Community school · Hillingdon

Cherry Lane Primary School

3–11Ages
562Pupils
PrimaryPhase
131638URN

Sipson Road, West Drayton, UB7 9DL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2024 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.5per place

0.3 below Hillingdon median (2.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hillingdon

137 applications for 56 places · 36th of 54 in Hillingdon

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

46%met the expected standard

Hillingdon 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement · 26 June 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education			Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes			Requires improvement
Personal development			Requires improvement
Leadership and management			Requires improvement
Early years provision			Requires improvement

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

2.5applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Hillingdon median (2.7) 0.3 above England median (2.2)

137 applications · 56 places offered · 56 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 2.5; Hillingdon median median 2.7
2025 2.7; Hillingdon median median 2.7
2024 3.2; Hillingdon median median 2.7
2023 3.2; Hillingdon median median 2.8
2022 3.1; Hillingdon median median 2.8
2021 3.3; Hillingdon median median 2.7
2020 3.0; Hillingdon median median 2.9
2019 2.9; Hillingdon median median 2.9
2018 2.8; Hillingdon median median 3.0
2017 3.1; Hillingdon median median 3.1
2016 2.9; Hillingdon median median 3.2
2015 2.8; Hillingdon median median 3.2
2014 2.8; Hillingdon median median 2.9

This school
Hillingdon median

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	56	137	2.5	56	1.00
Sep 2025	68	186	2.7	64	0.94
Sep 2024	70	223	3.2	68	0.97
Sep 2023	77	246	3.2	74	0.96
Sep 2022	86	266	3.1	78	0.91
Sep 2021	70	228	3.3	66	0.94
Sep 2020	84	250	3.0	77	0.92
Sep 2019	90	264	2.9	73	0.81
Sep 2018	76	212	2.8	65	0.86
Sep 2017	90	282	3.1	76	0.84
Sep 2016	88	256	2.9	73	0.83
Sep 2015	91	258	2.8	83	0.91
Sep 2014	76	212	2.8	58	0.76

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 63% · Writing 51% · Maths 59% → all three 46% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard46%51st of 54 in Hillingdon

Hillingdon 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard63%

Hillingdon 78% England 78%

Higher standard23%

Hillingdon 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard51%

Hillingdon 79% England 75%

Greater depth6%

Hillingdon 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard59%

Hillingdon 81% England 77%

Higher standard17%

Hillingdon 30% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (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	46%	6%	102	101
2023/24	34%	4%	102	100
2022/23	46%	0%	103	102

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

Cherry Lane Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Requires improvement2024

2.5applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
Heathrow Primary School
0.8 km · Hillingdon

Good2022

2.4applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
St Martin's Church of England Primary School
0.9 km · Hillingdon

Remains Good2023

4.0applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Laurel Lane Primary School
0.9 km · Hillingdon

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.1applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
West Drayton Academy
1.0 km · Hillingdon

Standards maintained2025

2.3applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
St Catherine Catholic Primary School
1.5 km · Hillingdon

Good2023

2.8applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Pinkwell Primary School
1.5 km · Hillingdon

Good2022

2.8applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Harmondsworth Primary School
1.7 km · Hillingdon

Remains Good2022

2.6applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
William Byrd Primary Academy
1.8 km · Hillingdon

Good2023

1.7applications per place 69%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 131638 · 312/2084
Capacity: 690 pupils · 562 on roll
Free school meals: 38.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 January 1999
Address: Sipson Road, West Drayton, UB7 9DL
Local authority: Hillingdon

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