Hewens Primary School
Hewens Road, Hayes, UB4 8JP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- THE ROSEDALE HEWENS ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Kingsley Thomas
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Rosedale Hewens Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Hayes and Harlington
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 412
- URN
- 139909
- Local authority
- Hillingdon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02085731039
About this school
Hewens Primary School is a primary academy in Hayes. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 412 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. 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
- Outstanding
- 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 | 60 | 56 | 57 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 25% | 73% | 74% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 7% | 14% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 91% | 84% |
| Expected standard in maths | 88% | 89% | 93% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 87% | 91% | 79% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -5.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.80 | - | - |
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 Hewens 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 | 25% | 60.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 73% | 60.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 74% | 63.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 431 |
| 2023/24 | 432 |
| 2024/25 | 429 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hewens Primary School compares
Hewens Primary School ranked 20th of 55 primary schools in Hillingdon for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 76% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 74% | 5.4% | 25.3% | 412 | — |
| Highfield Primary School | 62% | 8.2% | 29.8% | 254 | 0.5 miles |
| Hillingdon Primary School | 72% | 5.6% | 21.8% | 695 | 0.5 miles |
| Rosedale Primary School | 82% | 5.2% | 19.7% | 402 | 0.6 miles |
| Charville Academy | 64% | 6.6% | 29% | 441 | 0.7 miles |
| Wood End Park Academy | 74% | 6.8% | 29.4% | 846 | 0.7 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)
- 25.33%
- English as an additional language
- 71.8%
- Overall absence
- 5.43%
- Persistent absence
- 14.64%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Highfield Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Uxbridge
-
Hillingdon Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Uxbridge
-
Rosedale Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Hayes
-
Charville Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Hayes
-
Wood End Park Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Hayes
Other schools in Hayes
Hewens Primary School ranks 6th of the 17 ranked primary schools in Hayes.
- 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
- Lake Farm Park Academy Primary
- Minet Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Minet Junior School Primary
- Nanaksar Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Hewens Primary School teach?
- Hewens Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Hayes.
- Who is the headteacher of Hewens Primary School?
- The headteacher of Hewens Primary School is Mr Kingsley Thomas, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Hewens Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hewens 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 big is Hewens Primary School?
- Hewens Primary School has 412 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Hewens Primary School full?
- Hewens Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 412 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Hewens Primary School a faith school?
- No. Hewens Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Hewens Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Hewens Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Hewens Primary School?
- Hewens Primary School is part of THE ROSEDALE HEWENS ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Hewens Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 25% in 2022/23 and 74% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Hewens Primary School rank locally?
- Hewens Primary School ranked 20th of 55 primary schools in Hillingdon for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 76% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Hewens Primary School's absence rate?
- Hewens Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hewens Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hewens 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 1 July 2026.