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John Locke Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Sponsored academy
Bader Way, Uxbridge UB10 0FW · johnlockeacademy.co.uk · 01895 590110
On the mapSearch near UB10 0FW
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jun 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 77%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Hillingdon 67%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.86 mi
- 1.38 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Hillingdon Council
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 674
- 44 over 630 places · 107%
- Local authority
- Hillingdon
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 9.1%
- First language not English
- 71.5%
- 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 0.86 mi (1.38 km) from the school; in September 2025 it was 0.70 mi (1.13 km). Source: Hillingdon Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 97 families put the school first and 87 places were offered; 85% 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 | 87 | 97 | 1.1▲ | 85% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 90 | 102 | 1.1▲ | 84% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 89 | 95 | 1.1▲ | 89% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 90 | 82 | 0.9 | 95% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 90 | 108 | 1.2▲ | 80% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.86 mi1.38 km | |
| September 2024 | 0.90 mi1.44 km | |
| September 2025 | 0.70 mi1.13 km | |
The furthest distance offered in 2025, not counting places offered to siblings.
Results
In 2024/25, 77% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 14% 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 | |||
| ▲77% | 62% | ||
| ▲14% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲109 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| Grammar and spelling | ▲109 | 105 | |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected John Locke Academy on 9 June 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Early years: Strong standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 9 Jun 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Apr 2024
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Apr 2024Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
May 2017Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
76% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (105 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 76%
- Replies
- 105
- 16% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 83% who raised concerns
based on the 50% who had a child bullied
based on 19 parents (18%) with SEND