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Lady Bankes Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Dawlish Drive, Ruislip Manor, Ruislip HA4 9SF · ladybankes.school · 01895 634318
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Feb 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 75%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Hillingdon 67%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 1.95 mi
- 3.13 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Hillingdon Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 653
- 23 over 630 places · 104%
- Local authority
- Hillingdon
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 18.1%
- First language not English
- 29.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 1.95 mi (3.13 km) from the school; in September 2025 it was 0.62 mi (993 m). Source: Hillingdon Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 81 families put the school first and 90 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 90 | 81 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 88 | 102 | 1.2▲ | 75% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 60 | 56 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 82 | 74 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 68 | 62 | 0.9 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.95 mi3.13 km | |
| September 2025 | 0.62 mi0.99 km | |
| September 2024 | All | |
The council lists the school as undersubscribed: everyone who applied was offered a place.
The furthest distance offered in 2025, not counting places offered to siblings.
Results
In 2024/25, 75% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 7% the higher standard. Across Hillingdon it was 67%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲75% | 62% | ||
| ●7% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Lady Bankes Primary School was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 21 February 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 21 Feb 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Apr 2017
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Apr 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Oct 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
90% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (172 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 90%
- Replies
- 172
- 28% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 73% who raised concerns
based on the 34% who had a child bullied
based on 43 parents (25%) with SEND