William Byrd Primary Academy
Primary schoolWilliam Byrd Primary Academy is a primary school in Hillingdon, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 596 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), October 2023
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 17 October 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 69% of pupils at William Byrd Primary Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 67% in Hillingdon and 62% in England.
9% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Hillingdon | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 69% | 67% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 9% | 9% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104 | 106 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Harlington SchoolSecondary. Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 43.8 (2025/26, provisional)830 m
- Pinkwell Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), April 2022. 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)940 m
- Lady Nafisa SchoolIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file1.2 km
- Cranford Park AcademyPrimary. School remains Good, May 2023. 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.4 km
- Heathrow Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), November 2022. 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.5 km
- Cherry Lane Primary SchoolPrimary. Requires improvement (overall), June 2024. 46% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.8 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Hillingdon
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).