Pinn River School

Ofsted inspection

Ofsted rated this school Requires improvement at the inspection that started on 3 July 2018. This inspection was of the school before it changed to its current form (for example, before becoming an academy).

This inspection used Ofsted's older format with four grades: Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement and Inadequate. Newer inspections use report cards. What changed.

Read the full Ofsted reports for this school

Source: Ofsted state-funded schools inspection data.

Admissions

Apply through the council where you live, even if the school is in a different council area. This school is in Hillingdon.

Admissions dates and schools in Hillingdon

Pupils, staff and SEND

This is a special school for children with an education, health and care plan (EHCP). Places are arranged through the council's SEND team, not the normal admissions round. It caters for: Specific learning difficulties (such as dyslexia); Visual impairment; Hearing impairment; Speech, language and communication needs; Autism; Multi-sensory impairment; Physical disability; Severe learning difficulties; Profound and multiple learning difficulties.

SEND provision: Get Information about Schools (DfE).

Nearby special schools

• Gesher School 1.6 miles · Independent · Ofsted: Outstanding (2025)
• Pentland Field School 1.8 miles · Ofsted: Good (2018), confirmed 2023
• Alexandra School 2.4 miles · Ofsted: Outstanding (2016), confirmed 2025 · 0% met expected standard (KS2)
• Shaftesbury High School 2.8 miles · Ofsted: No overall grade (2025)

Straight-line distance. Distance isn't the same as a catchment area.

Questions parents ask

Sources

• School details: Get Information about Schools (DfE), 26 September 2026. URN 152152.
• Inspections: Ofsted management information, data to 31 August 2026.

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