OFSTED
9 October 2024
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
Standards maintained
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Hillingdon
Trust
PARTNERSHIP LEARNING
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,044
1,044 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
482
46.2% of pupils
Male pupils
562
53.8% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
5.7 pts
below England
School
19.1%
Hillingdon
22.5%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
19.1 pts
above England
School
39.4%
Hillingdon
44.9%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.6 pts
above England
School
1.6%
Hillingdon
1.2%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
25.6%
267
Indian
24.3%
254
Any other White background
12.4%
129
Any other Mixed background
7.7%
80
Any other ethnic group
6.4%
67
African
4.9%
51
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
14.1%
147 of
1,044 pupils
6.7 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
6.1 pts
below
England
6.0%
0.7 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
58.4
19.2 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.76 · 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
6.50%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.28 pts
higher than
England
School
6.50%
Hillingdon
7.04%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
17.37%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
1.56 pts
higher than
England
School
17.37%
Hillingdon
19.71%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.74%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.07 pts
lower than
England
School
1.74%
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
96.7%
4.3 pts
above England
Northwood School
96.7%
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.