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Rosedale College
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–19 · Academy
Wood End Green Road, Hayes UB3 2SE · rosedalecollege.uk · 020 8573 2097
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jul 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 46.2
- average Attainment 8 score. Hillingdon 47.8, England 46
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Year 7, September 2026 entry · Hillingdon Council
- Demand for places
- 0.5
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 940
- 57% of 1,660 places
- Local authority
- Hillingdon
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 24.5%
- First language not English
- 76.9%
- School census 2025/26
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, 80 families put the school first and 172 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 | 172 | 80 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 167 | 98 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 193 | 120 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 188 | 95 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 190 | 133 | 0.7 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 46.2, and 45.3% 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+ (33.3 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●46.2 | 46.0 | ||
| ●45.3% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼62.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ●40.1% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.03 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 59.6 | −5.1 |
| Sixth form college | 1.5 | — |
| Further education | 27.2 | −2.2 |
| Apprenticeship | 0.7 | — |
| Not in a lasting destination | 2.9 | 0 |
| Activity not captured | 8.1 | +5.2 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 42 students | C+ (33.3) | Below average -0.27 | |
| 42 students | C+ (33.5) | Below average -0.28 | |
| 36 students | Dist (33.6) | Average -0.14 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 48 | C (29.8) | -0.56 |
| 2022/23 | 40 | C- (25.9) | — |
| 2021/22 | 34 | B- (35.2) | — |
| 2018/19 | 46 | D+ (24.4) | -0.36 |
| 2017/18 | 18 | C- (25.8) | -0.41 |
| 2016/17 | 45 | E+ (14.9) | -0.80 |
| 2015/16 | 31 | D (21.6) | -0.52 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 72 | +13.7 |
| Apprenticeship | 8 | — |
| Employment | 8 | −8.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 8 | −3.1 |
| Activity not captured | 4 | −9.9 |
Ofsted
Rosedale College was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 11 July 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 11 Jul 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, May 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
May 2022Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Nov 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Apr 2010Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Good
What parents said
59% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (22 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 59%
- Replies
- 22
- 2% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 82% who raised concerns
based on the 41% who had a child bullied