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Uxbridge High School

Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Hillingdon

The Greenway, Uxbridge, UB8 2PR

Website 01895234060

65

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Not judged

Graded 12/11/2024

Application demand

67%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

93.6%

21.2% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

1,329

Capacity used

Over capacity

102%

1,298 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Secondary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

67%

1st preference success rate

142 of 211 families who put it first got an offer

216

Places offered

970

Total applications

4.5

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference211142● 67%
2nd preference25246● 18%
3rd preference18420● 11%
Later preferences (4th–6th)3238● 2%
Total97021622%

1st preference success by year

87%
2020
86%
2021
79%
2022
80%
2023
63%
2024
67%
2025

Hillingdon lets families list 6 preferences. 36 applications came from outside the council area (0 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
Mixed
Religious character
None
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Sixth form
Yes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Louisa Seymour
Address
The Greenway, Uxbridge, UB8 2PR
Phone
01895234060
Local authority
Hillingdon
Ward / constituency
Hillingdon West · Uxbridge and South Ruislip
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
136768

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals37%——
English as additional language43%——
SEN support13%——
58% boys (769)42% girls (560)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

Academy trust: UXBRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST

1,329 pupils · 1,298 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 24

    12 November 2024

    Full graded inspection

    Not judged overall effectiveness
    Sixth formGood
    Personal developmentOutstanding
    Quality of educationGood
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Leadership and managementGood
  2. 23

    28 September 2023

    Ungraded inspection

    School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
View all Ofsted reports

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 1,177 pupils

Attendance

93.6%

Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%

Overall absence

6.4%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%

Persistent absence

21.2%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%

Severe absence

1.1%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

2.9%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

13%
20/21
21%
21/22
20%
22/23
17%
23/24
21%
24/25

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

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Attainment 8 score45.3——
Progress 8 score0.12—0.00
Grade 5+ in English & maths45%——
Grade 4+ in English & maths66%——
EBacc average point score3.95——

Progress 8 band

Well below
5% of schools
Below
26% of schools
Average
43% of schools
Above
21% of schools
Well above
5% of schools

A-level results

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Average points per entry32.11——

Average grade: C+ (England B-)

GCSE results over time

44.4201952.5202244.9202345.32024432025

Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Attainment 84346
Grade 5+ English & maths39.4%46%
Grade 4+ English & maths61.9%65%
Entering EBacc50.9%40%
EBacc average point score3.834.1
Pupils in cohort226—

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.

Disadvantaged pupils
-0.22
Other pupils
+0.30
Low prior attainers
-0.04
Middle prior attainers
+0.19
High prior attainers
+0.13
Girls
+0.06
Boys
+0.17

A-level results over time

31.57201931.9202229.83202332.11202432.582025

Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Average points per entry32.5835
Average gradeC+—
AAB or better (2 facilitating)12.5%17%
A-level students78—

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.

SubjectEntriesGrade 7+Grade 5+Grade 4+
Mathematics22517%44%65%
English Language22518%52%67%
English Literature22523%61%76%
Combined Science1868%27%51%
Religious Studies1848%24%39%
History11212%42%54%
Business947%32%47%
Geography9215%41%59%
Social Studies8412%36%51%
Spanish6617%36%48%
Computer Science5712%33%40%
French557%20%35%

A level

SubjectEntriesA*A*–AA*–B
Mathematics366%33%56%
Business Studies220%9%27%
Sociology215%29%52%
Economics180%11%67%
Law170%6%18%
Physics160%31%56%
Chemistry147%21%43%
Geography120%0%17%
Psychology120%0%17%
Biology90%11%56%
English Literature80%13%25%
History70%29%86%

Oxbridge

<32021<32022≤5202402025

Cambridge offers by year

No Cambridge offers this year

UCAS apply centre 12282: Uxbridge High School

Cambridge admissions12025
Applications≤5
Offers0
Success rate—
Accepted offers0

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

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Higher education (university)62%——
Apprenticeships5%——
Any education or training64%——

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.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Year 7 (secondary)31 October1 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.