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Schools in Hillingdon · DfE, Ofsted

Hillingdon’s state schools get better results than 83% of towns in England

In GCSE English and maths, 57% of pupils in Hillingdon reached grade 5 or above, close to London’s towns (56%) and above towns in England (45%). 96 state-funded schools are located in Hillingdon’s built-up area. Hillingdon grades A− for schools, on Department for Education Key Stage 2 and GCSE results: #26 of 33 in London. Ofsted is shown, not graded.

66%meet the KS2 standard 51.5Attainment 8 #26of 33 in London

State schools

66 primary, 17 secondary

Reading, writing & maths

66%

meet the expected standard at 11 · 2023–25

England’s schools: 62%

Attainment 8

51.5

GCSE average across 8 subjects · 2025/26

England’s schools: 47.3

Grade 5+ English & maths

57%

a strong pass in both · 2025/26

England’s schools: 47%

Town figures are pupil-weighted across the schools the grade uses; England’s are the average school.

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about Hillingdon’s schools

13 of 17secondaries beat England’s average GCSE score; 36 of 58 primaries beat its KS2 average 69%meet the KS2 standard at Minet Junior, with 45% on free school meals

Strong at both ages

Hillingdon’s secondary results beat 83% of English towns; its primary results beat 73%. 66% of the London borough’s 11-year-olds meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% at the average school in England and 65% across Hillingdon. The spread between primaries is wide: 85% at Whiteheath Junior School, 42% at Laurel Lane Primary School. Every school’s result ↓

Minet Junior beats its intake

Schools with more pupils on free school meals usually get lower results. At Minet Junior School, 45% of pupils are on free school meals and 69% meet the expected standard; a typical school in England with that intake reaches 56%. Results and intake ↓

Written from the Department for Education and Ofsted data on this page.

School Grade

Hillingdon grades A− for schools

Against every town in England with results; Wales publishes none.

Primary: reading, writing and maths at 11 (66% meet the standard)Better than 73% of towns in England

Secondary: Attainment 8 and grade 5+ English and maths (51.5 and 57%)Better than 83% of towns in England

Each of Hillingdon’s 58 primaries: % meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (2023–25)

Each of Hillingdon’s 17 secondaries: Attainment 8 (2025/26)

England’s average schoolHillingdon’s average school

The primary figure: 58 primaries in the town, 11,418 pupils in results over three years. The secondary figure: 17 secondaries in the town, 3,364 pupils in results. Mainstream state schools only (grammar schools included); special schools, alternative provision, nurseries and 16–19 colleges are listed below but not graded. Each school’s results are compared with every school in England, then weighted by its pupils.

Results and intake

Which schools do better than their intake suggests

Schools with more pupils on free school meals tend to get lower results. The dashed line is the typical school in England for each level of free school meals; the band holds the middle two-thirds. A dot above the band is doing better than schools like it.

Primaries: KS2 reading, writing and maths against free school meals

Secondaries: Attainment 8 against free school meals

The share of pupils on free school meals runs from 6% at The Breakspear School to 49% at Laurel Lane Primary School. Against schools with the same intake, Whiteheath Junior School does best: 85% with 11% on free school meals, where a typical school would reach 66%. 36 of 57 primaries and 12 of 17 secondaries are above the line.

