Barnhill Community High School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Hillingdon
Yeading Lane, Hayes, UB4 9LE
79
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Outstanding
Graded 20/02/2024
Application demand
57%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
92.2%
25.5% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,537
Capacity used
Over capacity108%
1,422 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
57%
1st preference success rate
215 of 376 families who put it first got an offer
234
Places offered
896
Total applications
3.8
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 376 | 215 | ● 57% |
| 2nd preference | 177 | 11 | ● 6% |
| 3rd preference | 139 | 5 | ● 4% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 204 | 3 | ● 1% |
| Total | 896 | 234 | 26% |
1st preference success by year
Hillingdon lets families list 6 preferences. 137 applications came from outside the council area (56 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
- John Jones
- Address
- Yeading Lane, Hayes, UB4 9LE
- Phone
- 02088390600
- Local authority
- Hillingdon
- Ward / constituency
- Yeading · Hayes and Harlington
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 137844
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 41% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 68% | — | — |
| SEN support | 7% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: MIDDLESEX LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
1,537 pupils · 1,422 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
20 February 2024
Full graded inspection
Outstanding overall effectivenessSixth form Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Outstanding - 22
10 November 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,289 pupils
Attendance
92.2%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
25.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
1.5%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.1%
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 | 55.6 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.62 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 69% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 86% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 5.31 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 34.70 | — | — |
Average grade: C+ (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 53.1 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 57.9% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 79.8% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 71.4% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 5 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 252 | — |
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 | 37.65 | 35 |
| Average grade | B- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 20.6% | 17% |
| A-level students | 141 | — |
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 | 251 | 27% | 66% | 85% | |
| English Language | 251 | 25% | 57% | 80% | |
| English Literature | 251 | 27% | 67% | 82% | |
| Combined Science | 160 | 18% | 46% | 66% | |
| Geography | 155 | 17% | 50% | 70% | |
| French | 100 | 28% | 67% | 82% | |
| Biology | 91 | 42% | 71% | 86% | |
| Physics | 91 | 46% | 69% | 86% | |
| Chemistry | 91 | 47% | 73% | 82% | |
| History | 90 | 42% | 58% | 68% | |
| Spanish | 78 | 14% | 42% | 72% | |
| Business | 74 | 15% | 45% | 64% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 69 | 7% | 29% | 52% | |
| Chemistry | 43 | 2% | 23% | 60% | |
| Psychology | 34 | 9% | 29% | 62% | |
| Biology | 30 | 17% | 40% | 67% | |
| Business Studies | 30 | 0% | 13% | 63% | |
| Religious Studies | 28 | 0% | 18% | 64% | |
| Physics | 22 | 9% | 36% | 64% | |
| History | 20 | 5% | 10% | 50% | |
| Sociology | 20 | 10% | 35% | 55% | |
| Government and Politics | 18 | 0% | 11% | 39% | |
| English Literature | 13 | 8% | 15% | 77% | |
| Economics | 12 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 16512: Barnhill Community High 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) | 60% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 100% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 62% | — | — |
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.