OFSTED
7 May 2025
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Hillingdon
Trust
THE ROSEDALE HEWENS ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
410
410 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
161
39.3% of pupils
Male pupils
249
60.7% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
2.8 pts
above England
School
27.6%
Hillingdon
22.5%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
45.3 pts
above England
School
65.6%
Hillingdon
44.9%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Hillingdon
1.2%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Indian
22.7%
93
Any other ethnic group
15.4%
63
White British
13.4%
55
African
13.2%
54
Any other White background
9.0%
37
Any other Asian background
6.8%
28
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
14.2%
58 of
410 pupils
6.7 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.3 pts
below
England
6.0%
4.3 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
34.0
5.2 pts
below England
Latest published: 0.20 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
10.90%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
4.68 pts
higher than
England
School
10.90%
Hillingdon
7.04%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
33.77%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
17.96 pts
higher than
England
School
33.77%
Hillingdon
19.71%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
6.40%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
4.60 pts
higher than
England
School
6.40%
Hillingdon
1.93%
London
1.67%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
54.7%
37.7 pts
below England
Hewens College
54.7%
Hillingdon
82.8%
London
91.3%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.