OFSTED
20 February 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
10 November 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Published
15 January 2023
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Hillingdon
Trust
MIDDLESEX LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,537
1,537 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
759
49.4% of pupils
Male pupils
778
50.6% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
13.1 pts
above England
School
37.9%
Hillingdon
22.5%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
43.5 pts
above England
School
63.8%
Hillingdon
44.9%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
2.4 pts
above England
School
3.4%
Hillingdon
1.2%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
African
16.6%
255
Any other Mixed background
15.4%
236
Indian
15.2%
234
Any other ethnic group
12.3%
189
Pakistani
7.9%
122
Any other Asian background
7.7%
119
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
16.6%
255 of
1,537 pupils
4.2 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.6 pts
below
England
6.0%
3.6 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
53.1
13.9 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.62 · 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
7.80%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.58 pts
higher than
England
School
7.80%
Hillingdon
7.04%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
25.52%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
9.71 pts
higher than
England
School
25.52%
Hillingdon
19.71%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.47%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.33 pts
lower than
England
School
1.47%
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
108.1%
15.8 pts
above England
Barnhill Community High School
108.1%
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.