# William Byrd Primary Academy

William 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.

Primary school. Code E144473. [Hillingdon](https://openindex.co.uk/hillingdon)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy sponsor led
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 596
- Council: Hillingdon
- URN: 144473

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (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
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 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

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Harlington School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/harlington-school-e102451): 830 m. Secondary. Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 43.8 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Pinkwell Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pinkwell-primary-school-e140671): 940 m. Primary. Good (overall), April 2022. 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Lady Nafisa School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lady-nafisa-school-e136046): 1.2 km. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Cranford Park Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cranford-park-academy-e138613): 1.4 km. Primary. School remains Good, May 2023. 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Heathrow Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/heathrow-primary-school-e102385): 1.5 km. Primary. Good (overall), November 2022. 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Cherry Lane Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cherry-lane-primary-school-e131638): 1.8 km. Primary. Requires improvement (overall), June 2024. 46% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/144473)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/144473)

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