Lady Bankes Primary School

Community school · Primary school · Ruislip, Hillingdon
HA4 9SF
Composite score
56.9

School overview

Lady Bankes Primary School is a primary school serving Ruislip, Hillingdon, classified by the DfE as a community school. It has 642 pupils aged 3 to 11 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated Lady Bankes Primary School 'Outstanding'. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 75% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — above the national average of 61%. That is down 5.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 33% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 106 in reading and 106 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 7% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Given the recent dip in results, it may be worth asking the school what is behind the change and what is being done in response. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.

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#4,875
National rank
#990
In London
#24
In Hillingdon
Top 33%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
75%
% achieving higher RWM
7%
Reading average scaled score
106.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
106.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
Maths progress

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Outstanding

School profile

Pupils on roll 642 % FSM ever-6 19.6% % EAL 29.9% Age range 3–11 Gender Mixed

Location

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