School profile

Minet Infant and Nursery School

Primary · Community school · Hayes, UB3 3NR

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Minet Infant and Nursery School Ofsted rating

Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 10 Dec 2013

Ofsted rating
Good
Leadership and management
Good

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeCommunity school
Ages2 to 7
Pupils400
GenderMixed
Head teacherMr Wayne Wathen-Howell
Local authorityHillingdon
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 102392.

Pupils

2025/26

Pupils at the January school census.

MeasureThis school
Total pupils400
Girls184
Boys216
Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals.32.3%
First language not English92.3%
School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery.360
Pupils excluding nurseryPupils who take up school places.291
Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken.19.2%
SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school.72
EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs.14
Average class size23.7

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and School capacity, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.

Pupils ethnicity

Indian
29.3%
African
16.5%
Other ethnic group
16%
Pakistani
12%
Other mixed
5%
Other Asian
5%
White British
3.5%
Other White
3.5%
White and Asian
3%
Traveller of Irish heritage
1.3%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26

Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.

MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher20
Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants.9
Teachers (FTE)17.6
Teaching assistants (FTE)13.55
Support staff (FTE)28.05
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/2519.2
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/2515.2
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/250
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/254

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Reception)Places offered on national offer day.77
Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed.149
First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice.74
First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place.74
Applications from another local authority (Reception)2

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed.

MeasureThis schoolHillingdonEngland
Overall absence5.7%, worse than England, similar to Hillingdon5.7%5.1%
Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions.14.8%, similar to England, similar to Hillingdon16%13.2%
Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions.2.9%, worse than England, worse than Hillingdon1.3%1%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25

Suspension rate is the number of suspensions per 100 pupils, so one pupil can be counted more than once. A permanently excluded pupil is removed from the school roll.

MeasureThis school
Suspension rate0.2%
Pupils with one or more suspensions0.2%
Permanent exclusion rate0%
Permanent exclusions0

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Nearby schools

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Schools near Minet Infant and Nursery School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.0 miPrimaryMinet Junior SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.5 miAll-throughGuru Nanak Sikh AcademyAcademy converter
Good
0.5 miPrimaryNanaksar Primary SchoolFree schools
Good
0.6 miPrimaryDr Triplett's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school
Good
0.6 miPrimaryBotwell House Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school
Good
0.8 miPrimaryLake Farm Park AcademyAcademy sponsor led
Good
0.8 miPrimaryYeading Infant and Nursery SchoolCommunity school
Outstanding
0.9 miPrimaryYeading Junior SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.9 miSecondaryGlobal AcademyUniversity technical college
Good
1.0 miPrimaryTudor Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good

Frequently asked questions about Minet Infant and Nursery School

What is Minet Infant and Nursery School's Ofsted rating?

Minet Infant and Nursery School is rated Good by Ofsted, last inspected on 10 Dec 2013.

How hard is it to get into Minet Infant and Nursery School?

For Reception entry in 2026/27, Minet Infant and Nursery School made 77 offers from 149 applications (1.9 per offer), and 74 of 74 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.

How many pupils attend Minet Infant and Nursery School?

Minet Infant and Nursery School has 400 pupils aged 2 to 7.

What is the capacity of Minet Infant and Nursery School?

Minet Infant and Nursery School had 360 school places in 2024/25.

How big are classes at Minet Infant and Nursery School?

At Minet Infant and Nursery School, the average class had 23.7 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 20 pupils per teacher.

What is attendance like at Minet Infant and Nursery School?

In 2025/26, pupils at Minet Infant and Nursery School missed 5.7% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 14.8% were persistently absent, missing 10% or more of sessions (England 13.2%).

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.