Ofsted: Good

Hedgewood School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Bryony Smith / Mrs Pearl Greenwald

location_onHayes, UB4 8NF

language Visit Website phone 2088456756

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2017

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Students

189

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Expected Standard

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Age Range

5-11

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Hedgewood School is a Community special school school in Hayes, serving ages 5-11. Rated Good by Ofsted.

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School Summary

Hedgewood School is a community special school in Hayes, Hillingdon, admitting pupils aged 5-11. The school has approximately 189 pupils on roll, of whom 39% are eligible for free school meals.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2017. The school's current overall rating is Good.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 10.9:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 63%

Reading0% LA 74%

Writing0% LA 72%

Maths0% LA 75%

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Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

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Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 61%England 61%

Reading0% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing0% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths0% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

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2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 61%England 60%

Reading0% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing0% LA 72% · Eng 71%

Maths0% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-6.1

Read

LA 0.1

-8.1 to -4.0

-4.7

Write

LA 0.5

-6.7 to -2.7

-5.2

Maths

LA 0.9

-7.2 to -3.3

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 66%England 65%

Reading0% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing0% LA 78% · Eng 78%

Maths0% LA 79% · Eng 79%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.3

Read

LA 0.5

-4.2 to 1.5

-1.4

Write

LA 0.4

-4.1 to 1.2

-1.7

Maths

LA 1.0

-4.2 to 0.8

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 64%

Reading0% LA 75%

Writing0% LA 78%

Maths0% LA 75%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-5.7

Read

LA 0.1

-8 to -3.4

-5.1

Write

LA 0.0

-7.3 to -2.9

-7

Maths

LA 0.7

-9.1 to -4.9

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

08 February 2022

Inspection Report

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31 January 2017

Inspection Report

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11 December 2012

Inspection Report

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15 February 2011

Inspection Report

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01 December 2009

Inspection Report

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13 March 2007

Inspection Report

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28 May 2002

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2017-01-31

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2012-12-11

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2009-12-01

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 7.3% for this term (secondary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 7.398% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 189 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 7.3%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	189	0.0%	7.3%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	189	0.0%	7.8%
2023/24 (Summer term)	187	0.0%	7.4%
2023/24 (Spring term)	188	0.0%	7.1%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	189	0.0%	8.2%
2022/23 (Summer term)	188	0.0%	6.6%
2022/23 (Spring term)	189	0.0%	6.4%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	189	0.0%	5.9%
2021/22 (Summer term)	189	0.0%	4.7%
2021/22 (Spring term)	191	0.0%	4.9%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	191	0.0%	4.4%
2020/21 (Summer term)	182	0.0%	3.6%
2020/21 (Spring term)	183	0.0%	1.0%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	181	0.0%	3.9%
2019/20 (Summer term)	173	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	173	0.0%	3.2%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	167	0.0%	4.2%
2018/19 (Summer term)	158	0.0%	3.1%
2018/19 (Spring term)	158	0.0%	3.8%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	158	0.0%	3.8%
2017/18 (Summer term)	157	0.0%	3.4%
2017/18 (Spring term)	155	0.0%	3.0%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	146	0.0%	3.7%
2016/17 (Summer term)	148	0.0%	3.0%
2016/17 (Spring term)	148	0.0%	3.3%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	148	0.0%	3.1%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 156 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 16 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 1 pupils

Hedgewood School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

Staffing

Teacher Turnover