Show as a table

School	Free school meals	Result	Typical for that intake	Difference
Whiteheath Junior SchoolKS2 %	11%	85%	66%	+19
Deanesfield Primary SchoolKS2 %	16%	83%	64%	+19
Rosedale Primary SchoolKS2 %	20%	80%	63%	+17
St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolKS2 %	12%	81%	65%	+16
Guru Nanak Sikh AcademyKS2 %	17%	78%	64%	+14
Newnham Junior SchoolKS2 %	9%	80%	66%	+14
Lady Bankes Primary SchoolKS2 %	18%	77%	64%	+13
Minet Junior SchoolKS2 %	45%	69%	56%	+13
Heathrow Primary SchoolKS2 %	20%	76%	63%	+13
Wood End Park AcademyKS2 %	29%	73%	61%	+12
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary SchoolKS2 %	6%	79%	67%	+12
Lake Farm Park AcademyKS2 %	23%	74%	62%	+12
Hillingdon Primary SchoolKS2 %	22%	74%	62%	+12
Glebe Primary SchoolKS2 %	10%	77%	66%	+11
The Breakspear SchoolKS2 %	6%	78%	67%	+11
Bourne Primary SchoolKS2 %	19%	74%	63%	+11
Denham Green E-ACT Primary AcademyKS2 %	33%	70%	60%	+10
Barnhill Community High SchoolAttainment 8	41%	54	43	+10
Holy Trinity CofE Primary SchoolKS2 %	22%	72%	63%	+9
Swakeleys School for GirlsAttainment 8	27%	57	48	+9
Bishopshalt SchoolAttainment 8	28%	57	48	+9
Dr Triplett's CofE Primary SchoolKS2 %	22%	71%	63%	+8
Cranford Park AcademyKS2 %	25%	70%	62%	+8
Northwood SchoolAttainment 8	21%	58	50	+8
Hayes Park SchoolKS2 %	22%	70%	63%	+7
Hermitage Primary SchoolKS2 %	22%	70%	63%	+7
Queensmead SchoolAttainment 8	23%	57	50	+7
St Catherine Catholic Primary SchoolKS2 %	20%	70%	63%	+7
Warrender Primary SchoolKS2 %	9%	73%	66%	+7
West Drayton AcademyKS2 %	22%	69%	63%	+6
St Swithun Wells Catholic Primary SchoolKS2 %	6%	73%	67%	+6
Guru Nanak Sikh AcademyAttainment 8	17%	56	52	+4
The Douay Martyrs Catholic SchoolAttainment 8	20%	55	51	+4
Whitehall SchoolKS2 %	36%	63%	59%	+4
Hillside Junior SchoolKS2 %	24%	66%	62%	+4
Bishop Ramsey Church of England SchoolAttainment 8	13%	57	53	+4
Uxbridge High SchoolAttainment 8	37%	48	45	+4
Harlyn Primary SchoolKS2 %	18%	67%	64%	+3
William Byrd Primary AcademyKS2 %	30%	63%	60%	+3
Brookside Primary SchoolKS2 %	32%	62%	60%	+2
Frithwood Primary SchoolKS2 %	13%	67%	65%	+2
John Locke AcademyKS2 %	9%	68%	66%	+2
Charville AcademyKS2 %	22%	64%	62%	+2
Harlington SchoolAttainment 8	44%	44	42	+1
Harefield Infant and Junior SchoolKS2 %	31%	61%	60%	+1
Rosedale CollegeAttainment 8	25%	50	49	+1
Belmore Primary AcademyKS2 %	32%	60%	60%	+0
Vyners SchoolAttainment 8	15%	53	53	+0
St Bernadette Catholic Primary SchoolKS2 %	8%	66%	66%	−0
Ruislip High SchoolAttainment 8	19%	50	51	−1
Yeading Junior SchoolKS2 %	37%	57%	58%	−1
Cowley St Laurence CofE Primary SchoolKS2 %	30%	59%	60%	−1
Oak Wood SchoolAttainment 8	37%	43	45	−2
Haydon SchoolAttainment 8	23%	48	50	−2
Coteford Junior SchoolKS2 %	31%	58%	60%	−2
Harmondsworth Primary SchoolKS2 %	26%	59%	61%	−2
Hewens Primary SchoolKS2 %	29%	57%	61%	−4
Field End Junior SchoolKS2 %	26%	57%	61%	−4
Grange Park SchoolKS2 %	19%	59%	63%	−4
Park Academy West LondonAttainment 8	43%	38	43	−5
St Matthew's CofE Primary SchoolKS2 %	26%	56%	61%	−5
Highfield Primary SchoolKS2 %	33%	54%	60%	−6
Colham Manor Primary SchoolKS2 %	31%	54%	60%	−6
St Andrew's C of E Primary SchoolKS2 %	37%	52%	58%	−6
Ruislip Gardens Primary SchoolKS2 %	26%	55%	61%	−6
Rabbsfarm Primary SchoolKS2 %	35%	52%	59%	−7
St Martin's Church of England Primary SchoolKS2 %	35%	50%	59%	−9
Bishop Winnington-Ingram CofE Primary SchoolKS2 %	16%	55%	64%	−9
Ryefield Primary SchoolKS2 %	20%	53%	63%	−10
Hewens CollegeAttainment 8	28%	36	48	−12
Laurel Lane Primary SchoolKS2 %	49%	42%	55%	−13
Botwell House Catholic Primary SchoolKS2 %	24%	48%	62%	−14
Cherry Lane Primary SchoolKS2 %	38%	42%	58%	−16
Pinkwell Primary SchoolKS2 %	33%	43%	59%	−16

Free school meals: pupils eligible now, DfE January 2026 census. The typical-school line is a straight-line fit across every graded school in England. It describes; it doesn’t grade: the School Grade uses results alone.

