School Chooser

Whiteheath Infant & Nursery School

Primary · ages 2-7MixedCouncil235 pupilsNurseryRuislipHillingdon
School Chooser Score
55
In line with
similar schools
Likely range 29 to 77
Out of 100. Better than 11% of the 50 schools most like it. Slipping year on year.
#7,260 of 16,041 in England#32 in HillingdonHow it is worked out
OfstedStrong teachingOfsted report card, March 2026
Attendance93.7%England 94.8%
Pupils from low-income families9%Far fewer than most schools
Parents would recommend90%50 Parent View responses
Places35 spare235 pupils, 270 places
Pupils per teacher20.3School workforce census

Whiteheath Infant & Nursery School is a council school in Ruislip for boys and girls aged 2 to 7. It has 235 pupils and room for 270. About 9 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England. We give it 55 out of 100. That puts it in line with schools like it, ahead of 11% of the 50 schools most like it. Ofsted visited in March 2026 and gave it a report card, which is below.

Ladygate Lane, Whiteheath Infant & Nursery School, Ruislip, HA4 7RF01895 630262whiteheath-inf.hillingdon.sch.ukMrs Jacqueline Hall headteacherAll details

What Ofsted found

Ofsted visited on 17 March 2026. Instead of one overall word, it now gives a grade for each part of school life. Read the full report on Ofsted's website.

TeachingOfsted calls this “curriculum and teaching”
Strong
Achievement
Strong
Behaviour and attendanceOfsted calls this “attendance and behaviour”
Strong
Support for every childOfsted calls this “inclusion”
Strong
WellbeingOfsted calls this “personal development and wellbeing”
Strong
LeadershipOfsted calls this “leadership and governance”
Strong
Early years
Strong
SafeguardingAre pupils kept safe?
Pupils are kept safe
Met
Ofsted's scale:ExceptionalStrong standardExpected standardNeeds attentionUrgent improvement

Ofsted says these new grades can't be lined up against the old one-word grades.

Earlier inspections (1)
DateTypeOutcome
15 September 2021S5 InspectionGood

Results

No published results yet for this school.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Plenty of spare places196 pupils for 260 places, 2024/25
75% full

64 places were empty (25% of the total), so almost everyone who applies gets in. Pupil numbers have fallen by 24% since 2021/22, so places are getting easier to find.

Will my child get a place?

In 2025 every child who applied got a place, so how far away you live didn't matter. That could change if the school gets more popular.

We measure in a straight line from the middle of your postcode to the school. The council measures its own way, and the cut-off changes every year. Use this as a rough guide, and read the council's admissions booklet before you apply.

How places were given out for September 2025. Every child who applied got a place (85 offers for 90 places).

EntryPlacesGot a placeHow far the last child livedSource
2025 Primary9085– all offeredLA

What parents say

Would recommend the school90%England 87%
My child is happy here94%agree or strongly agree
My child feels safe92%
Positive overall90%
My child is happy at this school
94%England 89%
My child feels safe at this school
92%England 90%
Pupils are well behavedThe school makes sure its pupils are well behaved
90%England 83%
Has your child been bullied here?Parents answering yes
8% yesEngland 18%
Bullying was dealt with quickly and effectivelyOnly parents whose child was bullied
100%England 50%
My child gets the right support to learn well
90%England 85%
Does your child have SEND?Parents answering yes
20% yesEngland 26%
The school gives them the support they needOnly parents of children with SEND
100%England 71%
The school communicates well with me
92%England 80%
My concerns have been dealt with properlyWhen I have raised concerns
84%England 69%
Decisions put the child's best interests first
86%England 82%
I would recommend this school
90%England 87%
Overall view of the school is positive
90%England 82%
Strongly agreeAgreeDon't knowDisagreeStrongly disagreeEngland, agree or yes

From Ofsted's Parent View survey: 50 parents answered in the year to 6 April 2026. Parents choose whether to fill it in, and many only do so when an inspection is coming, so don't read too much into small differences. The England figures are the average for primary schools with enough answers to publish.

Who goes here

Who a school teaches matters. That is why our score compares it with schools that take in a similar mix of children, not with every school in the country.

Pupils on roll235Census January 2026
Places27087% full
Pupils from low-income families11%9% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English21%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support12%28 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan4%10 pupils with a plan
Average class size27.98 classes, January 2026; England 25.4
Classes with more than 30 pupils13%Infant classes are capped at 30 by law; England 10%
Pupils with extra funding (pupil premium)10%£31,000 extra funding in 2026/27; England 24%
Boys and girls121 / 114
White British pupils41%

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need (19), Autistic spectrum disorder (6), language and communications needs (6), emotional and mental health (3), Moderate learning difficulty (2), Physical disability (1).

How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll235250262286311317
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals11%7%10%10%11%6%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language21%21%19%18%15%15%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support–15%16%15%17%11%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans–3%3%2%1%2%

Attendance and behaviour

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 93.7% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.

Attendance93.7%
England 94.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Pupils missing a lot of school17.4%
England 12.8%
Official name: Persistent absence
Suspensions per 100 pupils2.02024/25, no permanent exclusions
Missed without permission1.1%of school time, 2024/25
Attendance year by year
Measure2024/252023/242022/232021/222020/212018/19England
Sessions missedOverall absence6.3%5.5%5.7%5.4%2.9%3.1%5.2%
Missed with permissionAuthorised absence5.2%4.5%4.9%4.5%2.4%2.7%–
Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence1.1%1.0%0.8%0.9%0.5%0.4%–
Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence17.4%16.3%17.5%15.9%5.0%6.0%12.8%
SuspensionsSuspension rate2.03.81.84.50.0––
Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions00000––

Staff and money

From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.

