Community school · Hillingdon

Lady Bankes Primary School

3–11Ages
653Pupils
PrimaryPhase
102388URN

Dawlish Drive, Ruislip Manor, Ruislip, HA4 9SF · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2024 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.7per place

0.9 above Hillingdon median (2.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hillingdon

330 applications for 90 places · 7th of 54 in Hillingdon

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

75%met the expected standard

Hillingdon 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 21 February 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

3.7applications per place, Reception

0.9 above Hillingdon median (2.7) 1.5 above England median (2.2)

330 applications · 90 places offered · 81 named it first

2026 3.7; Hillingdon median median 2.7
2025 3.8; Hillingdon median median 2.7
2024 3.4; Hillingdon median median 2.7
2023 3.4; Hillingdon median median 2.8
2022 4.2; Hillingdon median median 2.8
2021 3.6; Hillingdon median median 2.7; as the previous school
2020 3.8; Hillingdon median median 2.9; as the previous school
2019 3.7; Hillingdon median median 2.9; as the previous school
2018 3.6; Hillingdon median median 3.0; as the previous school
2017 3.4; Hillingdon median median 3.1; as the previous school
2016 3.5; Hillingdon median median 3.2; as the previous school
2015 3.6; Hillingdon median median 3.2; as the previous school
2014 3.3; Hillingdon median median 2.9; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Hillingdon median in 5 of 5 years.

This school
Hillingdon median

Dashed bars: as Lady Bankes Infant School (URN 102389), the previous school.

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	90	330	3.7	81	0.90
Sep 2025	88	330	3.8	102	1.16
Sep 2024	60	205	3.4	56	0.93
Sep 2023	82	275	3.4	74	0.90
Sep 2022	68	287	4.2	62	0.91
Sep 2021 *	90	327	3.6	89	0.99
Sep 2020 *	80	300	3.8	75	0.94
Sep 2019 *	90	331	3.7	88	0.98
Sep 2018 *	88	316	3.6	89	1.01
Sep 2017 *	90	308	3.4	92	1.02
Sep 2016 *	90	316	3.5	83	0.92
Sep 2015 *	89	324	3.6	82	0.92
Sep 2014 *	90	298	3.3	99	1.10

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 78% · Writing 81% · Maths 86% → all three 75% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard75%17th of 54 in Hillingdon

Hillingdon 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard78%

Hillingdon 78% England 78%

Higher standard35%

Hillingdon 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard81%

Hillingdon 79% England 75%

Greater depth14%

Hillingdon 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard86%

Hillingdon 81% England 77%

Higher standard33%

Hillingdon 30% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Hillingdon median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	75%	7%	106	106
2023/24	80%	13%	107	107
2022/23	77%	13%	107	105

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Lady Bankes Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2024

3.7applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Warrender Primary School
0.9 km · Hillingdon

2026

4.0applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Newnham Junior School
1.1 km · Hillingdon

Outstanding2024

81%met the SATs standard
Newnham Infant and Nursery School
1.1 km · Hillingdon

Remains Good2024

2.9applications per place
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
1.2 km · Hillingdon

Outstanding2024

2.2applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
St Swithun Wells Catholic Primary School
1.3 km · Hillingdon

Good2024

3.1applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Ruislip Gardens Primary School
1.3 km · Hillingdon

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.4applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Field End Infant School
1.4 km · Hillingdon

Good2024

4.0applications per place
Field End Junior School
1.4 km · Hillingdon

Good2024

59%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 102388 · 312/2032
Capacity: 630 pupils · 653 on roll
Free school meals: 18.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Replaced: Lady Bankes Infant School (URN 102389)
Address: Dawlish Drive, Ruislip Manor, Ruislip, HA4 9SF
Local authority: Hillingdon

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources