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Vyners School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Warren Road, Ickenham, Uxbridge UB10 8AB · vynersschool.org.uk · 01895 234342
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Jan 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 53.5
- 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
- 1.5
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,537
- 401 over 1,136 places · 135%
- Local authority
- Hillingdon
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 14.5%
- First language not English
- 24.3%
- School census 2025/26
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 1.04 mi (1.67 km). Source: Hillingdon Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 334 families put the school first and 229 places were offered; 61% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 229 | 334 | 1.5▲ | 61% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 231 | 351 | 1.5▲ | 59% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 234 | 356 | 1.5▲ | 60% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 233 | 401 | 1.7▲ | 53% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 220 | 379 | 1.7▲ | 54% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.02 mi1.65 km | |
| September 2025 | 1.04 mi1.67 km | |
| September 2024 | 1.07 mi1.72 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 53.5, and 60.7% 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- (36.3 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲53.5 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲60.7% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲78.7% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼22.1% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.51 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 69.5 | −1.5 |
| Sixth form college | 2.1 | +1 |
| Further education | 20.5 | +2.9 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.5 | +0.2 |
| Employment | 0.4 | −1.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 2.1 | −2.4 |
| Activity not captured | 2.9 | — |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 132 students | B- (36.3) | Average +0.03 | |
| 132 students | B- (36.1) | Average +0.02 | |
| 19 students | Merit+ (29.6) | Above average +0.45 | |
| 17 students | Dist*- (43.2) | Average +0.38 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 130 | B- (35.2) | -0.02 |
| 2022/23 | 110 | B- (35.4) | — |
| 2021/22 | 122 | B (38.8) | — |
| 2018/19 | 112 | C+ (33.4) | -0.16 |
| 2017/18 | 124 | C+ (31.9) | -0.30 |
| 2016/17 | 128 | C+ (32.4) | -0.08 |
| 2015/16 | 128 | C+ (32.3) | +0.19 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 68.1 | −2.9 |
| Other education | 0.7 | −3.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 4.3 | −1 |
| Employment | 13.5 | +1.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 7.8 | +1.7 |
| Activity not captured | 5.7 | +4.2 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 22 January 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for Vyners School was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 21 Jan 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, May 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
May 2019Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Feb 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Dec 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Mar 2012Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
90% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (193 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 90%
- Replies
- 193
- 13% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 75% who raised concerns
based on the 32% who had a child bullied
based on 52 parents (27%) with SEND