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Bishopshalt School

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy

Royal Lane, Hillingdon, Uxbridge UB8 3RF · bishopshalt.hillingdon.sch.uk · 01895 233909

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Overview

Ofsted
Report card
Feb 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
GCSEs, 2024/25
58.7
average Attainment 8 score. Hillingdon 47.8, England 46
Last distance offered
0.85 mi
1.37 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Hillingdon Council
Demand for places
1.8
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,239
95% of 1,311 places
Local authority
Hillingdon
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
27.5%
First language not English
34.5%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Bishopshalt School

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.85 mi (1.37 km) from the school; in September 2025 it was 0.84 mi (1.35 km). Source: Hillingdon Council’s document.

For Year 7 in September 2026, 313 families put the school first and 178 places were offered; 46% 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: 259 (Places 168)259September 2023: 275 (Places 210)275September 2024: 291 (Places 180)291September 2025: 323 (Places 175)323September 2026: 313 (Places 178)313Places 178
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20261783131.8▲46%
September 2025Sept 20251753231.8▲48%
September 2024Sept 20241802911.6▲54%
September 2023Sept 20232102751.3▲59%
September 2022Sept 20221682591.5▲51%

Last distance offered

Year 7Distance
September 20260.85 mi1.37 km
September 20250.84 mi1.35 km
September 20240.96 mi1.54 km

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 58.7, and 70.8% 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 (38.6 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: 46.1 (England 46.3)46.12017/18: 49.4 (England 46.5)49.42018/19: 49.5 (England 46.7)49.52021/22: 57.3 (England 48.8)57.32022/23: 56.6 (England 46.3)56.62023/24: 58.7 (England 45.9)58.72024/25: 58.7 (England 46.0)58.7England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▲58.746.0
▲70.8%45.4%
▲85.4%64.8%
▲94.1%40.5%
▲5.674.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form69−7
Further education24.5+10.8
Apprenticeship2.2−1.1
Employment0.5−1.1
Not in a lasting destination2.2−0.5
Activity not captured1.6+0.5

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: 28.9 (England 30.5)C2016/17: 29.7 (England 31.1)C2017/18: 28.9 (England 32.1)C2018/19: 31.5 (England 32.9)C2021/22: 40.3 (England 37.9)B2022/23: 33.5 (England 34.2)C+2023/24: 37.6 (England 34.4)B-2024/25: 38.6 (England 35.0)BEngland 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
164 studentsB (38.6)Above average +0.16
164 studentsB (38.7)Above average +0.16
59 studentsDist- (32.5)Average +0.10
15.8%AAB or better
96.7%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/24137B- (37.6)-0.04
2022/23153C+ (33.5)—
2021/22172B (40.3)—
2018/19166C (31.5)-0.04
2017/18201C (28.9)-0.29
2016/17184C (29.7)+0.08
2015/16202C (28.9)-0.08

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University70.2−0.4
Apprenticeship3.1+0.4
Employment18+2
Not in a lasting destination5−1.4
Activity not captured3.70

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Bishopshalt School on 24 February 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.

Inspected
24 Feb 2026
Report card
Safeguarding
Met

Inspection reports

Graded areas

InclusionExceptional
Curriculum and teachingExceptional
AchievementExceptional
Attendance and behaviourExceptional
Personal development and well-beingExceptional
Post-16 provisionExceptional
Leadership and governanceExceptional

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Nov 2021

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Nov 2021Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Feb 2012Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
  • Jan 2009Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    16 to 19 study programmesGood

What parents said

89% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (89 replies, to 6 April 2026).

Recommend
89%
Positive
73%
Replies
89
7% · 6 Apr 2026
Child is happy at school●83% agreeEngland 84%
Child feels safe▲90% agreeEngland 85%
Pupils are well behaved▲91% agreeEngland 78%
Gets the right support to learn●78% agreeEngland 78%
School communicates well▼74% agreeEngland 77%
Acts in child’s best interests▼70% agreeEngland 76%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼68% agreeEngland 74%

based on the 87% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼33% agreeEngland 43%

based on 9 parents (10%) whose child was bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼60% agreeEngland 63%

based on 20 parents (22%) with SEND

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