primary School | 76% | 3.8% | 8.4% | 441 | 1.2 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
-
Graded inspection report17 March 2026
- 15 September 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 8.67%
- English as an additional language
- 20.8%
- Overall absence
- 6.3%
- Persistent absence
- 17.36%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Whiteheath Junior School0.1 miles
Primary · Ruislip
-
Bishop Winnington-Ingram CofE Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Ruislip
-
The Breakspear School0.9 miles
Primary · Ickenham
-
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Ruislip
-
Warrender Primary School1.2 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 Infant and Nursery 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
Common questions
- What ages does Whiteheath Infant & Nursery School teach?
- Whiteheath Infant & Nursery School teaches children aged 2 to 7. It is a primary school in Ruislip.
- Who is the headteacher of Whiteheath Infant & Nursery School?
- The headteacher of Whiteheath Infant & Nursery School is Mrs Jacqueline Hall, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Whiteheath Infant & Nursery School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Whiteheath Infant & 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 Whiteheath Infant & Nursery School?
- Whiteheath Infant & Nursery School has 235 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 7.
- Is Whiteheath Infant & Nursery School full?
- Whiteheath Infant & Nursery School has capacity for 270 pupils and 235 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 Whiteheath Infant & Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Whiteheath Infant & Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Whiteheath Infant & Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Whiteheath Infant & Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- What is Whiteheath Infant & Nursery School's absence rate?
- Whiteheath Infant & Nursery School's overall absence rate is 6.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Whiteheath Infant & 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 Whiteheath Infant & 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.