Hedgewood School
Weymouth Road, Hayes, UB4 8NF
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Bryony Smith / Mrs Pearl Greenwald
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Hayes and Harlington
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Pupils on roll
- 185
- URN
- 102465
- Local authority
- Hillingdon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02088456756
About this school
Hedgewood School is a community special school in Hayes. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 185 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
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
- Exceptional
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Exceptional
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Exceptional
- Leadership and governance
- Exceptional
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 36 | 29 | 35 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
| Reading progress | -6.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -4.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -5.20 | - | - |
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 Hedgewood 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 | 0% | 60.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 60.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 63.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 189 |
| 2023/24 | 188 |
| 2024/25 | 189 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 38.62%
- English as an additional language
- 42.9%
- Overall absence
- 8.44%
- Persistent absence
- 30.6%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hillingdon Manor School1.3 miles
Special schools · Middlesex
-
St Helen's College1.3 miles
Independent schools · Uxbridge
-
ACS Hillingdon International School1.6 miles
Independent schools · Uxbridge
-
The Willows School1.7 miles
Academies · Hayes
-
Moorcroft School1.8 miles
Academies · Uxbridge
Other schools in Hayes
- The Willows School Academies
- McMillan Nursery School Nursery
- Belmore Primary Academy Primary
- Botwell House Catholic Primary School Primary
- Brookside Primary School Primary
- Charville Academy Primary
- Cranford Park Academy Primary
- Dr Triplett's CofE Primary School Primary
- Grange Park School Primary
- Hayes Park School Primary
- Hewens Primary School Primary
- Lake Farm Park Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Hedgewood School teach?
- Hedgewood School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a special school in Hayes.
- Who is the headteacher of Hedgewood School?
- The headteacher of Hedgewood School is Mrs Bryony Smith / Mrs Pearl Greenwald, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Hedgewood School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hedgewood 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 big is Hedgewood School?
- Hedgewood School has 185 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Hedgewood School a faith school?
- No. Hedgewood School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Hedgewood School have?
- The schools register lists Hedgewood School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Hedgewood School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Hedgewood School's absence rate?
- Hedgewood School's overall absence rate is 8.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hedgewood School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hedgewood 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 15 July 2026.