Lady Bankes Primary School

Hillingdon · HA4 9SF

General information Primary School · 3-11 years Who goes here 653 pupils, 18.1% FSM

Educational attainment Ofsted: Outstanding

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Lady Bankes Primary School

General Information

Address: Dawlish Drive, Ruislip Manor, Ruislip, HA4 9SF – View on map
Phone: 01895634318
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Kate Needs
Age range: 3-11 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 81 families put it first for 90 places – 9 for every 10 places. Every one of them was offered a place. 2 of the 90 places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 9 · 2024 9 · 2025 12 · 2026 9
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: Yes

Who goes here

653 pupils out of 630 places At or near capacity

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 113
% eligible for free school meals: 18.1%
Pupil mix: 8 in 10 (similar to the Hillingdon average)
English as an additional language: 30% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 5.8% a year (Hillingdon 17.2%, typical in England 13.9%) Low turnover
Where they went: about 42% moved to another school, 58% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house. "Low turnover" means it's among the quarter of similar schools in England where teachers are most likely to stay.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across Hillingdon: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 0 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 0 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 1 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Hillingdon, not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 5.8%
Persistently absent pupils: 17.2%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 18.4%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 2.0%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 57 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 22 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 20 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 9 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 8 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Autistic spectrum disorder: 9 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 3 pupils
Vision impairment: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Outstanding 2024 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 75% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 7% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 8 percentage points above the Hillingdon average (67%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Above (3-year average 77% against an expected 67%)
3-year average (expected standard): 77%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 78% · Writing 81% · Maths 86% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 82%
Average test scores: reading 106, maths 106
Based on: 88 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolHillingdon averageEngland→ Broadly steady No clear rise or fall since 2022/23 (changes this small are normal from one year group to the next). In 2024/25 this school was 8 percentage points above the Hillingdon average (67%).

Year 6 SATs: 18th of 55 junior and primary schools in the area

=16Minet Junior School76%
=16Warrender Primary School76%
#18Lady Bankes Primary School75%
=19Hewens Primary School74%
=19Wood End Park Academy74%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1Whiteheath Junior School95%
#2Holy Trinity CofE Primary School88%
#3Deanesfield Primary School87%
=4Bourne Primary School83%
=4Hermitage Primary School83%
=4St Mary's Catholic Primary School83%
#7Rosedale Primary School82%
#8Newnham Junior School81%
=9Guru Nanak Sikh Academy80%
=9Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School80%
=11Glebe Primary School79%
=11Heathrow Primary School79%
=13John Locke Academy77%
=13Lake Farm Park Academy77%
=13The Breakspear School77%
=16Minet Junior School76%
=16Warrender Primary School76%
#18Lady Bankes Primary School75%
=19Hewens Primary School74%
=19Wood End Park Academy74%
=21Cranford Park Academy73%
=21West Drayton Academy73%
=23Dr Triplett's CofE Primary School72%
=23Frithwood Primary School72%
=23Hillingdon Primary School72%
=23St Swithun Wells Catholic Primary School72%
#27William Byrd Primary Academy69%
#28Hayes Park School68%
=29Harefield Infant and Junior School67%
=29Hillside Junior School67%
=31Whitehall School65%
=31Yeading Junior School65%
=33Charville Academy64%
=33Harmondsworth Primary School64%
#35Highfield Primary School62%
#36Colham Manor Primary School61%
=37Brookside Primary School60%
=37Harlyn Primary School60%
=39Field End Junior School59%
=39St Andrew's C of E Primary School59%
=39St Catherine Catholic Primary School59%
=42Cowley St Laurence CofE Primary School58%
=42Rabbsfarm Primary School58%
=42Ryefield Primary School58%
#45Coteford Junior School56%
=46Pinkwell Primary School55%
=46St Martin's Church of England Primary School55%
#48Grange Park School54%
=49Belmore Primary Academy53%
=49Ruislip Gardens Primary School53%
=49St Matthew's CofE Primary School53%
#52Cherry Lane Primary School46%
#53Bishop Winnington-Ingram CofE Primary School41%
=54Botwell House Catholic Primary School40%
=54Laurel Lane Primary School40%

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3rd of 43 primary schools in Hillingdon for Ofsted rating

#1Hillingdon Primary SchoolOutstanding
#2John Locke AcademyOutstanding
#3Lady Bankes Primary SchoolOutstanding
#4Sacred Heart Catholic Primary SchoolOutstanding
#5The Breakspear SchoolOutstanding

