Harefield Infant and Junior School

At a glance

Type

Community school (state-funded)

Phase

Primary

Ages

3 to 11

Gender

Mixed

Pupils

207 census January 2026

Capacity

444

Nursery classes

Yes

Executive Head

Mr Arjinder Sunner

Address

Park Lane, Harefield, UB9 6BJ

Borough

Hillingdon

Telephone

01895462399

DfE reference (URN)

102381

Website

harefieldijs.com

Source: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools · daily extract as at 2026-10-07 · last checked 9 October 2026

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Key dates for 2027 entry

Reception (4+)

1. Application deadlineFriday 15 January 2027Open

   National closing date for Reception applications: Friday 15 January 2027. Apply through your home borough's coordinated scheme, not directly to the school.

   Source: Your borough's admissions page · checked 9 Oct 2026

2. National offer dayFriday 16 April 2027Upcoming

   Primary National Offer Day: Friday 16 April 2027. Offers are released by your home borough.

   Source: Your borough's admissions page · checked 9 Oct 2026

3. Accept your offerFriday 30 April 2027Open

   Deadline to accept your primary offer: Friday 30 April 2027 (your home borough's date).

   Source: Your borough's admissions page · checked 9 Oct 2026

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A status ("Closes in 12 days") is shown only for a closing date we have checked, worked out from today's date, 10 October 2026. Other dates are printed as the school published them, with its own wording beside them. Dates given only as "early January" are shown as approximate and never counted down. Always confirm with the school or council.

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Admissions

You apply through the council where you live, not to the school, naming up to six schools in order on one form. Every applicant on time hears on the same national offer day.

Hillingdon: Reception offers, September 2026 entry

Across the borough, 94.6% of applicants were offered their first preference and 99.3% were offered one of their preferences (3,222 applications). These are borough-wide figures, not a forecast for any school or child.

Source: Department for Education, Secondary and primary schools applications and offers 2026 · entry years 2014/15 to 2026/27 (release published 2026-06-18) · last checked 9 October 2026

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Inspection

Source: Ofsted, Management information - state-funded schools - latest inspections as at 31 August 2026 · latest inspections as at 2026-08-31 · last checked 9 October 2026

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Results

Key stage 2 (end of primary), 2024/25

• % meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths2022/23: 54% · 2023/24: 64%
  67%This school67%Hillingdon62%England, state-funded
• % achieving the higher standard in reading, writing and maths2022/23: 2% · 2023/24: 8%
  4%This school9%Hillingdon8%England, state-funded
• Average scaled score in reading2022/23: 103 · 2023/24: 103
  104This school106Hillingdon106England, state-funded
• Average scaled score in maths2022/23: 102 · 2023/24: 103
  104This school106Hillingdon105England, state-funded

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 52 pupils in the cohort

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Pupils and context

Eligible for free school meals

31.4% January 2026

English as an additional language

15.4%

Receiving SEN support

19.9%

With an Education, Health and Care Plan

5%

Girls / boys

47% / 53%

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · school census 2024/25

Attendance and staffing

Overall absence

7.1% 2024/25

Persistently absent (missed 10% or more)

23.3%

Pupils per teacher

18.6 2025/26

Source: Department for Education, Absence rates by school level · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026

Places

Places

360

Pupils on roll

205

Source: Department for Education, Capacity - school / Sixth form capacity - school · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · position at 1 May, 2024/25

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Compare with similar schools

Side-by-side comparisons with the nearest schools of the same type. Sourced facts only; no winner is declared.

• Harefield Infant and Junior School and Holy Trinity CofE Primary School2.1 miles apart
• Harefield Infant and Junior School and Whiteheath Infant & Nursery School2.4 miles apart
• Harefield Infant and Junior School and Whiteheath Junior School2.5 miles apart
• Harefield Infant and Junior School and The Breakspear School2.7 miles apart

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