Hillside Infant School
Northwood Way, Northwood, HA6 1RX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rebecca Fennell
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 252
- Pupils on roll
- 201
- URN
- 102434
- Local authority
- Hillingdon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02082496860
About this school
Hillside Infant School is a foundation primary school in Northwood. It teaches children aged 3 to 7 and has 201 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Hillside Infant 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 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 Hillside Infant 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 | 6.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 223 |
| 2023/24 | 220 |
| 2024/25 | 219 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hillside Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.8% | 12.9% | 201 | — |
| Hillside Junior School | 67% | 4.7% | 19.9% | 210 | 0.0 miles |
| Frithwood Primary School | 72% | 6.1% | 12% | 374 | 0.5 miles |
| Pinner Wood School | 86% | 4.2% | 10.6% | 681 | 0.7 miles |
| Harlyn Primary School | 60% | 4.8% | 13.7% | 364 | 0.8 miles |
| Greenfields Primary School | 67% | 6.7% | 24.1% | 212 | 1.0 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)
- 12.87%
- English as an additional language
- 63.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.84%
- Persistent absence
- 16%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hillside Junior School0.0 miles
Primary · Northwood
-
Frithwood Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Northwood
-
Pinner Wood School0.7 miles
Primary · Pinner
-
Harlyn Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Middlesex
-
Greenfields Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Watford
Other schools in Northwood
- Eastbury Farm Primary School Primary
- Frithwood Primary School Primary
- Hillside Junior School Primary
- Northwood School Secondary
- UTC Heathrow Secondary
- Merchant Taylors' School Independent schools
- Northwood College for Girls GDST Independent schools
- St Helen's School Independent schools
- St Martin's School Independent schools
- London School of Theology Other types
Common questions
- What ages does Hillside Infant School teach?
- Hillside Infant School teaches children aged 3 to 7. It is a primary school in Northwood.
- Who is the headteacher of Hillside Infant School?
- The headteacher of Hillside Infant School is Mrs Rebecca Fennell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Hillside Infant School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hillside Infant 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 Hillside Infant School?
- Hillside Infant School has 201 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 7.
- Is Hillside Infant School full?
- Hillside Infant School has capacity for 252 pupils and 201 on roll (80%), 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 Hillside Infant School a faith school?
- No. Hillside Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Hillside Infant School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Hillside Infant School as having nursery classes.
- What is Hillside Infant School's absence rate?
- Hillside Infant School's overall absence rate is 5.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Hillside Infant 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 Hillside Infant 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.