Teachers11.3full-time equivalent, 16 people
Pupils per teacher20.3Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers100%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants7.4full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£53,672
Teachers who left in the year20%2024/25, for any reason including retirement
Vacancies0
Sick days per teacher13.02024/25

Money

From the council school accounts, year to March 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.

Spend per pupil£8,114England £7,738. Total £1.9m
Income per pupil£7,970England £7,697. Total £1.9m
Spent on teachers per pupil£3,293England £3,480
Money in reserve9%A healthy amount put by: £166k, £696 per pupil. England 6%
Money in against money out-£34kit spent more than it took in this year
Where the money goes£8,114spent per pupil

Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m10712 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate65 per 1,000 people29% lower than the England average
Typical house price£500,000Hillingdon
Nearest bus stop140 mThames Drive, 7 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Whiteheath Junior SchoolCouncil160 m274Good 202494Compare
Bishop Winnington-Ingram CofE Primary SchoolChurch of England580 m236Not inspected23Compare
The Breakspear SchoolCouncil0.9 miles680Outstanding 202496Compare
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary SchoolRoman Catholic1.2 miles642Outstanding 202494Compare
Warrender Primary SchoolCouncil1.2 miles441Report card 202689Compare
Coteford Infant SchoolCouncil1.3 miles175Good 202212Compare
Coteford Junior SchoolAcademy1.3 miles224Not inspected20Compare
Glebe Primary SchoolCouncil1.6 miles619Good 202380Compare
Primary schools in HillingdonPrimary schools in RuislipBest primary schools in England

Compared with schools like it

Our score compares Whiteheath Infant & Nursery School with the 47 schools in England whose pupils are most like its own. We match on family income, how many children are learning English, special needs, the neighbourhood, the size of the school and how it admits pupils. Those 47 schools are dotted all over the country, so we don't list them. What matters is where this school sits among them.

Beats11%of schools with a similar mix of pupils
In the bottom quarter of its group. Its score of 55 is 26 points below the typical school in the group.
0Lowest of the group 39 · middle 81 · highest 98100

Nearby schools with a similar mix of pupils that score higher

Of those 47 schools, these are within 25 km and score at least five points more than Whiteheath Infant & Nursery School, nearest first. A school with the same kind of pupils and a higher score is the fairest sign that it gets more out of them.

SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Whiteheath Junior SchoolCouncil160 m274Good 202494Compare
St Swithun Wells Catholic Primary SchoolRoman Catholic2.4 miles231Good 202481Compare
Bromet Primary SchoolAcademy4.8 miles270Report card 202690Compare
Beit Shvidler Primary SchoolJewish7.7 miles230Not inspected94Compare
Our Lady's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy10.6 miles212Not inspected95Compare
Carlisle Infant SchoolCouncil11.4 miles212Good 202364Compare
St Adrian Roman Catholic Primary SchoolRoman Catholic11.6 miles194Good 202283Compare
St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy12.2 miles210Requires improvement 202264Compare

How the score was worked out

The score is out of 100. A 55 means that once everything below is added up, this school comes out ahead of 55% of primary schools in England. Results bounce around from year to year, especially in small schools, so we also show a likely range: 29 to 77. Every part is judged against schools with a similar mix of pupils. For small schools we pull each part towards the group average, so one unusual year can't swing the score too far.

What we looked atHow much it countsAgainst schools like itEffect on the scoreBased on
Results over three years0%no data
–
Ofsted inspection20%above
+0.44
Ofsted report card, 0.5 years old
Progress pupils make0%no data
–
Direction of travel over five years10%well below
-0.32
results and attendance falling year on year
Attendance and behaviour10%below
-0.10
2024/25; 144 pupils
Results, allowing for the mix of pupils0%no data
–
What parents say5%in line
+0.03
Ofsted's Parent View survey, allowing for how many parents replied; 50 responses

Worked out on 13 September 2026 (method v1). Read how the score works, including every weight and the checks we run. Think a number is wrong? Tell us.

Questions parents ask

Is Whiteheath Infant & Nursery School a good school?

It is about average. Whiteheath Infant & Nursery School scores 55 out of 100. That is in line with schools that take in a similar mix of pupils, and ahead of 11% of the 50 schools most like it in England. The score could fairly be anywhere from 29 to 77, so a few points either way between schools doesn't mean much. Its results have been slipping over the last five years.

What is Whiteheath Infant & Nursery School's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted no longer gives schools one overall grade. When it visited on 17 March 2026 it rated teaching as strong, achievement as strong, behaviour and attendance as strong, leadership as strong.

How many pupils does Whiteheath Infant & Nursery School have?

235 pupils aged 2 to 7 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 270 places, so it is 87% full.

Is Whiteheath Infant & Nursery School oversubscribed?

Probably not. 64 places were empty in 2024/25 (25% of the total), so most families who apply get a place.

What is attendance like at Whiteheath Infant & Nursery School?

Pupils were in school 93.7% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 17% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.

What do parents say about Whiteheath Infant & Nursery School?

90% of the 50 parents who answered Ofsted's Parent View survey would recommend it to other parents, and 94% say their child is happy there. Across England, 87% of parents would recommend their child's school.

How big are the classes at Whiteheath Infant & Nursery School?

The average class had 27.9 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. 13% of classes had more than 30 pupils.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Ladygate Lane, Whiteheath Infant & Nursery School, Ruislip, HA4 7RF
Telephone
01895 630262
Website
www.whiteheath-inf.hillingdon.sch.uk
Headteacher
Mrs Jacqueline Hall
Type of school
Council school (Community school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 2-7, with nursery
Gender
Mixed
Local authority
Hillingdon
Ward
Ruislip
Constituency
Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
102413 · LAESTAB 3122074 · UKPRN 10071912
Official recordOfsted reportsGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from