West Drayton Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · West Drayton, Hillingdon
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Hillingdon Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2015–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
West Drayton Academy is a primary school in West Drayton, Hillingdon for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 5 February 2025. Hillingdon has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
West Drayton 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| 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 1 earlier figure.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every Reception applicant was offered a place in 2026, but places ran out in all 8 earlier years with a published outcome.
- For Reception 2026 there were 76 first-choice applications for 80 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 4 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 73% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 2nd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Hillingdon.
- At the higher standard, 15% of pupils reached it in 2024/25 (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
- Kingston Lane, West Drayton, UB7 9EA
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Hillingdon
- Pupils on roll
- 649 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 21.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 25.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 5 February 2025
Strengths
- “The school community at West Drayton Academy work together to ‘Believe, Empower, Achieve’.”
- “Pupils enjoy coming to school.”
- “They told inspectors that it is welcoming to all.”
To improve
- “At times, however, assessment is not used as effectively to check pupils’ understanding.”
- “This means misconceptions or gaps in pupils’ knowledge are not identified consistently.”
- “As a result, adaptations to teaching are sometimes not made swiftly, meaning some pupils are not secure in their learning before moving on to more complex tasks.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 March 2025 (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) | 73% | 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: 76 first-preference applications, 80 offers in total, 76 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.
- Laurel Lane Primary School 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Catherine Catholic Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- St Matthew's CofE Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Cherry Lane Primary School 0.6 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- St Martin's Church of England Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Rabbsfarm Primary School 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Heathrow Primary School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Colham Manor Primary School 1.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published