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Harlington School

  • 11–19Ages
  • 1,409Pupils
  • SecondaryPhase
  • Sixth formAges 16–18
  • 102451URN

Pinkwell Lane, Harlington, Hayes, UB3 1PB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Personal development
  • Leadership and management
What Ofsted found
Applications per place · Sept 2026
2.0per place
0.4 below Hillingdon median (2.4)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Hillingdon

474 applications for 233 places · 15th of 18 in Hillingdon
Every year since 2014
Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)
43.8of 90
15th of 21 in Hillingdon
All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Graded inspection · 26 November 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
AreaOutstandingGoodRequires improvementInadequate
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Sixth form provisionGood

Inspection history

  1. 26 November 2024
    Graded inspection, no overall grade
  2. 11 October 2023
    Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry
2.0applications per place, Year 7
0.4 below Hillingdon median (2.4) 0.2 below England median (2.2)

474 applications · 233 places offered · 162 named it first

  1. 2026 2.0; Hillingdon median median 2.4
  2. 2025 2.2; Hillingdon median median 2.7
  3. 2024 2.2; Hillingdon median median 2.7
  4. 2023 2.0; Hillingdon median median 2.8
  5. 2022 2.3; Hillingdon median median 2.7
  6. 2021 2.4; Hillingdon median median 2.7
  7. 2020 2.1; Hillingdon median median 3.1
  8. 2019 2.5; Hillingdon median median 3.1
  9. 2018 2.3; Hillingdon median median 3.0
  10. 2017 2.0; Hillingdon median median 3.2
  11. 2016 2.0; Hillingdon median median 3.3
  12. 2015 3.0; Hillingdon median median 3.3
  13. 2014 2.4; Hillingdon median median 3.0
More applications per place than the Hillingdon median in 0 of 13 years.
  • This school
  • Hillingdon median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 20262334742.01620.70
Sep 20252224852.21680.76
Sep 20242295142.21720.75
Sep 20232344652.01510.65
Sep 20221844272.31290.70
Sep 20211864382.41260.68
Sep 20202184512.11420.65
Sep 20191894772.51560.83
Sep 20181814222.31330.73
Sep 20171913732.01170.61
Sep 20161823582.01100.60
Sep 2015982893.0740.76
Sep 20141032512.4600.58

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

189 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)43.815th of 21 in Hillingdon
Grade 5 or above in English and maths42%16th of 21 in Hillingdon
Grade 4 or above in English and maths58%
  • This school
  • Hillingdon median
  • England median
Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.27
−20 = national average+2
Every year as a table
YearPupilsAttainment 85+ Eng & maths4+ Eng & mathsProgress 8
2025/26 (prov.)18943.842%58%–
2024/2523442.541%60%–
2023/2418943.344%61%+0.27
2022/2319243.643%61%+0.23

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type
Foundation school
Phase
Secondary
URN · DfE number
102451 · 312/5411
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Capacity
1,445 pupils · 1,409 on roll
Free school meals
44.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision
Resourced provision and SEN unit
Address
Pinkwell Lane, Harlington, Hayes, UB3 1PB
Local authority
Hillingdon

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources