Whiteheath Avenue, Ruislip, Middlesex HA4 7PR
10 reasons to choose Whiteheath Junior School
Top line
Whiteheath Junior School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 72. It is one of the best state primary schools in Ruislip and one of the 3 best independent or state primaries within 2 miles.
School fundamentals
Whiteheath Junior School is a state junior school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 7 and 11 years. It is a community school. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2014) inspection.
Average class size
Whiteheath Junior School has three classes per year, and an average class size of 28 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Whiteheath Junior School ranks in the top 6% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress scores are around the national average.
The Whiteheath Junior School curriculum
School curriculum also includes PSHE, Spanish. Core subjects are taught separately, but foundation subjects, such as geography and history, are taught as half-termly topics with cross-curricular links to other subjects. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers, Junior Duke Award for outdoor learning and residential trips from Year 5.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at Whiteheath Junior School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3. School Games Mark Gold Award.
The Arts at Whiteheath Junior School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Out of school hours care from 7.30am (school staff) to 6.00pm (external contractor).
Find another school near Whiteheath Junior School
Reddiford School (3.2 miles); Northwood College for Girls Junior School (3.2 miles); St Helen’s College (3.3 miles).
Warrender Primary School (1.3 miles); Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Ruislip (1.6 miles); The Breakspear School (2.5 miles).
Northwood College (3.2 miles); St Helen’s School (3.6 miles).
Bishop Ramsey Church of England School (1.5 miles); Ruislip High School (2.2 miles); Vyners School (2.4 miles).