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Newnham Infant and Nursery School

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Community school in Ruislip, HA4 9RW, taking ages 3 to 7, 302 on roll.

No current grade Ofsted
0.6133756695291238 mi Admitted from, 2025/26
112% Full, over capacity

Will an address get in?

In the 2025/26 round, the furthest-away child offered a place at Newnham Infant and Nursery School lived 0.6133756695291238 miles away, according to Hillingdon. Put a postcode in and it is measured against that distance.

Applying for September 2027? Primary applications close on 15 January 2027, with offers on 16 April 2027. The address on the deadline is the one the council uses. How it works.

The circle is 0.6133756695291238 miles, the distance the school admitted from in 2025/26. Real admission areas are not circular: this is the distance, not a boundary.

This is not a catchment area. Most English schools do not have one. When Newnham Infant and Nursery School is oversubscribed, places go outward from the school until they run out, so the distance moves each year with how many families applied and where they lived. 0.6133756695291238 miles was last year's outcome, not a boundary and not a promise.

What kind of school this is

Religious characterNo religious character
Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
How full 302 pupils in 270 places (112% full, over capacity)
Local authorityHillingdon

Department for Education register (GIAS).

How the school is doing

Ofsted, and the Department for Education's published performance data.

Who goes to Newnham Infant and Nursery School

Girls and boys47.0% girls, 53.0% boys
English as an additional language18.9% of pupils
Free school meals7.9% of pupils eligible

DfE school census, most recent published year.

The fee-paying alternative

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Common questions

What is the catchment area for Newnham Infant and Nursery School?

Newnham Infant and Nursery School does not have one in the sense most people mean. Like most English schools, an oversubscribed year offers places outward from the school until they run out. The nearest thing to an answer: the furthest child admitted in 2025/26 lived 0.6133756695291238 miles away, per Hillingdon.

How close do I need to live to get a place at Newnham Infant and Nursery School?

Nobody can say in advance, and anyone who does is guessing. 0.6133756695291238 miles was enough in 2025/26, and at 112% full the school has little slack. The distance moves every year with the number of applications, so treat last year's figure as evidence, not a promise.

Does buying a house near Newnham Infant and Nursery School guarantee a place?

No. Admission criteria usually put looked-after children, siblings ahead of distance, so places can be filled before distance is reached. Councils also check that the address is genuinely where the child lives.

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