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Uxbridge High School

Secondary · Uxbridge · UB8 2PR

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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: OutstandingLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 12 November 2024

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At a glance

1,329 pupils · 102% of 1,298 capacity (over capacity) (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
11–18
Gender
Mixed
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
37.1% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
39% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
8.6% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
2.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
Sixth form
Yes
Website
http://www.uhs.org.uk
URN
136768

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 225 families named it first for 220 Year 7 places, 1.02 first choices per place. Its last Year 7 place offered on distance for 2026 entry went to 2700 m (≈1.68 mi); distance decided places in 7 of the 12 years of Year 7 rounds we hold, 2015 to 2026. At its inspection on 12 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 6.1% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Year 7 entry, September 2026

1.02 first-choice applications per place

220 places offered · 225 first-choice applications · oversubscribed

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 2700 m (≈1.68 mi) for 2026 entry.

Admissions cutoff distance: Year 7

Last child offered a place under the distance criterion (2026 entry) lived within 2700 m (≈1.68 mi)

measurement method not stated by the council.

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

GCSE results (2024/2025)

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

Attainment 8 score
43
England 46.1
Grade 4 or above in English & maths GCSEs
61.9%
England 64.8%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
39.4%
England 45.4%
EBacc average point score
3.8
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+
32.6
England 35

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

Schools with a similar intake

Attainment 8, 2024/2025

This school43
Median of its 12 closest peers45.1
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
Oak Wood SchoolUxbridge · 1 miles awayGood37.6
Chiltern AcademyLuton · 23 miles awayGood49.5
Ladybridge High SchoolBolton · 164 miles awayGood41.7
Bluecoat Aspley AcademyNottingham · 104 miles awayGood48.6
Holy Family Catholic SchoolLondon · 20 miles awayGood45.5
Wexham SchoolSlough · 4 miles awayGood39.3
St Bonaventure's RC SchoolLondon · 21 miles awayOutstanding47.3
Harris City Academy Crystal PalaceLondon · 19 miles awayOutstanding52.3
Wood Green AcademyWednesbury · 96 miles awayGood44.7
Thomas Bennett Community CollegeCrawley · 33 miles awayNeeds attention33.1
The St Thomas the Apostle CollegeLondon · 18 miles awayOutstanding (2018)61.7
Hertswood AcademyBorehamwood · 13 miles awayGood38.3

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 22% (Hillingdon 22%, England 59%) · Any other ethnic group 12% (Hillingdon 10%, England 3%) · Any other White background 11% (Hillingdon 9%, England 7%) · Black African 10% (Hillingdon 8%, England 5%) · Any other Mixed background 9% (Hillingdon 10%, England 3%) · Asian Indian 7% (Hillingdon 17%, England 4%) · Not recorded 6% (Hillingdon 2%, England 2%) · Asian Bangladeshi 5% (Hillingdon 2%, England 2%) · Any other Asian background 4% (Hillingdon 7%, England 3%) · Asian Pakistani 4% (Hillingdon 5%, England 5%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 2% (Hillingdon 2%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Hillingdon 2%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black African 2% (Hillingdon 1%, England 1%) · Black Caribbean 1% (Hillingdon 2%, England 1%) · Any other Black background 1% (Hillingdon 1%, England 1%) · other groups together 1%

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)
6.1%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
20.4%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

5.28 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
16.4
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

78% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 9% moved to another state school · 13% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 1.05% filled temporarily · England, secondary academies: 0.45% vacant, 0.33% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

83.3% of teachers took sickness absence, 8.8 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 £55,352; 10.4% 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 (2024-25)

This school£7,712
Typical secondary school£7,846

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for secondary schools in brackets: Staff 83% (77%) · premises 4% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 4% (6%) · supplies and services 10% (11%) · educational supplies 6% (6%) · bought-in professional services 3% (1%) · catering 0% (3%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £2,605,000; in-year balance +£855,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

Where pupils go after GCSEs

In sustained education, work or training
93%
Continuing in education
88%
Apprenticeship
1%
Employment
3%

Where students go after sixth form

To university / higher education
67%
Apprenticeship
5%
Employment
7%
Any sustained destination
81%

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)
4/10more deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
8/10less deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher29%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications8.8%18.1%
In managerial or professional work15.1%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways21.6%18.1%
Residents in very good health53.4%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier51%62.3%
Social housing8.9%17.1%
Privately rented39.9%20.5%
Detached houses19.6%22.9%
Flats39.4%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms17.1%21.1%
Households with no car or van32%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01002414 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£475,000266 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£348,000–£576,500the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (31)£800,000
Semi-detached (86)£559,000
Terraced (65)£445,000
Flat (84)£301,500

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
4an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
12an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
39an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
2an 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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