Getting a place

How school places work in Hillingdon

Hillingdon Council handles applications for every state school in Hillingdon, academies included. You apply to the council where you live, even for a school in another area.

Secondary (starting at 11)Apply by 31 October of Year 6. Offers on 1 March.

Primary (starting in Reception)Apply by 15 January before the September your child starts. Offers on 16 April.

Moving mid-yearApply to the council for an in-year place; it tells you which schools have room.

When a school is full

Every school publishes its admissions rules. Children in care come first, then, at most schools, brothers and sisters of current pupils, then those who live nearest. 17 of Hillingdon’s 82 mainstream schools have a religious character; some of them give priority by church attendance, so check each school’s rules. Infant classes are limited to 30 by law. If you’re refused a place, you can appeal to an independent panel.

Useful: Apply for a primary place (GOV.UK) · Apply for a secondary place (GOV.UK) · How admissions criteria work

How full each school is

Pupils on roll as a share of the school’s official capacity. The black tick is 100%; 18 schools are at or over it.

Vyners135%

Hillingdon incl. nursery129%

Deanesfield incl. nursery120%

Swakeleys School for Girls120%

Newnham Infant incl. nursery112%

Barnhill Community High108%

The Douay Martyrs108%

John Locke incl. nursery107%

Charville incl. nursery105%

Dr Triplett's incl. nursery105%

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Lady Bankes incl. nursery104%

Guru Nanak Sikh104%

Bishop Winnington-Ingram incl. nursery103%

Uxbridge High102%

Queensmead102%

Ruislip High101%

Holy Trinity incl. nursery100%

St Catherine incl. nursery100%

Hewens98%

Harlington98%

Newnham Junior97%

Northwood97%

St Swithun Wells incl. nursery96%

Sacred Heart incl. nursery96%

Hayes Park incl. nursery95%

Bishop Ramsey95%

St Matthew's incl. nursery95%

Botwell House95%

Warrender incl. nursery95%

Bishopshalt95%

Oak Wood94%

The Breakspear incl. nursery94%

Yeading Infant incl. nursery94%

West Drayton incl. nursery94%

Cowley St Laurence incl. nursery94%

St Mary's incl. nursery94%

Rabbsfarm93%

Harmondsworth incl. nursery93%

Lake Farm Park incl. nursery91%

Hermitage incl. nursery90%

Glebe incl. nursery90%

St Bernadette incl. nursery88%

Hillside Junior88%

Grange Park incl. nursery87%

Colham Manor incl. nursery87%

Whiteheath Infant incl. nursery87%

Harlyn incl. nursery87%

Cranford Park incl. nursery87%

William Byrd incl. nursery84%

Rosedale incl. nursery84%

Denham Green E-ACT84%

St Andrew's incl. nursery83%

Belmore incl. nursery83%

Yeading Junior83%

Minet Infant incl. nursery83%

Pinkwell incl. nursery82%

Cherry Lane incl. nursery81%

Bourne incl. nursery81%

Wood End Park incl. nursery81%

Hillside Infant incl. nursery80%

Frithwood incl. nursery80%

Field End Infant incl. nursery77%

Whiteheath Junior76%

Minet Junior73%

Field End Junior71%

Coteford Infant incl. nursery70%

Coteford Junior69%

Park Academy West London69%

Haydon69%

Whitehall65%

Laurel Lane incl. nursery64%

Ryefield incl. nursery63%

Ruislip Gardens incl. nursery59%

Brookside incl. nursery57%

Rosedale College57%

Highfield incl. nursery56%

Hewens College55%

St Martin's incl. nursery49%

Harefield Infant and Junior incl. nursery47%

Nanaksar30%

DfE register of schools (GIAS), January 2026 census. Capacity often excludes a nursery class, so a school with a nursery can show over 100%.

The schools

96 state schools in Hillingdon

Each school’s own letter compares its results with every state school in England of the same phase: Key Stage 2 for primaries, GCSEs for secondaries. Open a school for its results, how its letter is worked out, Ofsted and a map.

