Side by side
Lady Bankes Primary School and Newnham Junior School
The published facts for both schools, each with its source. Where a school or the government has not published something, the cell says so. We do not name a winner.
What differs
- Lady Bankes Primary School takes ages 3 to 11; Newnham Junior School takes ages 7 to 11.
- Lady Bankes Primary School has 653 pupils; Newnham Junior School has 350.
- We hold a dated 2027 deadline for Lady Bankes Primary School (15 January 2027) but none for Newnham Junior School.
- The two schools are 0.7 miles apart in a straight line.
Facts side by side
| Fact | Lady Bankes Primary School | Newnham Junior School |
|---|---|---|
| The basics | ||
| Type | State-funded: Community school DfE register | State-funded: Community school DfE register |
| Ages | 3 to 11 DfE register | 7 to 11 DfE register |
| Gender | Mixed DfE register | Mixed DfE register |
| Pupils | 653 DfE register | 350 DfE register |
| Borough | Hillingdon DfE register | Hillingdon DfE register |
| Boarding | No DfE register | No DfE register |
| Admissions for 2027 | ||
| Next deadline to apply or register | 15 January 2027 (open) school or council page | Not published |
| Applications and places, last round | 81 first preferences for 90 places DfE, September 2026 entry | Not published |
| Cost | ||
| Published day fees | No tuition fees (state-funded) | No tuition fees (state-funded) |
| Inspection | ||
| Latest inspection | Ofsted graded inspection, 21 February 2024: Outstanding at that inspection Ofsted | Ofsted graded inspection, 6 March 2024: Outstanding at that inspection Ofsted |
| Results | ||
| Key stage 2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 75% (2024/25) DfE | 81% (2024/25) DfE |
| Pupils | ||
| Eligible for free school meals | 18.1% DfE register | 9.1% DfE register |
| English as an additional language | 29.9% school census 2024/25 | 22.4% school census 2024/25 |
| Receiving SEN support | 18.5% school census 2024/25 | 18.2% school census 2024/25 |
| Pupils per teacher | 21.7 DfE workforce census | 21.9 DfE workforce census |
| Overall absence | 5.8% DfE, 2024/25 | 3.4% DfE, 2024/25 |
DfE register: Get Information About Schools, daily extract as at 2026-10-07. Other sources are named in each cell; every figure links to its source on the school's own page.
Shaded cells differ between the two schools. A blank is not a weakness: it means the figure has not been published, or does not apply to that type of school. Fees and results are not comparable between state and independent schools.