Cherry Lane Primary School

A requires improvement community school school in Hillingdon. Explore Ofsted ratings, admissions information, and performance data for Cherry Lane Primary School.

West Drayton, UB79DL Ofsted: Requires Improvement Age 3-11 Mixed intake
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Performance Score

Overall school rating

37

/ 100

Primary weighted harmonic mean of 3 indicators

Indicators used for Primary schools

KS2 pupils meeting expected standard
29.0
/ 100 normalized
Weight: 40.0%
Raw: 34.0%
KS2 pupils exceeding expected standard
42.5
/ 100 normalized
Weight: 30.0%
Raw: 4.0%
Ofsted inspection outcome
50.0
/ 100 normalized
Weight: 30.0%
Raw: Requires Improvement

How we weight each phase

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Primary schools

  • KS2 pupils meeting expected standard 40.0%
  • KS2 pupils exceeding expected standard 30.0%
  • Ofsted inspection outcome 30.0%

Secondary schools

  • Progress 8 score 40.0%
  • English & Maths grade 4+ % 30.0%
  • Ofsted inspection outcome 30.0%

All-through schools

  • Progress 8 score 25.0%
  • English & Maths grade 4+ % 20.0%
  • KS2 pupils meeting expected standard 20.0%
  • KS2 pupils exceeding expected standard 15.0%
  • Ofsted inspection outcome 20.0%

Secondary with Sixth Form schools

  • Progress 8 score 20.0%
  • English & Maths grade 4+ % 20.0%
  • Continue in education or training 20.0%
  • Sustained employment 20.0%
  • Ofsted inspection outcome 20.0%

Sixth Form Only schools

  • Continue in education or training 40.0%
  • Sustained employment 30.0%
  • Ofsted inspection outcome 30.0%

Special schools

  • Ofsted inspection outcome 100.0%

Alternative Provision schools

  • Ofsted inspection outcome 100.0%

Independent schools

  • Ofsted inspection outcome 100.0%

Ofsted Inspection

Official inspection outcomes

Requires Improvement
Overall effectiveness
Requires Improvement
Last inspected
26 June 2024
Previous grade
Good
Quality of education
Requires Improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Requires Improvement
Personal development
Requires Improvement
Leadership & management
Requires Improvement
Safeguarding
Effective

Source: Ofsted inspection outcomes. Grades: Outstanding, Good, Requires Improvement, Inadequate.

Contact Information

How to reach this school

Source: GIAS
Address
Sipson Road
West Drayton, UB79DL
Phone
1895444480
Website
cherrylane.hillingdon.sch.uk/

Location

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School Information

Basic details and characteristics

Source: GIAS
URN
131638
Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Address
Sipson Road, West Drayton, UB7 9DL
Website
www.cherrylane.hillingdon.sch.uk/
Age range
3-11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
School status
Open
Capacity
690 pupils
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Sixth Form
No
Nursery
Yes

School Performance Data

Official government statistics

Source: DfE

School Demographics

Total Pupils
669
Free School Meals
35.1% (235 pupils)
Special Educational Needs
5.2% (35 pupils)

Daily Attendance

Attendance Rate
93.3%
Good
Persistent Absence
19.8%
Missing 10%+ of school days

Detailed Performance Metrics

Meeting Expected Standard:
34.0%
Exceeding Expected Standard:
4.0%
Reading Score:
102.0
Maths Score:
100.0
Grammar Score:
102.0

Historical Performance

Year Mat Average Read Average
2024 100.0 102.0
2023 102.0 103.0

Historical data shows year-over-year performance trends

Calculated Fields

Derived insights and analysis

Source: Calculated

Class Size Information

Average Class Size
25 pupils
Very Good
Pupils per Year Group
74
Average across all year groups
Total School Size
669 pupils
3-11

Performance Trend

Declining trend (-1.5 per year)

Down -1.5% over 3 years

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From the School Website

Information extracted from the school's own website

Source: School Website

Ethos & Values

"This school values: excellence, inclusion, unique potential and learning for life."

excellence inclusion unique potential learning for life

Head Teacher's Message

Miss Tranter welcomes parents and outlines Cherry Lane as a thriving, inclusive school with a strong home–school partnership, high expectations, and a focus on engaging, life-long learning.

Extracurriculars

Clubs

Forest School School Choir Martial Arts Street Cheer After School Club Breakfast Club Cooking Charities

Sports

Swimming

Curriculum Highlights

The Cherry Lane Way: learning built on prior knowledge, identification and practice of key vocabulary, active learning through practical activities, and Next Step Questions. Early Reading and Mathematics: use of Phonics Bug with a book banded reading scheme; daily phonics in Reception–Year 2; Mathematics Mastery framework across the school. National Curriculum coverage for core and foundation subjects: English, Mathematics, Science, History, Geography, Design Technology, Information Technology, Art, Music, Modern Foreign Language (French), Physical Education; PSHE and RE following the Hillingdon syllabus. Specialist teaching in music and sport; instrument tuition (violin, keyboards, guitar, steel pans); annual concerts and a school choir; after-school activities such as Martial Arts and Street Cheer; sports coaching and competitive school activities. Swimming is taught as a life skill, with opportunities in Year 6 to swim at a local pool.

Wraparound Care

Breakfast Club: Yes After-School Care: Yes

SEND Provision

Cherry Lane Primary School is an inclusive school with an Inclusion Team. It provides a wide range of SEND interventions, including social skills programmes, Circle Time, Pyramid Club, Family Work with the inclusion staff, counselling, mentoring (Learning Mentor), speech and language assessment, access to occupational therapy/physiotherapy on referral, 1:1 tuition and in-class support, targeted literacy and numeracy interventions, Booster groups (e.g., small group maths and literacy support), access to in-school mental health services such as counselling, and regular progress meetings with parents and carers. The Local Offer describes the provision available to identified pupils and the school coordinates planning with professionals to support individual needs.

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