Academy sponsor led · Hillingdon

Harefield School

11–18Ages
287Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
135004URN

Northwood Way, Harefield, Uxbridge, UB9 6ET · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected May 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

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

156 applications for 77 places · 15th of 18 in Hillingdon

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

33.8of 90

Hillingdon 48.4 England 46.0

19th of 21 in Hillingdon

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 6 May 2026Published 25 June 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching			Needs attention
Achievement			Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years	Does not apply to this school
Post-16 provision		Expected standard
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

6 May 2026
Report card · 5 Expected standard, 2 Needs attention
23 June 2021
Graded inspection: Good

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)

156 applications · 77 places offered · 54 named it first

2026 2.0; Hillingdon median median 2.4
2025 1.9; Hillingdon median median 2.7
2024 1.9; Hillingdon median median 2.7
2023 1.8; Hillingdon median median 2.8
2022 2.6; Hillingdon median median 2.7
2021 1.8; Hillingdon median median 2.7
2020 2.3; Hillingdon median median 3.1
2019 1.5; Hillingdon median median 3.1
2018 2.1; Hillingdon median median 3.0
2017 2.3; Hillingdon median median 3.2
2016 2.5; Hillingdon median median 3.3
2015 2.5; Hillingdon median median 3.3
2014 2.9; 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.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	77	156	2.0	54	0.70
Sep 2025	64	119	1.9	32	0.50
Sep 2024	58	110	1.9	20	0.34
Sep 2023	65	115	1.8	34	0.52
Sep 2022	41	108	2.6	26	0.63
Sep 2021	55	98	1.8	25	0.45
Sep 2020	51	117	2.3	26	0.51
Sep 2019	114	168	1.5	29	0.25
Sep 2018	93	191	2.1	49	0.53
Sep 2017	106	246	2.3	74	0.70
Sep 2016	114	283	2.5	74	0.65
Sep 2015	129	328	2.5	108	0.84
Sep 2014	147	426	2.9	136	0.93

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

38 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)33.819th of 21 in Hillingdon

Hillingdon 48.4 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths13%20th of 21 in Hillingdon

Hillingdon 49% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths40%

Hillingdon 67% England 66%

This school
Hillingdon median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.66

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	38	33.8	13%	40%	–
2024/25	45	37.1	20%	47%	–
2023/24	55	37.7	18%	46%	−0.66
2022/23	63	34.8	19%	37%	−0.74

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

Harefield SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.0applications per place 33.8Attainment 8
The Reach Free School
3.7 km · Hertfordshire

Standards maintained2024

2.7applications per place 44.7Attainment 8
Saint Joan of Arc Catholic School
3.8 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2023

3.1applications per place 50.6Attainment 8
Haydon School
4.3 km · Hillingdon

Good2022

2.4applications per place 47.9Attainment 8
Rickmansworth School
4.5 km · Hertfordshire

Outstanding2023

6.4applications per place 63.7Attainment 8
Northwood School
4.6 km · Hillingdon

Standards maintained2024

4.9applications per place 57.9Attainment 8
UTC Heathrow
4.6 km · Hillingdon

Good2023

28.6Attainment 8
Bishop Ramsey Church of England School
5.4 km · Hillingdon

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.4applications per place 56.8Attainment 8
Vyners School
5.4 km · Hillingdon

Standards maintained2025

5.1applications per place 53.0Attainment 8

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 135004 · 312/6906
Trust: Partnership Learning
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,000 pupils · 287 on roll
Free school meals: 46.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2005
Replaced: John Penrose School (URN 102428)
Address: Northwood Way, Harefield, Uxbridge, UB9 6ET
Local authority: Hillingdon

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