Letters of Hillingdon’s schoolsA 27B 22C 21D 422 without a letter

Primary schools65 · best KS2 results first

Whiteheath Junior School

Primary · ages 7–11 · Community

A⁺

85% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

274 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

Deanesfield Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

A⁺

83% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

684 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

St Mary's Catholic Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Voluntary aided · Roman Catholic

81% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

235 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

Rosedale Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

80% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

402 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Newnham Junior School

Primary · ages 7–11 · Community

80% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

350 pupilsOfsted: Outstanding 2024

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Voluntary aided · Roman Catholic

79% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

642 pupilsOfsted: Outstanding 2024

The Breakspear School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

78% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

680 pupilsOfsted: Outstanding 2024

Lady Bankes Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

77% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

653 pupilsOfsted: Outstanding 2024

Glebe Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

77% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

619 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Heathrow Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

76% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

396 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

Hillingdon Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

A⁻

74% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

695 pupilsOfsted: Outstanding 2024

Lake Farm Park Academy

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

A⁻

74% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

658 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Bourne Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

A⁻

74% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

203 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Wood End Park Academy

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

A⁻

73% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

846 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Warrender Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

A⁻

73% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

441 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

St Swithun Wells Catholic Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Voluntary aided · Roman Catholic

A⁻

73% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

231 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

Holy Trinity CofE Primary School

Primary · ages 2–11 · Voluntary aided · Church of England

A⁻

72% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

211 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Dr Triplett's CofE Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Voluntary aided · Church of England

A⁻

71% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

439 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Cranford Park Academy

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

B⁺

70% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

831 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Hayes Park School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Foundation

B⁺

70% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

655 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Hermitage Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

B⁺

70% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

426 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

St Catherine Catholic Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Voluntary aided · Roman Catholic

B⁺

70% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

235 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Denham Green E-ACT Primary Academy

Primary · ages 4–11 · Academy

B⁺

70% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

226 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

West Drayton Academy

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

B⁺

69% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

649 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

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Minet Junior School

Primary · ages 7–11 · Community

B⁺

69% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

348 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2024

John Locke Academy

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

B⁺

68% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

674 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Frithwood Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

67% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

374 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

Harlyn Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

67% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

364 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2024

St Bernadette Catholic Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy · Roman Catholic

66% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

414 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Hillside Junior School

Primary · ages 7–11 · Foundation

66% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

210 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2024

Oak Farm Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

65% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

Ofsted: Requires improvement 2024

Charville Academy

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

B⁻

64% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

441 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

William Byrd Primary Academy

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

B⁻

63% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

596 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Whitehall School

Primary · ages 4–11 · Community

B⁻

63% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

408 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Brookside Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

B⁻

62% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

357 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

Harefield Infant and Junior School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

B⁻

61% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

207 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Belmore Primary Academy

Primary · ages 2–11 · Academy

C⁺

60% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

533 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Grange Park School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Foundation

C⁺

59% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

628 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2024

Cowley St Laurence CofE Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy · Church of England

C⁺

59% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

395 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

Harmondsworth Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

C⁺

59% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

213 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

Coteford Junior School

Primary · ages 7–11 · Academy

C⁺

58% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

224 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2024

Yeading Junior School

Primary · ages 7–11 · Community

57% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

422 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Hewens Primary School

Primary · ages 4–11 · Free school

57% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

412 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Field End Junior School

Primary · ages 7–11 · Academy

57% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

254 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

St Matthew's CofE Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy · Church of England

56% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

399 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

Ruislip Gardens Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

55% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

287 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2024

Bishop Winnington-Ingram CofE Primary School

Primary · ages 2–11 · Voluntary aided · Church of England

55% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

236 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2024

Colham Manor Primary School

Primary · ages 2–11 · Community

54% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

627 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Highfield Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

54% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

254 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2024

Ryefield Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

C⁻

53% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

394 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Rabbsfarm Primary School

Primary · ages 4–11 · Community

C⁻

52% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

616 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

St Andrew's C of E Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Voluntary aided · Church of England

C⁻

52% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

197 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

St Martin's Church of England Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy · Church of England

C⁻

50% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

206 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Botwell House Catholic Primary School

Primary · ages 4–11 · Voluntary aided · Roman Catholic

C⁻

48% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

683 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Pinkwell Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

43% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

569 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

Cherry Lane Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

42% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

562 pupilsOfsted: Requires improvement 2024

Laurel Lane Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

42% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

267 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Yeading Infant and Nursery School

