Lady Bankes Primary School
Lady Bankes Primary School is a community school in Hillingdon for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has 653 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for Lady Bankes Primary School is Outstanding, from an inspection in April 2024. In 2025, 75% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.
Ofsted inspection: April 2024. KS2 results: 2025.
| Type | Primary / Community school |
| Age Range | 3-11 |
| Religion | Does not apply |
| Address | Dawlish Drive Ruislip Manor Ruislip Middlesex HA4 9SF |
| Phone | 01895634318 |
| Reference Number | 102388 |
General Makeup
| Number of pupils | 653 |
| Boy/Girl ratio |
Boys: 50.69%
Girls: 49.31% |
| Percentage of students eligible for free school meals | 18.1% |
| Percentage of students where English is not their first language | 29.6% |
Class Sizes
| Average size of one teacher classes | 27.6 |
| Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 28.7 |
| Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 27.7 |
Year Groups
| Year | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 39 | 40 | 79 |
| 2 | 37 | 53 | 90 |
| 3 | 42 | 34 | 76 |
| 4 | 49 | 39 | 88 |
| 5 | 46 | 35 | 81 |
| 6 | 49 | 41 | 90 |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| White, British | 39.1% |
| Indian | 13.6% |
| White, Other | 11.9% |
| Mixed, Other | 7.2% |
| African | 4% |
| White & Asian | 3.4% |
| Asian, Other | 3.2% |
| Unclassified | 2.6% |
| White & Black (Caribbean) | 1.8% |
| Pakistani | 1.7% |
| Chinese | 1.4% |
| White & Black (African) | 0.8% |
| Caribbean | 0.6% |
| Irish | 0.3% |
Lady Bankes Primary School has significantly improved since its last inspection, achieving an outstanding rating in all areas of performance. The school fosters an inclusive environment with warm relationships, ensuring that all pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, are supported effectively. The curriculum is carefully designed to meet the needs of all students, and there is a notable commitment to developing a love of reading from an early age. The leadership is robust, with governors actively involved and knowledgeable about the school, contributing to a strong climate for learning. The school has also integrated a diverse and rich set of extracurricular activities that enhance pupils' personal development and community engagement. Pupils at Lady Bankes Primary are described as happy, well-mannered, and respectful, enjoying their learning journey. Their behavior is exemplary, and they are encouraged to take part in leadership roles that promote teamwork and community responsibility. The commitment to staff well-being is also noteworthy, with effective management of workload and ample opportunities for professional development.
| Overall Ofsted Rating | Outstanding |
| > Quality of education | Outstanding |
| > Behaviour & Attitude | Outstanding |
| > Personal Development | Outstanding |
| > Leadership & Management | Outstanding |
| > Early Years Provision | Outstanding |
| Last Report Date | 21 Feb 2024 |
| Date | Report |
|---|---|
| 21 Feb 2024 | School inspection: |
| 25 Apr 2017 | Full inspection: |
| 04 Jul 2016 | Monitoring visit |
| 11 Feb 2015 | Monitoring visit |
| 22 Oct 2014 | Full inspection: |
| 12 Jul 2011 | Full inspection: |
| 29 Apr 2008 | Full inspection: |
| 13 Oct 2003 | Full inspection |
Strengths
- Outstanding leadership with a strong sense of community.
- High levels of pupil engagement and exemplary behavior.
- Ambitious curriculum meeting the diverse needs of all students.
- Strong commitment to reading with effective support measures.
- Rich extracurricular offerings that promote personal development.
How many students meet the standards
| Reading, Writing & Maths | School Score | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils meeting the expected standard | 75% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Pupils meeting a higher standard | 7% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
Average Scaled Score
Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.
| Subject | School | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 106 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | 106 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
Progress Scores
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| Metric | School Score | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 1.4 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Writing | 1.2 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | 0.8 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
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| Number of Applications | Number of Offers | |
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| Second Preference | 94 | 4 |
| Third Preference | 65 | 4 |
| From another Local Authority | 12 | 2 |
Previous years
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In 2024–25 Lady Bankes Primary School had 584 pupils for 630 places. 46 places (7.3%) were unfilled.
