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Bishop Ramsey Church of England School

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy

Hume Way, Ruislip HA4 8EE · bishopramseyschool.org · 01895 639227

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected Nov 2024
GCSEs, 2024/25
56
average Attainment 8 score. Hillingdon 47.8, England 46
Demand for places
0.8
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,218
95% of 1,280 places
Local authority
Hillingdon
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
13.1%
First language not English
20.9%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Veritas Educational Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 140 families put the school first and 178 places were offered; 84% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 220 (Places 205)220September 2023: 152 (Places 182)152September 2024: 159 (Places 181)159September 2025: 121 (Places 184)121September 2026: 140 (Places 178)140Places 178
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20261781400.884%
September 2025Sept 20251841210.798%
September 2024Sept 20241811590.984%
September 2023Sept 20231821520.889%
September 2022Sept 20222052201.1▲82%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 56, and 59% 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+ (32.2 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: 51.8 (England 46.3)51.82017/18: 54.3 (England 46.5)54.32018/19: 53.9 (England 46.7)53.92021/22: 56.0 (England 48.8)56.02022/23: 57.0 (England 46.3)57.02023/24: 53.7 (England 45.9)53.72024/25: 56.0 (England 46.0)56.0England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▲5646
▲59.0%45.4%
▲78.1%64.8%
▲81.4%40.5%
▲5.214.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form63.7+12.1
Sixth form college7−2.7
Further education22.3−10
Apprenticeship1.4−1.3
Employment2.8+1.7
Not in a lasting destination1.4+0.3
Activity not captured1.4−0.2

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: 31.7 (England 30.5)C+2016/17: 32.7 (England 31.1)C+2017/18: 35.1 (England 32.1)B-2018/19: 32.2 (England 32.9)C+2021/22: 38.9 (England 37.9)B2022/23: 34.3 (England 34.2)C+2023/24: 30.9 (England 34.4)C2024/25: 32.2 (England 35.0)C+England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
143 studentsC+ (32.2)Below average -0.19
143 studentsC+ (32.4)Below average -0.19
8.4%AAB or better
97.9%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/24128C (30.9)-0.04
2022/23145C+ (34.3)—
2021/22137B (38.9)—
2018/19136C+ (32.2)+0.12
2017/18160B- (35.1)+0.09
2016/17179C+ (32.7)+0.01
2015/16170C+ (31.7)-0.06

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University66.2+4.5
Apprenticeship6.9+0.5
Employment8.5−7.1
Not in a lasting destination10.8+2.3
Activity not captured7.7+6.3

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Bishop Ramsey Church of England School on 19 November 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
19 Nov 2024
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Sixth formGood

Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Jun 2022

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Jun 2022Requires improvement
    Quality of educationRequires improvement
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    Sixth formGood
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Nov 2006Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    16 to 19 study programmesOutstanding

What parents said

82% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (224 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
82%
Replies
224
18% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school●88% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe●88% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼78% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼79% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▼84% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲89% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▼80% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▼87% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities●91% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▼73% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly●77% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 77% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲56% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 32% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼64% agreeEngland 67%

based on 47 parents (21%) with SEND

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