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Pinkwell Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Sponsored academy
Pinkwell Lane, Hayes UB3 1PG · pinkwellschool.co.uk · 020 8573 2199
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Apr 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 55%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Hillingdon 67%, England 62%
- 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
- 569
- 82% of 690 places
- Local authority
- Hillingdon
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 32.8%
- First language not English
- 85.2%
- 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, 64 families put the school first and 64 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 | 64 | 64 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 67 | 64 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 57 | 56 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 43 | 39 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 56 | 54 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 55% 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 | |||
| ▼55% | 62% | ||
| ●7% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼103 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Pinkwell Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 26 April 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 26 Apr 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Mar 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
- May 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
- Feb 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
Before September 2019
Mar 2019Requires 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 Mar 2017Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
94% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (34 replies, to 2 April 2023).
- Recommend
- 94%
- Replies
- 34
- 6% · 2 Apr 2023
based on the 74% who raised concerns
based on the 26% who had a child bullied