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1Hillingdon Primary SchoolOutstanding
#2John Locke AcademyOutstanding
#3Lady Bankes Primary SchoolOutstanding
#4Sacred Heart Catholic Primary SchoolOutstanding
#5The Breakspear SchoolOutstanding
#6Belmore Primary AcademyGood
#7Bishop Winnington-Ingram CofE Primary SchoolGood
#8Botwell House Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#9Brookside Primary SchoolGood
#10Charville AcademyGood
#11Colham Manor Primary SchoolGood
#12Cowley St Laurence CofE Primary SchoolGood
#13Cranford Park AcademyGood
#14Deanesfield Primary SchoolGood
#15Frithwood Primary SchoolGood
#16Glebe Primary SchoolGood
#17Grange Park SchoolGood
#18Harefield Infant and Junior SchoolGood
#19Harlyn Primary SchoolGood
#20Harmondsworth Primary SchoolGood
#21Hayes Park SchoolGood
#22Heathrow Primary SchoolGood
#23Hermitage Primary SchoolGood
#24Highfield Primary SchoolGood
#25Holy Trinity CofE Primary SchoolGood
#26Lake Farm Park AcademyGood
#27Nanaksar Primary SchoolGood
#28Pinkwell Primary SchoolGood
#29Rabbsfarm Primary SchoolGood
#30Rosedale Primary SchoolGood
#31Ryefield Primary SchoolGood
#32St Bernadette Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#33St Catherine Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#34St Martin's Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#35St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#36St Matthew's CofE Primary SchoolGood
#37St Swithun Wells Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#38West Drayton AcademyGood
#39Whitehall SchoolGood
#40William Byrd Primary AcademyGood
#41Wood End Park AcademyGood
#42Cherry Lane Primary SchoolRequires improvement
#43Oak Farm Primary SchoolRequires improvement

Financials

Spending per pupil: £6,481 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

43rd of 48 primary schools in Hillingdon for spending per pupil

#41Hermitage Primary School£6,638
#42West Drayton Academy£6,531
#43Lady Bankes Primary School£6,481
#44William Byrd Primary Academy£6,402
#45Warrender Primary School£6,213

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Ruislip Gardens Primary School£10,683
#2Bishop Winnington-Ingram CofE Primary School£9,967
#3St Martin's Church of England Primary School£9,847
#4Laurel Lane Primary School£9,368
#5Harefield Infant and Junior School£8,851
#6Harmondsworth Primary School£8,644
#7Charville Academy£8,479
#8Cherry Lane Primary School£8,263
#9Brookside Primary School£8,235
#10Colham Manor Primary School£8,166
#11Harlyn Primary School£8,083
#12Heathrow Primary School£8,038
#13Rosedale Primary School£7,990
#14Hayes Park School£7,914
#15St Andrew's C of E Primary School£7,861
#16Bourne Primary School£7,664
#17Rabbsfarm Primary School£7,580
#18St Swithun Wells Catholic Primary School£7,496
#19Nanaksar Primary School£7,404
#20St Mary's Catholic Primary School£7,377
#21Belmore Primary Academy£7,372
#22Highfield Primary School£7,366
#23Grange Park School£7,323
#24St Matthew's CofE Primary School£7,309
#25Glebe Primary School£7,268
#26St Catherine Catholic Primary School£7,253
#27Lake Farm Park Academy£7,246
#28Hewens Primary School£7,079
#29Holy Trinity CofE Primary School£7,067
#30Whitehall School£7,054
#31Frithwood Primary School£7,013
#32Deanesfield Primary School£6,966
#33Botwell House Catholic Primary School£6,918
#34Pinkwell Primary School£6,859
#35Cowley St Laurence CofE Primary School£6,842
#36Hillingdon Primary School£6,798
#37Dr Triplett's CofE Primary School£6,789
#38Cranford Park Academy£6,786
#39Wood End Park Academy£6,709
#40Ryefield Primary School£6,701
#41Hermitage Primary School£6,638
#42West Drayton Academy£6,531
#43Lady Bankes Primary School£6,481
#44William Byrd Primary Academy£6,402
#45Warrender Primary School£6,213
#46Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School£6,196
#47John Locke Academy£6,018
#48The Breakspear School£5,801

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