William Byrd Primary Academy
Victoria Lane, Harlington, Hayes, UB3 5EW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- MIDDLESEX LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
- Headteacher
- Miss Nicola Edwards
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Middlesex Learning Partnership
- Constituency
- Hayes and Harlington
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 708
- Pupils on roll
- 596
- URN
- 144473
- Local authority
- Hillingdon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01895462394
About this school
William Byrd Primary Academy is a primary academy in Hayes. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 596 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. 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 | 72 | 69 | 74 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 58% | 62% | 69% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 7% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 71% | 74% | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 72% | 74% | 82% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 64% | 72% | 70% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.80 | - | - |
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 William Byrd Primary 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 | 58% | 60.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 62% | 60.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 69% | 63.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 575 |
| 2023/24 | 567 |
| 2024/25 | 592 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How William Byrd Primary Academy compares
William Byrd Primary Academy ranked 27th of 55 primary schools in Hillingdon for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% 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 | 69% | 5.5% | 29% | 596 | — |
| Pinkwell Primary School | 55% | 6.2% | 32% | 569 | 0.6 miles |
| Cranford Park Academy | 73% | 6.2% | 26.2% | 831 | 0.9 miles |
| Heathrow Primary School | 79% | 7.1% | 22.6% | 396 | 1.0 miles |
| Cherry Lane Primary School | 46% | 8.8% | 37% | 562 | 1.1 miles |
| Botwell House Catholic Primary School | 40% | 5.8% | 30.4% | 683 | 1.5 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)
- 29%
- English as an additional language
- 74.8%
- Overall absence
- 5.48%
- Persistent absence
- 14.29%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Pinkwell Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Hayes
-
Cranford Park Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Hayes
-
Heathrow Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · West Drayton
-
Cherry Lane Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · West Drayton
-
Botwell House Catholic Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Hayes
Other schools in Hayes
William Byrd Primary Academy ranks 9th 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
- Hewens Primary School Primary
- Lake Farm Park Academy Primary
- Minet Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Minet Junior School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does William Byrd Primary Academy teach?
- William Byrd Primary Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Hayes.
- Who is the headteacher of William Byrd Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of William Byrd Primary Academy is Miss Nicola Edwards, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was William Byrd Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected William Byrd Primary 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 big is William Byrd Primary Academy?
- William Byrd Primary Academy has 596 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is William Byrd Primary Academy full?
- William Byrd Primary Academy has capacity for 708 pupils and 596 on roll (84%), 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 William Byrd Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. William Byrd Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does William Byrd Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records William Byrd Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs William Byrd Primary Academy?
- William Byrd Primary Academy is part of MIDDLESEX LEARNING PARTNERSHIP. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have William Byrd Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 58% in 2022/23 and 69% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does William Byrd Primary Academy rank locally?
- William Byrd Primary Academy ranked 27th of 55 primary schools in Hillingdon for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% 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 William Byrd Primary Academy's absence rate?
- William Byrd Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 5.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are William Byrd Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, William Byrd Primary 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 10 July 2026.