Secondary · UB9 · Hillingdon

Harefield School

Northwood Way, Harefield, Uxbridge, UB9 6ET

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Good

At a glance

Key published figures for this school.

OfstedGood
Attendance91.1%
AttainmentProgress 8: -0.66
AdmissionsOften has places
Pupils287

Ofsted inspection

Latest outcome

Good

Latest visit (Jun 2026): renewed Ofsted format (no single overall grade) — curriculum and teaching and achievement needs attention; inclusion, attendance and behaviour, personal development and wellbeing, leadership and governance and post-16 provision expected standard. See the full Ofsted report.

Inspection history

Improved from Requires improvement (26 Sept 2018).

  1. Previous gradedRequires improvement

This page shows previous graded and latest ungraded outcomes when Ofsted publishes them in the national file. Full history stays on the Ofsted report.

School figures

Coloured bars compare this school with the average for other schools in UB9. Where we have them, council (Hillingdon) and England figures appear under FSM, SEN and attendance. FSM, SEN and EAL are context, not quality scores. For attendance, higher is usually better.

Pupils on roll
287
Free school meals
46.7%
16% above district average (30.7%)

Also: Hillingdon 24.1% · England 25.8%

SEN
28%
6% above district average (22%)

Also: Hillingdon 12.8% · England 16.5%

EAL
15.4%
Same as district average (15.4%)
Attendance
91.1%
2.5% below district average (93.6%)

Also: Hillingdon 92.7% · England 91.9%

Persistent absence
29.7%
Progress 8
-0.66 (2023/24)
Attainment 8
37.1
Grade 5+ English & maths
20%
Grade 4+ English & maths
46.7%
Entered for EBacc
8.9%
EBacc average point score
3.2

Each metric uses its own colour so you can tell the rows apart. The lighter bar is the UB9 average; the darker bar is this school.

Attendance

Autumn and spring term attendance from DfE pupil absence data (where published for this URN).

  • 2020/2194.1%
  • 2021/2285.7%
  • 2022/2383.9%
  • 2023/2486.9%
  • 2024/2587.4%

Admissions

Demand signal
Often has places
Published capacity (GIAS)
704
Pupils on roll
287

Indicative signal from published roll versus GIAS capacity. Not applications versus offers, and not a guarantee of a place.

Published admission number (PAN) and applications versus offers are not in our national datasets yet. Use your council booklet.

Check your council admissions booklet via the Hillingdon page.

SEN support

SEN %
28%
On-site provision
None listed in GIAS

A higher SEN percentage can mean experience with support needs, or more demand on staff. Ask the SENCO what is available day to day.

Sources and freshness

  • School year for most DfE figures: 2024/25.
  • Pipeline last checked: Sept 2026.
  • Council and England attendance / FSM tables: 2024/25.
  • School figures from DfE / GIAS / Ofsted where published. District averages use other schools in this postcode district. Council and England figures use DfE local authority and national tables for the matching phase.
  • School photos are not shown yet. Schools will be able to add one later.
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