Botwell House Catholic Primary School

About Botwell House Catholic Primary School

Botwell House Catholic Primary School holds a Good rating from Ofsted, a grade it has maintained across its two most recent inspections. The most telling exam metric for this large Hillingdon primary is the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined. In the 2023/24 academic year, 46% of Year 6 pupils achieved this benchmark. That figure sits well below the local authority average of 64%, and it places the school 50th out of 55 similar schools in Hillingdon. The school’s ranking score of 46 puts it in the bottom half nationally, at the 85th percentile. While the overall picture is mixed, the school’s Ofsted report notes that it remains Good, and the ungraded inspection in 2023 confirmed that judgement. The leadership and management, early years provision, and overall effectiveness were all rated Good in the most recent graded inspection.

Looking deeper into the KS2 results, the school’s strongest subject is maths, where 74% of pupils met the expected standard and the average scaled score reached 105. Reading is a weaker spot, with 67% at the expected level and an average score of 104. Writing lags further behind, with just 54% reaching the expected standard. Only 3% of pupils achieved the higher standard in writing, compared with 21% in maths. Progress scores are not available for any subject, so it is difficult to say how much value the school adds relative to pupils’ starting points. The school has a higher-than-average proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals at 29%, which may partly explain the gap between its outcomes and the LA average. For context, the nearest Outstanding school is Yeading Infant and Nursery School, 2.2 km away.

Botwell House is a Roman Catholic primary with a nursery, serving 692 pupils against a capacity of 720. It is oversubscribed: for 2025/26 entry, there were 223 applications for 90 places, with 86 offers made to first-preference families. The school offers a broad set of facilities including a sensory room, art studios, a gymnasium, a forest school and a chapel. Sports provision covers gymnastics, athletics, swimming, netball and cricket, and there is a good range of clubs from eco and gardening to coding and film. The SEND provision is extensive, covering dyslexia, speech and language needs, visual and multi-sensory impairment, autism and social, emotional and mental health support. This is a school that suits Catholic families in Hillingdon who value a faith-based environment and a strong pastoral framework, but who should be aware that academic outcomes are below the local average.

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