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State secondary schools in Hillingdon

22 schools · London · 2024/25 Department for Education figures

Hillingdon has 22 state secondaries, 22 of them with sixth forms. 67.2% of families got their first choice last year, worse than most of England. Results run from 15.9% to 74.6% passing English and maths, a spread of 59 points, with a middle school at 47.1%, almost exactly England's 45.4%.

Of those Ofsted has graded, 4 rated Outstanding, 11 Good, 1 Requires improvement. 6 schools carry no overall grade at all — either inspected since Ofsted stopped issuing one in September 2024, or never inspected.

22 schools in Hillingdon. Tap one, or see the full list.
16% 75% passed English & maths

Hillingdon against England

State-funded schools, 2024/25

50%

Passed English & maths grade 5 or above

4.1% above England

England 45%

47.8

Attainment 8 average score

1.7 above England

England 46.1

22%

Persistently absent missed 10% of sessions

in line with England

England 21%

Getting a place

2026/27 secondary admissions round, across Hillingdon

67.2%

Got their first choiceof those who applied

England 84%

87.1%

Got one of their threefirst, second or third

0%

Got no offer at allfrom any preference

7%

Appeals upheld9 of 127 heard

These are figures for Hillingdon as a whole. A popular school can be much harder to get into than the average suggests, and the criteria that decide it are set by each school's own admission authority rather than centrally. How applying works

How much the choice matters here

Across Hillingdon's 22 schools, the share passing English and maths runs from 16% to 75%. That is a spread of 59 percentage points, about typical.

The typical council spans about 48 points. Where schools are close together the school a child gets matters less; where they are far apart it matters a great deal. The widest spreads are all selective areas, where grammar schools sit at one end and everything else at the other.

Hillingdon schools, subject by subject

The share reaching grade 4 or above, among schools entering at least 20 pupils. Which pupils take a subject differs a lot between schools, so read this as what happened rather than as a ranking of teaching.

mathsenglish literatureenglish languagecombined sciencegeographyhistoryfrenchcomputer sciencespanishbusiness studiesreligious studiesphysicschemistrybiologyartdesign technologyphysical educationsociology
  1. 1 Bishop Ramsey Church of England School Ruislip · 182 entries 89%
  2. 2 Northwood School Northwood · 177 entries 89%
  3. 3 Swakeleys School for Girls Uxbridge · 224 entries 88%
  4. 4 Bishopshalt School Uxbridge · 185 entries 86%
  5. 5 Global Academy Middlesex · 70 entries 81%
  6. 6 Ruislip High School Ruislip · 212 entries 81%
  7. 7 Barnhill Community High School Hayes · 251 entries 80%
  8. 8 The Douay Martyrs Catholic School Uxbridge · 239 entries 79%
  9. 9 Vyners School Uxbridge · 239 entries 79%
  10. 10 Queensmead School Ruislip · 239 entries 76%
  11. 11 Guru Nanak Sikh Academy Hayes · 178 entries 70%
  12. 12 Uxbridge High School Uxbridge · 225 entries 67%
  13. 13 Haydon School Pinner · 243 entries 67%
  14. 14 Harlington School Hayes · 232 entries 62%
  15. 15 De Salis Studio College Hayes · 50 entries 62%
  16. 16 Park Academy West London Hillingdon · 132 entries 60%
  17. 17 Oak Wood School Uxbridge · 219 entries 55%
  18. 18 UTC Heathrow Northwood · 49 entries 45%
  19. 19 Harefield School Uxbridge · 45 entries 40%
  20. 20 Hewens College Hayes · 69 entries 38%
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Schools in neighbouring authorities are not in this list, because admissions run per authority. See bordering areas.

3 of 22 have no spare places. Sort the list, or narrow it first.

