Vyners School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Hillingdon
Warren Road, Uxbridge, UB10 8AB
78
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Standards maintained
No graded inspection
Application demand
59%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
93.3%
15.4% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,537
Capacity used
Over capacity135%
1,136 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
59%
1st preference success rate
208 of 351 families who put it first got an offer
231
Places offered
1152
Total applications
5.0
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 351 | 208 | ● 59% |
| 2nd preference | 240 | 7 | ● 3% |
| 3rd preference | 225 | 4 | ● 2% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 336 | 12 | ● 4% |
| Total | 1152 | 231 | 20% |
1st preference success by year
Hillingdon lets families list 6 preferences. 53 applications came from outside the council area (1 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Gary Mullings
- Address
- Warren Road, Ickenham, Uxbridge, UB10 8AB
- Phone
- 01895234342
- Local authority
- Hillingdon
- Ward / constituency
- Ickenham & South Harefield · Uxbridge and South Ruislip
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 137635
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 15% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 24% | — | — |
| SEN support | 12% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: VANGUARD LEARNING TRUST
1,537 pupils · 1,136 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
22 January 2025
Ungraded inspection
Standards maintained
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,236 pupils
Attendance
93.3%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
6.7%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
15.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.7%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.6%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 54.7 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.36 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 63% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 81% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.63 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 35.17 | — | — |
Average grade: B- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 53.5 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 60.7% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 78.7% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 22.1% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.51 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 244 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 36.27 | 35 |
| Average grade | B- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 18.4% | 17% |
| A-level students | 132 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 240 | 36% | 70% | 85% | |
| English Language | 239 | 23% | 66% | 79% | |
| English Literature | 228 | 31% | 69% | 83% | |
| Combined Science | 170 | 7% | 39% | 68% | |
| Geography | 113 | 22% | 55% | 76% | |
| Business | 87 | 25% | 62% | 75% | |
| Art and Design | 86 | 35% | 80% | 93% | |
| Biology | 68 | 59% | 91% | 99% | |
| Chemistry | 68 | 51% | 94% | 97% | |
| Physics | 67 | 61% | 91% | 97% | |
| Spanish | 56 | 48% | 89% | 96% | |
| History | 55 | 36% | 76% | 84% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 58 | 12% | 48% | 74% | |
| Psychology | 40 | 8% | 15% | 30% | |
| Economics | 38 | 13% | 29% | 63% | |
| Biology | 30 | 17% | 37% | 67% | |
| Chemistry | 21 | 5% | 19% | 52% | |
| Media / Film / TV Studies | 20 | 0% | 0% | 50% | |
| Business Studies | 19 | 0% | 16% | 47% | |
| Physics | 18 | 0% | 6% | 28% | |
| Government and Politics | 17 | 0% | 29% | 65% | |
| English Literature | 16 | 6% | 13% | 63% | |
| Geography | 10 | 0% | 10% | 50% | |
| Photography | 10 | 0% | 20% | 70% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 12284: Vyners School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 71% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 5% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 75% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Hillingdon council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.