Primary · ages 3–7 · Community

No letter

453 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2024

Minet Infant and Nursery School

Primary · ages 2–7 · Community

No letter

400 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Newnham Infant and Nursery School

Primary · ages 3–7 · Community

No letter

302 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

Field End Infant School

Primary · ages 2–7 · Community

No letter

265 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

Nanaksar Primary School

Primary · ages 4–11 · Free school · Sikh

No letter

253 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2024

Whiteheath Infant & Nursery School

Primary · ages 2–7 · Community

No letter

235 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Hillside Infant School

Primary · ages 3–7 · Foundation

No letter

201 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Coteford Infant School

Primary · ages 3–7 · Community

No letter

175 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

All-through schools1 · primary and secondary in one

Guru Nanak Sikh Academy

All-through · ages 4–18 · Academy · Sikh

56.1 Attainment 8 · 62% grade 5+ E&M

1,553 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Secondary schools20 · best GCSE results first

Northwood School

Secondary · ages 11–18 · Academy

57.9 Attainment 8 · 74% grade 5+ E&M

1,044 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2024

Queensmead School

Secondary · ages 11–18 · Academy

57.1 Attainment 8 · 68% grade 5+ E&M

1,502 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Swakeleys School for Girls

Secondary · ages 11–18 · Academy · girls

57.4 Attainment 8 · 68% grade 5+ E&M

1,404 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

Bishopshalt School

Secondary · ages 11–18 · Academy

56.8 Attainment 8 · 69% grade 5+ E&M

1,239 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Bishop Ramsey Church of England School

Secondary · ages 11–18 · Academy · Church of England

56.8 Attainment 8 · 63% grade 5+ E&M

1,218 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2024

Barnhill Community High School

Secondary · ages 11–18 · Academy

53.7 Attainment 8 · 67% grade 5+ E&M

1,537 pupilsOfsted: Outstanding 2024

Vyners School

Secondary · ages 11–18 · Academy

A⁻

53 Attainment 8 · 60% grade 5+ E&M

1,537 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

The Douay Martyrs Catholic School

Secondary · ages 11–18 · Academy · Roman Catholic

A⁻

55 Attainment 8 · 57% grade 5+ E&M

1,398 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

Rosedale College

Secondary · ages 11–19 · Academy

B⁺

49.9 Attainment 8 · 55% grade 5+ E&M

940 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Uxbridge High School

Secondary · ages 11–18 · Academy

48.3 Attainment 8 · 52% grade 5+ E&M

1,329 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2024

Ruislip High School

Secondary · ages 11–18 · Academy

50.1 Attainment 8 · 47% grade 5+ E&M

1,311 pupilsOfsted: Outstanding 2023

Haydon School

Secondary · ages 11–18 · Academy

47.9 Attainment 8 · 49% grade 5+ E&M

1,399 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

Harlington School

Secondary · ages 11–19 · Foundation

C⁺

43.8 Attainment 8 · 42% grade 5+ E&M

1,409 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2024

Oak Wood School

Secondary · ages 11–18 · Foundation

C⁺

43.4 Attainment 8 · 43% grade 5+ E&M

1,275 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

Park Academy West London

Secondary · ages 11–18 · Academy

C⁻

38.1 Attainment 8 · 32% grade 5+ E&M

795 pupilsOfsted: Requires improvement 2023

Hewens College

Secondary · ages 11–19 · Academy

35.9 Attainment 8 · 23% grade 5+ E&M

410 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Global Academy

Secondary · ages 14–19 · University technical college

No letter

27.4 Attainment 8 · 32% grade 5+ E&M

526 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

UTC Heathrow

Secondary · ages 14–19 · University technical college

No letter

28.6 Attainment 8 · 11% grade 5+ E&M

240 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

De Salis Studio College

Secondary · ages 14–19 · Studio schools

No letter

48.4 Attainment 8 · 45% grade 5+ E&M

174 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2024

Parkside Studio College

Secondary · ages 13–19 · Studio schools

No letter

26.7 Attainment 8 · 8% grade 5+ E&M

64 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Special schools, nurseries and colleges10 · no letter: their results don’t compare

