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Queensmead School

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy

Queens Walk, Ruislip HA4 0LS · queensmeadschool.org.uk · 020 8845 6266

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Overview

Ofsted
Report card
Jan 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
GCSEs, 2024/25
55.5
average Attainment 8 score. Hillingdon 47.8, England 46
Last distance offered
1.02 mi
1.65 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Hillingdon Council
Demand for places
0.8
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,502
26 over 1,476 places · 102%
Local authority
Hillingdon
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
22.7%
First language not English
50.8%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Partnership Learning

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 1.02 mi (1.65 km) from the school; in September 2025 it was 1.00 mi (1.61 km). Source: Hillingdon Council’s document.

For Year 7 in September 2026, 195 families put the school first and 236 places were offered; 82% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

Demand for places

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 235 (Places 230)235September 2023: 259 (Places 237)259September 2024: 258 (Places 235)258September 2025: 223 (Places 238)223September 2026: 195 (Places 236)195Places 236
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20262361950.882%
September 2025Sept 20252382230.984%
September 2024Sept 20242352581.1▲72%
September 2023Sept 20232372591.1▲69%
September 2022Sept 20222302351▲78%

Last distance offered

Year 7Distance
September 20261.02 mi1.65 km
September 20251.00 mi1.61 km
September 20240.74 mi1.19 km

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 55.5, and 62.5% 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 B (39.6 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 51.9 (England 46.3)51.92017/18: 51.2 (England 46.5)51.22018/19: 51.5 (England 46.7)51.52021/22: 56.5 (England 48.8)56.52022/23: 56.4 (England 46.3)56.42023/24: 56.2 (England 45.9)56.22024/25: 55.5 (England 46.0)55.5England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▲55.546.0
▲62.5%45.4%
▲77.5%64.8%
▲71.3%40.5%
▲5.274.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form68.2+0.3
Sixth form college5.1+3.4
Further education19.5−4.1
Apprenticeship1.3+0.5
Employment0.8+0.4
Not in a lasting destination3.8+0.8
Activity not captured1.3−0.8

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 32.2 (England 30.5)C+2016/17: 32.0 (England 31.1)C+2017/18: 32.8 (England 32.1)C+2018/19: 36.3 (England 32.9)B-2021/22: 41.5 (England 37.9)B2022/23: 39.5 (England 34.2)B2023/24: 36.1 (England 34.4)B-2024/25: 39.6 (England 35.0)BEngland 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
113 studentsB (39.6)Average +0.10
114 studentsB (39.8)Average +0.12
59 studentsMerit+ (29.8)Average +0.02
22.7%AAB or better
98.9%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/24124B- (36.1)-0.05
2022/2392B (39.5)—
2021/2287B (41.5)—
2018/19106B- (36.3)+0.28
2017/18120C+ (32.8)-0.20
2016/17119C+ (32)+0.01
2015/16117C+ (32.2)-0.08

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University80.8+16.1
Apprenticeship3.4−1.8
Employment8.2−8.2
Not in a lasting destination0.7−9.6
Activity not captured6.8+3.4

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Queensmead School on 13 January 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.

Inspected
13 Jan 2026
Report card
Safeguarding
Met

Inspection reports

Graded areas

InclusionStrong standard
Curriculum and teachingStrong standard
AchievementStrong standard
Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
Personal development and well-beingStrong standard
Post-16 provisionStrong standard
Leadership and governanceStrong standard

Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jul 2022

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Jul 2022Good
    Quality of educationGood
    Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
    Personal developmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Sixth formGood
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Mar 2008Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    16 to 19 study programmesGood

What parents said

91% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (91 replies, to 6 April 2026).

Recommend
91%
Positive
86%
Replies
91
6% · 6 Apr 2026
Child is happy at school●85% agreeEngland 84%
Child feels safe▲92% agreeEngland 85%
Pupils are well behaved▲88% agreeEngland 78%
Gets the right support to learn▲85% agreeEngland 78%
School communicates well▲83% agreeEngland 77%
Acts in child’s best interests▲82% agreeEngland 76%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲79% agreeEngland 74%

based on the 84% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲67% agreeEngland 43%

based on 15 parents (16%) whose child was bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲66% agreeEngland 63%

based on 21 parents (23%) with SEND

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