OFSTED
24 February 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Exceptional
Curriculum & teaching
Exceptional
Achievement
Exceptional
Attendance & behaviour
Exceptional
Personal development
Exceptional
Leadership & governance
Exceptional
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
4 November 2021
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Published
1 February 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Hillingdon
Trust
BISHOPSHALT SCHOOL
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,239
1,239 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
565
45.6% of pupils
Male pupils
674
54.4% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
1.1 pts
above England
School
25.9%
Hillingdon
22.5%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
14.2 pts
above England
School
34.5%
Hillingdon
44.9%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.1 pts
above England
School
2.1%
Hillingdon
1.2%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
20.6%
255
Indian
12.5%
155
Any other ethnic group
11.5%
142
African
9.9%
123
Any other Mixed background
9.3%
115
Any other White background
8.8%
109
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
17.6%
218 of
1,239 pupils
3.2 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.1 pts
above
England
6.0%
3.3 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
58.7
19.5 pts
above England
Latest published: 1.05 · 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
5.67%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.54 pts
lower than
England
School
5.67%
Hillingdon
7.04%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
15.55%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
0.26 pts
lower than
England
School
15.55%
Hillingdon
19.71%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.31%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.49 pts
lower than
England
School
0.31%
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
94.5%
2.2 pts
above England
Bishopshalt School
94.5%
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.