Hillside Junior School
Northwood Way, Northwood, HA6 1RXOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Hillside Junior School is a primary school in Hillingdon for ages 7 to 11. It is one of the 106 schools in Hillingdon. It ranks 38th of 54 primary schools in Hillingdon. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in November 2024, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 19 November 2024, report published 21 January 2025
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 19 November 2024
Pupils at Hillside Junior School feel happy and safe. They enjoy their school community, show respect for each other, and are kind. Pupils get along well with their peers. They know how to raise any concerns they might have, such as by speaking to trusted adults or using their class 'worry boxes'. This helps to ensure pupils are kept safe at school. Pupils benefit from the school's wider offer. They take part in a range of additional activities, including fencing, rock band and Spanish. Pupils develop their leadership skills by taking on additional responsibilities, such as school council members or well-being ambassadors. 'Team leaders' contribute to the running of the school and take pride in these roles. The curriculum pupils learn is ambitious. This enables many pupils to do well, including in national assessments where outcomes are in line with what is achieved nationally. However, the school's ambitions for some pupils are not high enough. For example, those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) or who are at the earlier stages of learning English are not sufficiently supported. As a result, some of these pupils are not securely prepared for the next stage of their education.
What the school should improve
- Some pupils, including those with SEND, who speak English as an additional language, and those at the early stages of reading, are not sufficiently supported to achieve the aims of the intended curriculum. As result, they do not secure requisite knowledge or understanding and are not suitably prepared for the next stage of their education. The school, including those responsible for governance, should ensure their oversight of school effectiveness is more sharply focused on how well the curriculum is implemented and its impact on pupils' learning, especially for those who are more vulnerable.
- Assessment information is not used consistently to adapt teaching. As a result, the support given to some pupils is not sharply focused on addressing the misconceptions or gaps in knowledge they have. The school should ensure that assessment information is used consistently to help pupils to develop knowledge and skills across the curriculum.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
59 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
210 pupils on roll, with places for 240
Schools near Hillside Junior School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hillside Infant School | 0.1 miles | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
| St John's School | 0.4 miles | No Ofsted inspection | Not published |
| Frithwood Primary School | 0.5 miles | Ofsted: Good | 72% met the expected standard |
| Pinner Wood School | 0.7 miles | Ofsted: Outstanding | 86% met the expected standard |
| Harlyn Primary School | 0.8 miles | Ofsted judgements: Good | 60% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Foundation school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- No
- Headteacher
- Mr Andrew Davies
- Phone
- 01923825991
- Address
- Northwood Way, Northwood, HA6 1RX
- Local authority
- Hillingdon
- URN
- 102435
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.