John Locke Academy
Bader Way, Uxbridge, UB10 0FW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- THE ELLIOT FOUNDATION ACADEMIES TRUST
- Principal
- Mr Darrell Butler
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Elliot Foundation Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Uxbridge and South Ruislip
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 674
- URN
- 140387
- Local authority
- Hillingdon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01895590110
About this school
John Locke Academy is a primary academy in Uxbridge. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 674 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected John Locke Academy, 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 24 April 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Outstanding, but had some concerns; a full inspection will follow. 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.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 68 | 72 | 88 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 65% | 61% | 77% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 1% | 6% | 14% |
| Expected standard in reading | 81% | 81% | 91% |
| Expected standard in maths | 78% | 67% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 82% | 75% | 88% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 108.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 104.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.10 | - | - |
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 John Locke Academy 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 | 65% | 60.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 61% | 60.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 77% | 63.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 621 |
| 2023/24 | 646 |
| 2024/25 | 674 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How John Locke Academy compares
John Locke Academy ranked 14th of 55 primary schools in Hillingdon for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 77% | 4.6% | 8.9% | 674 | — |
| St Andrew's C of E Primary School | 59% | 5.9% | 35.1% | 197 | 0.2 miles |
| Whitehall Junior School | 65% | 6.4% | 30.9% | 408 | 0.5 miles |
| Hermitage Primary School | 83% | 4.3% | 23.9% | 426 | 0.6 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School | 83% | 4.8% | 14.4% | 235 | 0.7 miles |
| St Bernadette Catholic Primary School | — | — | — | 414 | 0.9 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)
- 8.91%
- English as an additional language
- 72.7%
- Overall absence
- 4.63%
- Persistent absence
- 9.32%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Andrew's C of E Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Uxbridge
-
Whitehall Junior School0.5 miles
Primary · Uxbridge
-
Hermitage Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Uxbridge
-
St Mary's Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Uxbridge
-
St Bernadette Catholic Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Uxbridge
Other schools in Uxbridge
John Locke Academy ranks 4th of the 12 ranked primary schools in Uxbridge.
- Colham Manor Primary School Primary
- Cowley St Laurence CofE Primary School Primary
- Denham Village School Primary
- Glebe Primary School Primary
- Hermitage Primary School Primary
- Highfield Primary School Primary
- Hillingdon Primary School Primary
- Oak Farm Primary School Primary
- Ryefield Primary School Primary
- St Andrew's C of E Primary School Primary
- St Bernadette Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does John Locke Academy teach?
- John Locke Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Uxbridge.
- Who is the principal of John Locke Academy?
- The principal of John Locke Academy is Mr Darrell Butler, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has John Locke Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected John Locke Academy, 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 John Locke Academy?
- John Locke Academy has 674 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is John Locke Academy full?
- John Locke Academy has capacity for 630 pupils and 674 on roll (107%), so it is at or above 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 John Locke Academy a faith school?
- No. John Locke Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does John Locke Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records John Locke Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is John Locke Academy part of an academy trust?
- John Locke Academy is part of THE ELLIOT FOUNDATION ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have John Locke Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 65% in 2022/23 and 77% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does John Locke Academy compare with other schools in Hillingdon?
- John Locke Academy ranked 14th of 55 primary schools in Hillingdon for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is John Locke Academy's absence rate?
- John Locke Academy's overall absence rate is 4.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are John Locke Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, John Locke Academy'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.