Harlington School
Pinkwell Lane, Harlington, Hayes, UB3 1PB
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Antonio D'Onofrio
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, PD - Physical Disability
- Constituency
- Hayes and Harlington
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,445
- Pupils on roll
- 1,409
- URN
- 102451
- Local authority
- Hillingdon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02085691610
About this school
Harlington School is a foundation secondary school in Hayes. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 1,409 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 192 | 189 | 234 |
| Attainment 8 score | 43.6 | 43.3 | 42.5 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.23 +0.01 to +0.44 | +0.27 +0.06 to +0.48 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 43% | 44.4% | 40.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 61% | 61.4% | 59.8% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 73% | 66.1% | 65.8% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.9 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Harlington School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Hillingdon average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 43.6 | 45.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 43.3 | 46.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 42.5 | 43.8 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,277 |
| 2023/24 | 1,317 |
| 2024/25 | 1,368 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Harlington School compares
Harlington School ranked 16th of 22 secondary schools in Hillingdon for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 47% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 9% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 42.5 | 9.6% | 43.1% | 1,409 | — |
| Global Academy | 30.8 | 11% | 33.7% | 526 | 0.7 miles |
| Cranford Community College | 51.7 | 6.2% | 32.6% | 1,567 | 1.4 miles |
| Rosedale College | 46.2 | 6.9% | 34.1% | 940 | 1.6 miles |
| Parkside Studio College | 45.4 | 7.7% | 42.3% | 64 | 1.6 miles |
| Park Academy West London | 38.5 | 12.5% | 49.6% | 795 | 1.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 43.12%
- English as an additional language
- 75.9%
- Overall absence
- 9.55%
- Persistent absence
- 28.12%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Global Academy0.7 miles
Secondary · Middlesex
-
Cranford Community College1.4 miles
Secondary · Hounslow
-
Rosedale College1.6 miles
Secondary · Hayes
-
Parkside Studio College1.6 miles
Secondary · Hayes
-
Park Academy West London1.9 miles
Secondary · Hillingdon
Other schools in Hayes
Harlington School ranks 6th of the 7 ranked secondary schools in Hayes.
- Barnhill Community High School Secondary
- De Salis Studio College Secondary
- Hewens College Secondary
- Parkside Studio College Secondary
- Rosedale College Secondary
- McMillan Nursery School Nursery
- Belmore Primary Academy Primary
- Botwell House Catholic Primary School Primary
- Brookside Primary School Primary
- Charville Academy Primary
- Cranford Park Academy Primary
- Dr Triplett's CofE Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Harlington School teach?
- Harlington School teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a secondary school in Hayes.
- Who is the headteacher of Harlington School?
- The headteacher of Harlington School is Mr Antonio D'Onofrio, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Harlington School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Harlington School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Harlington School?
- Harlington School has 1,409 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Harlington School full?
- Harlington School has capacity for 1,445 pupils and 1,409 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Harlington School a faith school?
- No. Harlington School has no designated religious character.
- Is Harlington School a selective school?
- No. Harlington School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- What SEN provision does Harlington School have?
- The schools register lists Harlington School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; PD - Physical Disability. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Harlington School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 43.6 in 2022/23 and 42.5 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Harlington School rank locally?
- Harlington School ranked 16th of 22 secondary schools in Hillingdon for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 47% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 9% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Harlington School's absence rate?
- Harlington School's overall absence rate is 9.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Harlington School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Harlington School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.