Academy converter · Hillingdon

Ruislip High School

11–18Ages
1,311Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
140748URN

Sidmouth Drive, Ruislip, HA4 0BY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Dec 2023 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

4.9per place

2.5 above Hillingdon median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Hillingdon

948 applications for 193 places · 3rd of 18 in Hillingdon

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

50.1of 90

Hillingdon 48.4 England 46.0

10th of 21 in Hillingdon

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 5 December 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Sixth form provision	Outstanding

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

4.9applications per place, Year 7

2.5 above Hillingdon median (2.4) 2.7 above England median (2.2)

948 applications · 193 places offered · 254 named it first

2026 4.9; Hillingdon median median 2.4
2025 5.2; Hillingdon median median 2.7
2024 4.7; Hillingdon median median 2.7
2023 4.7; Hillingdon median median 2.8
2022 4.6; Hillingdon median median 2.7
2021 4.5; Hillingdon median median 2.7
2020 4.5; Hillingdon median median 3.1
2019 4.7; Hillingdon median median 3.1
2018 5.1; Hillingdon median median 3.0
2017 5.1; Hillingdon median median 3.2
2016 4.9; Hillingdon median median 3.3
2015 4.7; Hillingdon median median 3.3
2014 4.7; Hillingdon median median 3.0; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Hillingdon median in 12 of 12 years.

This school
Hillingdon median

Dashed bars: as Ruislip High School (URN 133625), the previous school.

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	193	948	4.9	254	1.32
Sep 2025	196	1,026	5.2	275	1.40
Sep 2024	202	954	4.7	223	1.10
Sep 2023	200	935	4.7	263	1.32
Sep 2022	191	876	4.6	189	0.99
Sep 2021	200	896	4.5	202	1.01
Sep 2020	202	907	4.5	190	0.94
Sep 2019	202	940	4.7	153	0.76
Sep 2018	170	873	5.1	176	1.04
Sep 2017	176	904	5.1	176	1.00
Sep 2016	171	830	4.9	146	0.85
Sep 2015	175	828	4.7	143	0.82
Sep 2014 *	175	819	4.7	175	1.00

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

207 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)50.110th of 21 in Hillingdon

Hillingdon 48.4 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths47%13th of 21 in Hillingdon

Hillingdon 49% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths73%

Hillingdon 67% England 66%

This school
Hillingdon median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.62

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	207	50.1	47%	73%	–
2024/25	212	54.1	59%	82%	–
2023/24	204	54.1	57%	75%	+0.62
2022/23	175	53.8	55%	74%	+0.50

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

Ruislip High SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2023

4.9applications per place 50.1Attainment 8
Queensmead School
1.5 km · Hillingdon

2026

3.0applications per place 57.1Attainment 8
Bishop Ramsey Church of England School
1.6 km · Hillingdon

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.4applications per place 56.8Attainment 8
Pinner High School
2.1 km · Harrow

Standards maintained2025

7.4applications per place 60.3Attainment 8
Rooks Heath School
2.5 km · Harrow

Remains Good2024

1.4applications per place 40.3Attainment 8
Islip Manor High School
2.6 km · Ealing

Standards maintained2024

1.9applications per place 33.2Attainment 8
The Douay Martyrs Catholic School
2.6 km · Hillingdon

Remains Good2024

3.1applications per place 55.0Attainment 8
Alec Reed Academy
3.0 km · Ealing

Good2023

3.0applications per place 44.0Attainment 8
Haydon School
3.4 km · Hillingdon

Good2022

2.4applications per place 47.9Attainment 8

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: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 140748 · 312/4023
Trust: Vanguard Learning Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,300 pupils · 1,311 on roll
Free school meals: 18.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 April 2014
Replaced: Ruislip High School (URN 133625)
Address: Sidmouth Drive, Ruislip, HA4 0BY
Local authority: Hillingdon

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