Rabbsfarm Primary School

About Rabbsfarm Primary School

Rabbsfarm Primary School in Hillingdon is a large state primary with 650 pupils on roll, sitting just below its official capacity of 660. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: 33.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared with the national primary average of around 24%. Demand for places is strong — for the 2025/26 intake, the school received 217 applications for 90 places, with 112 of those as first preferences, making it oversubscribed by a ratio of 2.41 to one. Of those first-preference applicants, 86 received offers. The school is non-denominational and co-educational, taking children from age four through to eleven, and also offers nursery provision. Helen Okoro is the headteacher.

Academically, Rabbsfarm faces challenges. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 tests, 43% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well below the Hillingdon local authority average of 64%. The school ranks 52nd out of 55 primary schools in the borough on this measure, placing it in the bottom 50 nationally. Individual subject scores tell a mixed story: 66% met the expected standard in reading, 59% in writing, and 51% in maths. At the higher standard, just 13% achieved that level in maths and 1% in writing. The most recent Ofsted inspection in June 2025 rated the school as Requires Improvement overall, with behaviour and attitudes, quality of education, and leadership and management all graded Requires Improvement. Early years provision and personal development were both rated Good. The previous inspection in 2016 had rated the school Good.

The school offers a range of facilities including an ICT suite, gymnasium, library, sensory room, playing fields and a chapel. Sports provision covers football, cricket, swimming, athletics, tennis, cross country and gymnastics, while clubs include chess, choir and science club. SEND support is broad, covering specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, social emotional and mental health needs, speech language and communication needs, hearing impairment, physical disability, and autistic spectrum disorder. Parent feedback from the most recent Parent View survey (30 responses) was largely positive: 93% would recommend the school, and 90% agreed or strongly agreed that their child is happy. However, only 50% felt concerns are dealt with properly, and the SEND question received no responses. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is Hillingdon Primary School, 2.3 km away.

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