Meadow High School

Special school · ages 11–19 · Community

No letter

305 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Hedgewood School

Special school · ages 5–11 · Community

No letter

185 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Pentland Field School

Special school · ages 4–19 · Free school

No letter

176 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

McMillan Nursery School

Nursery · ages 2–5 · Local authority nursery school

No letter

138 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Moorcroft School

Special school · ages 11–19 · Academy

No letter

131 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2024

The PRIDE Academy

Special school · ages 11–19 · Free school

No letter

10.4 Attainment 8 · 0% grade 5+ E&M

126 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Pinn River School

Special school · Free school

No letter

115 pupils

The Willows School

Special school · ages 4–11 · Academy

No letter

106 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2024

Grand Union Village School

Special school · ages 4–11 · Free school

No letter

99 pupils

The Skills Hub

Alternative provision · ages 5–19 · Free school

No letter

48 pupilsOfsted: report card 2025

Key result: Attainment 8 and grade 5+ English and maths (GCSEs, 2025/26 provisional) for secondaries; the share meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (KS2, DfE’s three-year average) for primaries. Pupils: the January 2026 school census. No letter: an infant or first school (no KS2 tests), a new school, a small cohort DfE suppresses, or a special school, nursery or college. Independent schools aren’t included.

Ofsted

Ofsted report cards

Each school’s latest inspection; report cards replace one-word judgements as schools are re-inspected.

Outstanding 7Good 25Report card 10Requires improvement 3Ungraded inspection only 49No published grade 2

Ofsted stopped giving one-word judgements in 2024. Until a school is re-inspected, its last overall judgement is its most recent single grade; a school judged years ago may have changed a lot since.

Since November 2025 Ofsted gives each area of a school one of five grades (exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention, urgent improvement) and says whether safeguarding is met, instead of one overall word. 10 of Hillingdon’s 96 state schools have a report card so far; the others show their last inspection under the old framework. Ofsted is never part of the School Grade.

School	Safeguarding	Achievement	Curriculum and teaching	Inclusion	Attendance and behaviour	Personal development and well-being	Leadership and governance	Early years	Sixth form
John Locke AcademyJune 2026	Met	Expected standard	Expected standard	Strong standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Strong standard	—
Hayes Park SchoolMay 2026	Met	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Exceptional	Strong standard	Strong standard	—
Hedgewood SchoolMay 2026	Met	Strong standard	Strong standard	Exceptional	Exceptional	Exceptional	Exceptional	—	—
Whiteheath Infant & Nursery SchoolMarch 2026	Met	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	—
Bishopshalt SchoolFebruary 2026	Met	Exceptional	Exceptional	Exceptional	Exceptional	Exceptional	Exceptional	—	Exceptional
Bourne Primary SchoolJanuary 2026	Met	Strong standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	—
Dr Triplett's CofE Primary SchoolJanuary 2026	Met	Strong standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Expected standard	—
Queensmead SchoolJanuary 2026	Met	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	—	Strong standard
Warrender Primary SchoolJanuary 2026	Met	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	—
The Skills HubDecember 2025	Not met	Needs attention	Urgent improvement	Urgent improvement	Urgent improvement	Urgent improvement	Urgent improvement	—	—

Who runs them

22 academy trusts and the council

Academies are state schools run by a trust rather than the council: the trust employs the staff and can set its own curriculum and term dates. Admissions still go through the council.

