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Harefield School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Sponsored academy
Northwood Way, Harefield, Uxbridge UB9 6ET · hfschool.org.uk · 01895 822108
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- May 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 37.1
- average Attainment 8 score. Hillingdon 47.8, England 46
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Year 7, September 2026 entry · Hillingdon Council
- Demand for places
- 0.7
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 287
- 29% of 1,000 places
- Local authority
- Hillingdon
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 46.7%
- First language not English
- 15%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Partnership Learning
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Hillingdon Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 54 families put the school first and 77 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 77 | 54 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 64 | 32 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 58 | 20 | 0.3 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 65 | 34 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 41 | 26 | 0.6 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 37.1, and 20% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Hillingdon it was 47.8, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C+ (33 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼37.1 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼20.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼46.7% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼8.9% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.20 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 34.5 | +7.9 |
| Sixth form college | 1.8 | — |
| Further education | 45.5 | −4.5 |
| Apprenticeship | 7.3 | +4.2 |
| Employment | 1.8 | +0.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 7.3 | −8.3 |
| Activity not captured | 1.8 | +0.2 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 students | C+ (33) | Average -0.03 | |
| 9 students | C+ (33) | Average -0.03 | |
| 10 students | Dist- (31.5) | Average -0.14 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 10 | C- (28.3) | +0.08 |
| 2022/23 | 21 | D- (16.7) | — |
| 2021/22 | 12 | D (18.8) | — |
| 2018/19 | 43 | C (31.2) | +0.14 |
| 2017/18 | 50 | C- (27.4) | -0.03 |
| 2016/17 | 35 | C- (26.1) | -0.27 |
| 2015/16 | 38 | C- (27.1) | -0.32 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 20.7 | −7.1 |
| Further and other education | 20.7 | +15.2 |
| Further education | 17.2 | — |
| Other education | 3.4 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 20.7 | +9.6 |
| Employment | 13.8 | −14 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 17.2 | −10.6 |
| Activity not captured | 6.9 | — |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Harefield School on 6 May 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention
- Achievement: Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Post-16 provision: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 6 May 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Post-16 provision | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jun 2021
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Jun 2021Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Sixth form Good Safeguarding Effective - Feb 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
- Sept 2019Monitoring visitEffective action
Before September 2019
Sept 2018Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Oct 2016Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Jan 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
68% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (22 replies, to 2 January 2022).
- Recommend
- 68%
- Replies
- 22
- 6% · 2 Jan 2022
based on the 77% who raised concerns
based on the 27% who had a child bullied