Pupils and places
Reception intake in the “Primary Planning Area 5” planning area
Hillingdon counted 486 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 463 in 2029–30, down 5%.
| 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Places | 344 | 344 | 344 | 344 | 344 | 344 | 344 | 360 | 360 | 360 | 360 | 630 | 596 | 630 | 630 |
| Pupils | 302 | 323 | 334 | 332 | 338 | 341 | 336 | 317 | 307 | 327 | 320 | 584 | 558 | 554 | 584 |
| Unfilled | 12.2% | 6.1% | 2.9% | 3.5% | 1.7% | 0.9% | 2.3% | 11.9% | 14.7% | 9.2% | 11.1% | 7.3% | 6.4% | 12.1% | 7.3% |
Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.
In 2024–25 pupils at Lady Bankes Primary School attended 94.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 17.2% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).
Sessions missed
Pupils persistently absent
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Authorised absence | 3.4% | 3.7% | 4.2% | 3.5% | 3.8% | 3.4% | 2.5% | 5.1% | 4.9% | 4.3% | 4.5% |
| Unauthorised absence | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 1.2% | 0.8% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1.3% |
| Severely absent pupils | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1.1% |
Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.
In 2024–25, 0.6% of pupils at Lady Bankes Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.
Pupils suspended at least once
| 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | 2.0 | 0.9 | 6.9 | 2.8 | 4.7 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.7 |
| Permanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.
In 2025–26 Lady Bankes Primary School had 21.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 7.8% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).
Pupils per teacher
Teachers who left the school within a year
| 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils per adult | 11.7 | 11.6 | 12.0 | 10.5 | 10.9 | 12.7 | 13.3 | 11.0 | 11.3 | 11.6 | 11.2 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 11.1 | 11.7 | 11.3 |
| Teachers who left state teaching | 0.0% | 0.0% | 8.9% | 12.0% | 22.0% | 20.6% | 32.3% | 2.2% | 11.2% | 0.0% | 5.7% | 12.8% | 2.8% | 7.2% | 0.0% | – |
| Teachers who took any sick leave | 40.0% | 71.4% | 68.2% | 66.7% | 69.2% | 56.0% | 46.2% | 40.9% | 40.0% | – | 40.0% | 67.6% | 68.8% | 64.5% | 61.3% | – |
| Sick days per teacher | 1.3 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 1.6 | – | 2.0 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 2.8 | 2.8 | – |
Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.
In 2025–26, 18.4% of pupils at Lady Bankes Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.0% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).
Pupils by main type of need
| SEN support | EHC plan | |
|---|---|---|
| No specialist assessment of need | 57 | 0 |
| Autistic spectrum disorder | 22 | 9 |
| Speech, language and communication needs | 20 | 3 |
| Social, emotional and mental health | 9 | 0 |
| Specific learning difficulty | 8 | 0 |
| Hearing impairment | 1 | 0 |
| Moderate learning difficulty | 1 | 0 |
| Other difficulty or disability | 1 | 0 |
| Physical disability | 1 | 0 |
| Vision impairment | 0 | 1 |
Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.
In 2025–26 Lady Bankes Primary School received £6,598 and spent £6,687 for each of its 638 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £172,000 (-£270 per pupil).
Income per pupil
Spending per pupil
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue reserve | £63,000 | £46,000 | £71,000 | £65,000 | £83,000 | -£26,000 | -£115,000 | -£172,000 |
| per pupil | £193 | £139 | £219 | £106 | £139 | -£43 | -£185 | -£270 |
| In-year balance | -£64,000 | -£17,000 | £25,000 | -£6,000 | £17,000 | -£109,000 | -£89,000 | -£57,000 |
| per pupil | -£195 | -£51 | £77 | -£10 | £29 | -£181 | -£143 | -£90 |
Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).
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What is Lady Bankes Primary School's Ofsted rating?
The latest Ofsted rating for Lady Bankes Primary School is Outstanding, from an inspection in April 2024.
When was Lady Bankes Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?
Lady Bankes Primary School was last inspected in April 2024.
How many pupils does Lady Bankes Primary School have?
Lady Bankes Primary School has 653 pupils on roll.
What age range does Lady Bankes Primary School cover?
Lady Bankes Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.
What are Lady Bankes Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?
In 2025, 75% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.
Where is Lady Bankes Primary School?
Lady Bankes Primary School is at Dawlish Drive, Ruislip Manor, Ruislip, Middlesex, HA4 9SF.