Run by	Schools	Pupils	Their letters
Rosedale Hewens Academy TrustRosedale College, Hewens, Hewens College, Rosedale, Brookside, De Salis Studio College, Parkside Studio College	7	2,759	B⁺CDAB⁻
Vanguard Learning TrustVyners, Ruislip High, Hermitage, Ryefield, Field End Junior, Oak Farm	6	3,922	A⁻BB⁺C⁻CB
Park Federation Academy TrustWood End Park, Cranford Park, Lake Farm Park, West Drayton	4	2,984	A⁻B⁺A⁻B⁺
Ldbs Frays Academy TrustSt Matthew's, Cowley St Laurence, Laurel Lane, St Martin's	4	1,267	CC⁺DC⁻
Eden AcademyPentland Field, Moorcroft, Pinn River, Grand Union Village	4	521	—
Partnership LearningQueensmead, Northwood, Coteford Junior	3	2,770	AAC⁺
Middlesex Learning PartnershipBarnhill Community High, William Byrd, Belmore	3	2,666	AB⁻C⁺
Elliot Foundation Academies TrustHillingdon, John Locke, Pinkwell	3	1,938	A⁻B⁺D
Diocese of Westminster Academy TrustThe Douay Martyrs, St Bernadette	2	1,812	A⁻B
Guru Nanak Sikh Academy LimitedGuru Nanak Sikh, Nanaksar	2	1,806	A
Orchard Hill College Academy TrustThe PRIDE, The Skills Hub	2	174	—
Swakeleys School for GirlsSwakeleys School for Girls	1	1,404	A
Haydon SchoolHaydon	1	1,399	B
Uxbridge High School Academy TrustUxbridge High	1	1,329	B
Bishopshalt SchoolBishopshalt	1	1,239	A
Veritas Educational TrustBishop Ramsey	1	1,218	A
Aspirations Academies TrustPark Academy West London	1	795	C⁻
Global Academy Utc Trust LimitedGlobal	1	526	—
Charville AcademyCharville	1	441	B⁻
Activate Learning Education TrustUTC Heathrow	1	240	—
E-ActDenham Green E-ACT	1	226	B⁺
Willows School Academy TrustThe Willows	1	106	—
Hillingdon CouncilHarlington, Oak Wood, Deanesfield, Botwell House, The Breakspear, Hayes Park, Lady Bankes, Sacred Heart, Grange Park, Colham Manor, Glebe, Rabbsfarm, Cherry Lane, Yeading Infant, Warrender, Dr Triplett's, Yeading Junior, Whitehall, Minet Infant, Heathrow, Frithwood, Harlyn, Newnham Junior, Minet Junior, Meadow High, Newnham Infant, Ruislip Gardens, Whiteheath Junior, Field End Infant, Highfield, Bishop Winnington-Ingram, St Catherine, St Mary's, Whiteheath Infant, St Swithun Wells, Harmondsworth, Holy Trinity, Hillside Junior, Harefield Infant and Junior, Bourne, Hillside Infant, St Andrew's, Hedgewood, Coteford Infant, McMillan Nursery	45	18,927	C⁺C⁺A⁺C⁻AB⁺AAC⁺CAC⁻DA⁻A⁻CB⁻ABBAB⁺CA⁺CCB⁺AA⁻C⁺A⁻BB⁻A⁻C⁻

After 16

Where Hillingdon’s teenagers go at 16

In England young people stay in education or training until 18: a sixth form, a college, or an apprenticeship.

Every state secondary in Hillingdon has its own sixth form. HRUC (Harrow, Richmond & Uxbridge Colleges), a further-education college, is in the London borough.

Secondaries with a sixth form

17 of 17

state schools in Hillingdon

Colleges within 12 miles

nearest: HRUC (Harrow, Richmond & Uxbridge Colleges)

Grammar schools in Hillingdon

no selective state secondaries

College	Distance
HRUC (Harrow, Richmond & Uxbridge Colleges)Further-education college · UB8 1NQ	in Hillingdon
St Dominic's Sixth Form CollegeFurther-education college · HA1 3HX	4.4 mi
Windsor Forest Colleges GroupFurther-education college · SL3 8BY	5.3 mi
Harrow CollegiateSixth-form college · HA3 5PQ	5.6 mi

Special needs

Special schools and alternative provision in Hillingdon

Hillingdon has 8 special schools (Grand Union Village, Hedgewood, Meadow High, Moorcroft, Pentland Field, Pinn River, The PRIDE and The Willows: 1,243 pupils) and 1 alternative provision school, for pupils who can’t attend mainstream school for a time. A special-school place isn’t applied for like a mainstream one: for a child with an education, health and care plan (EHCP), Hillingdon Council names the school in the plan, after asking the family’s preference. These schools have no letter, because their results don’t compare with mainstream schools’. Their cards ↑

Hillingdon Council’s SEND Local Offer lists support beyond these schools.

Towns its size

17th of 39 English towns and cities of 215,000 to 415,000

Ranked by School Grade, best first: the towns and cities either side of Hillingdon, and the top and bottom of the group.

#	Town	Schools	KS2	Attainment 8	Grade 5+ E&M
1	Barnet London	A⁺	72%	57.6	65%
…
13	Bexley London	A	68%	52.4	57%
14	Haringey London	A⁻	69%	49.8	51%
15	Brent London	A⁻	67%	51.2	54%
16	Islington London	A⁻	69%	49.7	51%
17	Hillingdon London	A⁻	66%	51.5	57%
18	Greenwich London	A⁻	71%	48.2	50%
19	Enfield London	A⁻	67%	48.3	49%
20	Lambeth London	B⁺	67%	47.3	47%
21	Lewisham London	B⁺	65%	48.7	50%
…
39	Portsmouth Hampshire	D	54%	40.8	35%

Neighbours

Hillingdon and the places around it

Coloured by School Grade.

