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Harlington School

Secondary · Hayes · UB3 1PB

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SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 26 November 2024

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At a glance

1,409 pupils · 98% of 1,445 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Foundation school
Age range
11–19
Gender
Mixed
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
44% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
75.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
9.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
4.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
Sixth form
Yes
Website
http://www.harlingtonschool.co.uk/
URN
102451

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 162 families named it first for 233 Year 7 places, 0.70 first choices per place. Its last Year 7 place offered on distance for 2026 entry went to 4179 m (≈2.60 mi); distance decided places in 3 of the 12 years of Year 7 rounds we hold, 2015 to 2026. At its inspection on 26 November 2024 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 9.6% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Year 7 entry, September 2026

0.70 first-choice applications per place

233 places offered · 162 first-choice applications · usually has places

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Places by distance, last offered at 4179 m (≈2.60 mi) for 2026 entry.

Admissions cutoff distance: Year 7

Last child offered a place under the distance criterion (2026 entry) lived within 4179 m (≈2.60 mi)

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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

GCSE results (2024/2025)

234 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in 2024/2025

Attainment 8 score
42.5
England 46.1
Grade 4 or above in English & maths GCSEs
59.8%
England 64.8%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
40.6%
England 45.4%
EBacc average point score
3.9
England 4.1

Progress 8 is suspended nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26. These cohorts sat no key stage 2 tests (COVID), so there is no baseline to measure progress from.

A-level results (2024/2025)

A-level points per entry (England: 35 ≈ B-) C
29.9
England 35

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Attainment 8, 2024/2025

This school42.5
Median of its 12 closest peers45.5
Hillingdon average46.6
England46.1

On attainment 8, this school is behind the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedAttainment 8
Ark Elvin AcademyLondon · 7 miles awayOutstanding45.9
Stratford School AcademyLondon · 20 miles awayStrong standard53.9
Paddington AcademyLondon · 11 miles awayOutstanding61.6
Alec Reed AcademyNortholt · 4 miles awayGood45.1
Greenford High SchoolSouthall · 4 miles awayExpected standard48.6
Lister Community SchoolLondon · 20 miles awayNo current grade44.1
Denbigh High SchoolLuton · 27 miles awayOutstanding52.6
The Bemrose SchoolDerby · 108 miles awayGood33.8
Rooks Heath SchoolHarrow · 5 miles awayGood40.7
William Hulme's Grammar SchoolManchester · 155 miles awayGood (2019)51.9
Abraham Moss Community SchoolManchester · 158 miles awayExpected standard39.7
Sir John Thursby Community CollegeBurnley · 176 miles awayGood41

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Special educational needs

Needs this school records that it caters for, in the order it lists them.

Provision type: Resourced provision and SEN unit.

SEN unit
17 of 16 places taken full, or over capacity
Resourced provision
3 of 7 places taken places may be available

Unit places come from the school census and describe the position when it was taken, not today. Confirm with the local authority before relying on them.

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

Asian Indian 24% (Hillingdon 17%, England 4%) · Any other ethnic group 16% (Hillingdon 10%, England 3%) · Black African 14% (Hillingdon 8%, England 5%) · Asian Pakistani 12% (Hillingdon 5%, England 5%) · Any other White background 8% (Hillingdon 9%, England 7%) · White British 8% (Hillingdon 22%, England 59%) · Any other Asian background 7% (Hillingdon 7%, England 3%) · Any other Mixed background 4% (Hillingdon 10%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Hillingdon 2%, England 2%) · Black Caribbean 1% (Hillingdon 2%, England 1%) · Asian Bangladeshi 1% (Hillingdon 2%, England 2%) · Any other Black background 1% (Hillingdon 1%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Hillingdon 1%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 1% (Hillingdon 2%, England 2%) · other groups together 0%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
9.6%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
30.6%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

3.95 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, secondary schools: 21.24 suspensions and 0.23 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Hillingdon: 9.57 suspensions and 0.09 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
15.4
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

85% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 2% moved to another state school · 13% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained secondaries: 0.22% vacant, 0.42% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

67.6% of teachers took sickness absence, 8.2 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £55,100; 8.4% on the leadership pay range · England, secondary schools: £53,766, 11.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£9,227
Typical secondary school£7,846

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for secondary schools in brackets: Staff 81% (77%) · premises 3% (6%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 6% (7%) · supplies and services 10% (10%) · educational supplies 3% (6%) · bought-in professional services 5% (2%) · catering 4% (3%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £103,732; in-year balance -£21,267

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared

Where pupils go after GCSEs

In sustained education, work or training
90%
Continuing in education
87%
Apprenticeship
1%
Employment
2%

Where students go after sixth form

To university / higher education
69%
Apprenticeship
4%
Employment
10%
Any sustained destination
83%

Destinations measured the year after leaving, DfE destination measures in the 2024/2025 performance tables.

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
3/10more deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
4/10more deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher29.8%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications23.4%18.1%
In managerial or professional work22.1%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways21.7%18.1%
Residents in very good health51.3%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier62.4%62.3%
Social housing10.9%17.1%
Privately rented26.3%20.5%
Detached houses7.8%22.9%
Flats11%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms24.6%21.1%
Households with no car or van15.8%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01002488 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£490,000143 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£416,500–£539,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Semi-detached (72)£521,000
Terraced (56)£460,000
Flat (13)£235,000

Homes around this school are dearer than three quarters of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
3an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
9an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
29an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
1an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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