Harefield School
Northwood Way, Uxbridge, UB9 6ET
287 pupils · 29% of 1,000 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- PARTNERSHIP LEARNING
- Local authority
- Hillingdon
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 46.7%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Post-16 | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 6 May 2026, published 25 June 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 37.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 20% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 46.7% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 8.9% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.7 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 77 | 54 | 156 | 75 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 64 | 32 | 119 | 53 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 58 | 20 | 110 | 41 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 65 | 34 | 115 | 57 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 41 | 26 | 108 | 36 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 55 | 25 | 98 | 33 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 51 | 26 | 117 | 42 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 114 | 29 | 168 | 46 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- The Reach Free School 3.7 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- Saint Joan of Arc Catholic School 3.8 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Haydon School 4.3 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Rickmansworth School 4.5 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- Northwood School 4.6 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- UTC Heathrow 4.6 km · Good (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.