New DenhamDenhamIverIver HeathRichings ParkEalingPoyleHillingdon

Town	Schools	KS2	Att. 8
Hillingdon 96 schools	A⁻	66%	51.5
New Denham 0 schools · uses schools within 3 km · 2.7 mi	A	67%	51.5
Denham 1 school · uses schools within 3 km · 3.4 mi	A	70%	53
Iver 2 schools · uses schools within 3 km · 3.6 mi	A⁻	63%	54.9
Iver Heath 2 schools · uses schools within 3 km · 3.9 mi	A	66%	54.8
Richings Park 0 schools · uses schools within 3 km · 4 mi	A⁻	63%	65.9
Ealing 94 schools · 4.6 mi	A	70%	53.1
Poyle 1 school · uses schools within 3 km · 5.3 mi	A⁻	67%	—

Denham has the best-graded schools nearby (A). Small places often use the schools within 3 km, so neighbours can share schools.

How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

Expected standard at Key Stage 2. The share of 11-year-olds who reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths together, in tests and teacher assessment at the end of primary school. We use DfE’s three-year average (2023–2025) to steady small schools.
Higher standard. The share working at greater depth in all three. In Hillingdon: 9% (England’s average school: 8%).
Attainment 8. A pupil’s GCSE grades across eight subjects, with English and maths counted twice, added up. 50 is roughly a grade 5 in every subject.
Grade 5+ in English and maths. A strong pass in both. Grade 4 is a standard pass.
Provisional. 2025/26 GCSE figures are DfE’s first release; revised figures follow in February, usually within a point.
Progress 8. Not shown: there is none for 2025/26, because these pupils sat no KS2 tests in 2020 (Covid).
Free school meals. Pupils eligible for free school meals now, from the January census: the usual measure of how many pupils come from low-income homes.
Independent schools. Not included: they publish no results comparable with state schools’.

Questions about schools in Hillingdon

Are schools in Hillingdon good?

Hillingdon’s state schools earn an A− against schools across England: primary results beat 73% of towns in England; secondary results beat 83% of towns in England, on Department for Education Key Stage 2 and GCSE results. School places are handled by Hillingdon council.

What is the best secondary school in Hillingdon?

On 2025/26 GCSE results, Northwood School: Attainment 8 of 57.9 and 74% with grade 5+ in English and maths, against 47.3 at the average school in England. Results are one measure; distance decides most places.

What is the best primary school in Hillingdon?

On Key Stage 2 results over 2023–25, Whiteheath Junior School: 85% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% at the average school in England.

Do Hillingdon secondary schools have sixth forms?

Yes, all 17 do.

How do I apply for a school place in Hillingdon?

Through Hillingdon Council, for every state school including academies. Secondary applications close on 31 October (offers 1 March); primary on 15 January (offers 16 April).

How many schools in Hillingdon are full?

18 of 80 mainstream schools have at least as many pupils as places, on DfE’s January 2026 census. A full school still admits by its rules, usually distance after siblings.

How many state schools are in Hillingdon?

96 open state-funded schools are located in Hillingdon’s built-up area: 66 primary, 17 secondary and 13 other (special schools, alternative provision, nurseries and 16–19). Independent schools aren’t included.

Sources: DfE Get Information about Schools (16 October 2026), Key Stage 2 performance tables (2023–2025, three-year average) and Key Stage 4 (2025/26, provisional); Ofsted state-funded school inspections as at 30 September 2026 · DfE Get Information about Schools (16 October 2026), further-education and sixth-form colleges · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Hillingdon’s state schools get better results than 83% of towns in England

What stands out about Hillingdon’s schools

Strong at both ages

Minet Junior beats its intake

Hillingdon grades A− for schools

Where Hillingdon’s 96 state schools are

Which schools do better than their intake suggests

How school places work in Hillingdon

When a school is full

How full each school is

96 state schools in Hillingdon

Ofsted report cards

22 academy trusts and the council

Where Hillingdon’s teenagers go at 16

Special schools and alternative provision in Hillingdon

17th of 39 English towns and cities of 215,000 to 415,000

Hillingdon and the places around it

What this data can and can’t tell you

Questions about schools in Hillingdon