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Hillside Infant School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–7 · Foundation school
Northwood Way, Northwood HA6 1RX · hillsideinfant.org.uk · 020 8249 6860
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Oct 2023
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Hillingdon Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 201
- 80% of 252 places
- Local authority
- Hillingdon
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 16.1%
- First language not English
- 65.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Hillingdon Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 44 families put the school first and 45 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 45 | 44 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 48 | 44 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 51 | 49 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 57 | 57 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 59 | 55 | 0.9 | 100% |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 18 October 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Hillside Infant School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 17 Oct 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
May 2018Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Jan 2016Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Jan 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Outstanding
What parents said
94% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (35 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 94%
- Replies
- 35
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 60% who raised concerns
based on the 34% who had a child bullied