  • Barnhill Community High School Hayes · Outstanding. · no spare places
    Eng & maths
    58%
    Attainment 8
    53.1
    Absence
    21%
  • Bishop Ramsey Church of England School Ruislip · Inspected, after Ofsted stopped issuing a single overall grade.
    Eng & maths
    59%
    Attainment 8
    56
    Absence
    13%
  • Bishopshalt School Uxbridge · Inspected under the current report card, which gives no overall grade.
    Eng & maths
    71%
    Attainment 8
    58.7
    Absence
    16%
  • De Salis Studio College Hayes · Good.
    Eng & maths
    40%
    Attainment 8
    43.8
    Absence
    22%
  • Global Academy Middlesex · Inspected, after Ofsted stopped issuing a single overall grade.
    Eng & maths
    30%
    Attainment 8
    30.8
    Absence
    28%
  • Guru Nanak Sikh Academy Hayes · Good.
    Eng & maths
    52%
    Attainment 8
    49.9
    Absence
    15%
  • Harefield School Uxbridge · Inspected under the current report card, which gives no overall grade.
    Eng & maths
    20%
    Attainment 8
    37.1
    Absence
    40%
  • Harlington School Hayes · Inspected, after Ofsted stopped issuing a single overall grade.
    Eng & maths
    41%
    Attainment 8
    42.5
    Absence
    22%
  • Haydon School Pinner · Good.
    Eng & maths
    44%
    Attainment 8
    46
    Absence
    24%
  • Hewens College Hayes · Inspected, after Ofsted stopped issuing a single overall grade.
    Eng & maths
    16%
    Attainment 8
    34
    Absence
    31%
  • Northwood School Northwood · Outstanding.
    Eng & maths
    75%
    Attainment 8
    58.4
    Absence
    14%
  • Oak Wood School Uxbridge · Good.
    Eng & maths
    33%
    Attainment 8
    37.6
    Absence
    24%
  • Park Academy West London Hillingdon · Requires improvement.
    Eng & maths
    37%
    Attainment 8
    38.5
    Absence
    35%
  • Parkside Studio College Hayes · Good.
    Eng & maths
    47%
    Attainment 8
    45.4
    Absence
    35%
  • Queensmead School Ruislip · Inspected under the current report card, which gives no overall grade.
    Eng & maths
    63%
    Attainment 8
    55.5
    Absence
    13%
  • Rosedale College Hayes · Good.
    Eng & maths
    45%
    Attainment 8
    46.2
    Absence
    18%
  • Ruislip High School Ruislip · Outstanding.
    Eng & maths
    59%
    Attainment 8
    54.1
    Absence
    19%
  • Swakeleys School for Girls Uxbridge · Good.
    Eng & maths
    57%
    Attainment 8
    55.9
    Absence
    15%
  • The Douay Martyrs Catholic School Uxbridge · Good.
    Eng & maths
    54%
    Attainment 8
    52.6
    Absence
    14%
  • UTC Heathrow Northwood · Good.
    Eng & maths
    22%
    Attainment 8
    32.2
    Absence
    38%
  • Uxbridge High School Uxbridge · Inspected, after Ofsted stopped issuing a single overall grade. · no spare places
    Eng & maths
    39%
    Attainment 8
    43
    Absence
    22%
  • Vyners School Uxbridge · Outstanding. · no spare places
    Eng & maths
    61%
    Attainment 8
    53.5
    Absence
    13%

Pick up to 4 schools to see them side by side in the comparison tool, subject by subject.

Sixth form · Key stage 5·2024/25

A levels in Hillingdon

21 of Hillingdon's 22 sixth forms publish A level results. Ranked on the share reaching AAB or better in at least two of the subjects universities name, which is the measure the steepest entry requirements are written in.

Sixth form Grade AAB+

A level results only. A sixth form running mostly BTECs and other applied courses will show a dash here and can still be the right one — those are graded on their own scale, where a distinction and an A grade carry the same points and mean different things.

Bordering Hillingdon

Near a boundary, schools on both sides are usually in reach. Whether a child can apply is set by each school's admission criteria, not by the border.

Buckinghamshire 37 schools · 59% passed English & mathsEaling 17 schools · 57% passed English & mathsHarrow 13 schools · 54% passed English & mathsHertfordshire 80 schools · 53% passed English & mathsHounslow 21 schools · 53% passed English & mathsSlough 15 schools · 58% passed English & mathsSurrey 57 schools · 55% passed English & maths

What these mean

Attainment 8
The average pupil's total score across eight GCSE-equivalent subjects, with English and maths counting double. It is scored out of 90. A score of 50 is roughly equivalent to achieving a grade 5 across eight subjects.
Grades 4 and 5
GCSEs are graded from 9 down to 1. Grade 4 is a standard pass and broadly corresponds to the old grade C; grade 5 is what the government calls a strong pass. Grade 7 is broadly equivalent to an old grade A.
Persistent absence
The share of pupils who miss at least 10% of their possible sessions during the school year. This includes both authorised and unauthorised absence, so illness and other authorised reasons are included. Persistent absence has remained substantially higher than its pre-pandemic level.
First preference
The share of families who were offered the school they ranked first on their application, on national offer day in March. This figure is calculated across the relevant schools or admissions authority, so a high overall figure does not necessarily mean that every individual school is easy to get into.
Spare places
The amount of available capacity a school has compared with the number of pupils on roll. This is different from oversubscription: spare places measure whether a school has capacity, whereas oversubscription describes demand for places exceeding the number available. A school with no spare places may be popular, but a small school can also be full without receiving a large number of applications.
Average A-level grade
The average grade achieved across students' A-level entries. This is different from measures such as the proportion achieving AAB or better in two or more facilitating subjects, which are sometimes used to indicate higher attainment and university-entry performance.
Covers state-funded schools in England; independent schools are not included, and neither the list nor the subject figures above take account of them.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Key stage 4 performance and school characteristics: Department for Education, 2024/25. Inspection outcomes: Ofsted.