John Locke Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–11 · Uxbridge, Hillingdon
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.86 miles
Published by Hillingdon Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2015–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
John Locke Academy is a primary school in Uxbridge, Hillingdon for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next, from the inspection on 24 April 2024. Hillingdon has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
John Locke Academy catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 0.86 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
And 2 earlier figures.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception 2026, the last child offered a place lived 0.86 miles away, the 2nd shortest of 10 Hillingdon primary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 1.53 miles).
- The 2026 Reception last distance was further from the school than in 2025 and in 2019, and it swung sharply between some years.
- Reception 2026 had 97 first-choice applications for 87 offers; 82 offers went to first-choice families, and 15 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 77% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school (England 62%); 14% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Hillingdon schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Bader Way, Uxbridge, UB10 0FW
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Hillingdon
- Pupils on roll
- 674 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 9.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next Inspected 24 April 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud to belong to this caring school.”
- “Each morning, pupils are warmly welcomed at the gate by leaders and Timmy, the school’s dog.”
- “After a friendly, personal greeting, pupils quickly settle in their classrooms, eager to share their news with their friends and staff.”
To improve
- “However, disadvantaged pupils' outcomes are closer to national averages.”
- “However, there are times when staff could address gaps in pupils' writing knowledge, such as their use of punctuation, more effectively.”
- “However, the impact of leaders' work is not reflected in consistently strong standards over time in every area.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 8 September 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 77% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 97 first-preference applications, 87 offers in total, 82 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Hillingdon.
- St Andrew's C of E Primary School 0.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Whitehall School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Hermitage Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- St Bernadette Catholic Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Oak Farm Primary School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Hillingdon Primary School 1.1 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Cowley St Laurence CofE Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published