Ruislip High School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Hillingdon
Sidmouth Drive, Ruislip, HA4 0BY
77
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Outstanding
Graded 05/12/2023
Application demand
66%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
92.5%
20.9% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,311
Capacity used
Over capacity101%
1,300 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
66%
1st preference success rate
182 of 275 families who put it first got an offer
196
Places offered
1026
Total applications
5.2
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 275 | 182 | ● 66% |
| 2nd preference | 299 | 8 | ● 3% |
| 3rd preference | 185 | 4 | ● 2% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 267 | 2 | ● 1% |
| Total | 1026 | 196 | 19% |
1st preference success by year
Hillingdon lets families list 6 preferences. 136 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
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Gareth Davies
- Address
- Sidmouth Drive, Ruislip, HA4 0BY
- Phone
- 01895464064
- Local authority
- Hillingdon
- Ward / constituency
- Ruislip Manor · Uxbridge and South Ruislip
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 140748
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 19% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 28% | — | — |
| SEN support | 14% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: VANGUARD LEARNING TRUST
1,311 pupils · 1,300 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
05 December 2023
Full graded inspection
Outstanding overall effectivenessSixth form Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,066 pupils
Attendance
92.5%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.5%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
20.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
1.7%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.1%
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 | 54.1 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.62 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 57% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 75% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.87 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 34.38 | — | — |
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 | 54.1 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 59% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 82.1% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 42.9% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.91 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 212 | — |
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 | 35.42 | 35 |
| Average grade | B- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 15.1% | 17% |
| A-level students | 111 | — |
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 | 212 | 25% | 68% | 86% | |
| English Language | 212 | 21% | 61% | 81% | |
| English Literature | 212 | 22% | 66% | 81% | |
| Social Studies | 209 | 31% | 71% | 80% | |
| Combined Science | 155 | 9% | 50% | 71% | |
| Geography | 142 | 25% | 61% | 73% | |
| History | 126 | 37% | 64% | 75% | |
| Media / Film / TV | 59 | 27% | 61% | 69% | |
| Spanish | 58 | 69% | 84% | 90% | |
| Biology | 57 | 58% | 89% | 100% | |
| Physics | 57 | 61% | 91% | 96% | |
| Chemistry | 57 | 58% | 93% | 96% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 44 | 2% | 5% | 32% | |
| Sociology | 42 | 5% | 12% | 45% | |
| Mathematics | 30 | 23% | 50% | 60% | |
| Law | 29 | 0% | 3% | 28% | |
| Government and Politics | 20 | 10% | 20% | 40% | |
| Economics | 17 | 6% | 47% | 65% | |
| Physics | 16 | 0% | 44% | 56% | |
| Biology | 15 | 7% | 33% | 73% | |
| History | 15 | 7% | 27% | 60% | |
| Chemistry | 14 | 7% | 50% | 86% | |
| Media / Film / TV Studies | 13 | 0% | 23% | 77% | |
| English Literature | 12 | 0% | 8% | 58% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 19886: Ruislip High School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| 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) | 68% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 4% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 69% | — | — |
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.