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Newnham Infant and Nursery School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–7 · Community school
Newnham Avenue, Eastcote, Ruislip HA4 9RW · newnham-inf.hillingdon.sch.uk · 020 3745 6215
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Apr 2024
- Last distance offered
- 1.04 mi
- 1.67 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Hillingdon Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 302
- 32 over 270 places · 112%
- Local authority
- Hillingdon
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 7.8%
- First language not English
- 18.9%
- 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 1.04 mi (1.67 km) from the school; in September 2025 it was 0.61 mi (987 m). Source: Hillingdon Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 87 families put the school first and 90 places were offered; 95% 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 | 87 | 1 | 95% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 90 | 106 | 1.2▲ | 82% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 89 | 71 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 79 | 75 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 88 | 81 | 0.9 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.04 mi1.67 km | |
| September 2024 | 3.64 mi5.85 km | |
| September 2025 | 0.61 mi0.99 km | |
The furthest distance offered in 2024 and 2025, not counting places offered to siblings.
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 18 April 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Newnham Infant and Nursery School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 17 Apr 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Feb 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Feb 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Jul 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Mar 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (178 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 178
- 59% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 63% who raised concerns
based on the 20% who had a child bullied
based on 14 parents (8%) with SEND