Ruislip Gardens Primary School
Stafford Road, Ruislip, HA4 6PD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Nicky Bulpett
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Uxbridge and South Ruislip
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 490
- Pupils on roll
- 287
- URN
- 102416
- Local authority
- Hillingdon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01895632895
About this school
Ruislip Gardens Primary School is a community primary school in Ruislip. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 287 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Ruislip Gardens Primary 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 did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. 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 | 33 | 41 | 34 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 64% | 49% | 53% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 12% | 12% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 88% | 71% | 79% |
| Expected standard in maths | 79% | 61% | 71% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 85% | 59% | 71% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 102.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.40 | - | - |
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 Ruislip Gardens 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 | 64% | 60.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 49% | 60.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 53% | 63.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 288 |
| 2023/24 | 271 |
| 2024/25 | 283 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ruislip Gardens Primary School compares
Ruislip Gardens Primary School ranked 51st of 55 primary schools in Hillingdon for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 26% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 53% | 7% | 26% | 287 | — |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School | 80% | 4.1% | 5% | 642 | 0.5 miles |
| Glebe Primary School | 79% | 4.7% | 9.2% | 619 | 0.7 miles |
| Lady Bankes Primary School | 75% | 5.8% | 19.6% | 653 | 0.8 miles |
| Warrender Primary School | 76% | 3.8% | 8.4% | 441 | 1.1 miles |
| St Swithun Wells Catholic Primary School | 72% | 3.4% | 4.5% | 231 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 26.02%
- English as an additional language
- 38.2%
- Overall absence
- 6.98%
- Persistent absence
- 24.9%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Ruislip
-
Glebe Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Uxbridge
-
Lady Bankes Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Ruislip
-
Warrender Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Ruislip
-
St Swithun Wells Catholic Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Ruislip
Other schools in Ruislip
Ruislip Gardens Primary School ranks 10th 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
- Newnham Junior 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 Ruislip Gardens Primary School teach?
- Ruislip Gardens Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Ruislip.
- Who is the headteacher of Ruislip Gardens Primary School?
- The headteacher of Ruislip Gardens Primary School is Miss Nicky Bulpett, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Ruislip Gardens Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ruislip Gardens 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 many pupils are at Ruislip Gardens Primary School?
- Ruislip Gardens Primary School has 287 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Ruislip Gardens Primary School full?
- Ruislip Gardens Primary School has capacity for 490 pupils and 287 on roll (59%), 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 Ruislip Gardens Primary School a faith school?
- No. Ruislip Gardens Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Ruislip Gardens Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Ruislip Gardens Primary School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Ruislip Gardens Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Ruislip Gardens Primary School's special educational needs provision as: OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Ruislip Gardens Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 64% in 2022/23 and 53% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ruislip Gardens Primary School compare with other schools in Hillingdon?
- Ruislip Gardens Primary School ranked 51st of 55 primary schools in Hillingdon for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 26% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ruislip Gardens Primary School's absence rate?
- Ruislip Gardens Primary School's overall absence rate is 7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ruislip Gardens Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ruislip Gardens 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.