Swakeleys School for Girls
Secondary · Academy converter · Girls · Hillingdon
Clifton Gardens, Uxbridge, UB10 0EJ
79
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 17/05/2022
Application demand
88%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
92.5%
22.1% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,404
Capacity used
Over capacity120%
1,174 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
88%
1st preference success rate
176 of 199 families who put it first got an offer
234
Places offered
512
Total applications
2.2
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 199 | 176 | ● 88% |
| 2nd preference | 113 | 31 | ● 27% |
| 3rd preference | 72 | 12 | ● 17% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 128 | 15 | ● 12% |
| Total | 512 | 234 | 46% |
1st preference success by year
Hillingdon lets families list 6 preferences. 25 applications came from outside the council area (7 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Kelda Stevenson
- Address
- Clifton Gardens, Hillingdon, Uxbridge, UB10 0EJ
- Phone
- 01895251962
- Local authority
- Hillingdon
- Ward / constituency
- Hillingdon East · Uxbridge and South Ruislip
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 136631
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 27% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 52% | — | — |
| SEN support | 7% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: SWAKELEYS SCHOOL FOR GIRLS
1,404 pupils · 1,174 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
17 May 2022
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,197 pupils
Attendance
92.5%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.5%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
22.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
1.4%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.7%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 55.5 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.64 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 61% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 79% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.71 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 33.00 | — | — |
Average grade: C+ (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 55.9 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 56.7% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 79.5% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 24.6% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.8 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 224 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 35.15 | 35 |
| Average grade | B- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 13.3% | 17% |
| A-level students | 103 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 224 | 28% | 58% | 79% | |
| Combined Science | 224 | 27% | 55% | 73% | |
| English Language | 224 | 29% | 75% | 88% | |
| English Literature | 222 | 36% | 85% | 94% | |
| Religious Studies | 201 | 38% | 74% | 84% | |
| Social Studies | 132 | 38% | 75% | 88% | |
| French | 94 | 50% | 94% | 97% | |
| German | 72 | 33% | 56% | 79% | |
| History | 54 | 30% | 59% | 78% | |
| Business | 50 | 28% | 64% | 80% | |
| Geography | 45 | 29% | 49% | 62% | |
| Art and Design | 33 | 36% | 79% | 82% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 45 | 11% | 42% | 84% | |
| English Language and Literature | 42 | 2% | 5% | 31% | |
| Sociology | 33 | 0% | 18% | 48% | |
| Biology | 26 | 8% | 35% | 77% | |
| Chemistry | 25 | 8% | 24% | 56% | |
| Religious Studies | 21 | 0% | 19% | 43% | |
| Business Studies | 18 | 0% | 17% | 72% | |
| Media / Film / TV Studies | 12 | 0% | 8% | 17% | |
| Mathematics | 11 | 18% | 64% | 82% | |
| English Literature | 8 | 0% | 0% | 50% | |
| Government and Politics | 8 | 13% | 25% | 63% | |
| Economics | 7 | 14% | 29% | 86% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 12243: Swakeleys School for Girls
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | 0 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 71% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 2% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 73% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Hillingdon council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.