Uxbridge High School
The Greenway, Uxbridge, UB8 2PR
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- UXBRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST
- Principal
- Ms Louisa Seymour
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Uxbridge and South Ruislip
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,298
- Pupils on roll
- 1,329
- URN
- 136768
- Local authority
- Hillingdon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01895234060
About this school
Uxbridge High School is a secondary academy in Uxbridge. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,329 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Outstanding
- 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 | 214 | 225 | 226 |
| Attainment 8 score | 44.9 | 45.3 | 43.0 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.01 -0.19 to +0.20 | +0.12 -0.07 to +0.31 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 44% | 44.9% | 39.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 64% | 65.8% | 61.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 19% | 34.7% | 50.9% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.8 |
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 Uxbridge High 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 | 44.9 | 45.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 45.3 | 46.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 43 | 43.8 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,360 |
| 2023/24 | 1,358 |
| 2024/25 | 1,345 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Uxbridge High School compares
Uxbridge High School ranked 15th of 22 secondary schools in Hillingdon for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 49% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 43 | 6.4% | 39.3% | 1,329 | — |
| Bishopshalt School | 58.7 | 5.7% | 27.4% | 1,239 | 0.6 miles |
| Oak Wood School | 37.6 | 10.4% | 39.8% | 1,275 | 1.1 miles |
| Swakeleys School for Girls | 55.9 | 7.5% | 27.6% | 1,404 | 1.2 miles |
| Park Academy West London | 38.5 | 12.5% | 49.6% | 795 | 1.3 miles |
| De Salis Studio College | 43.8 | 6.8% | 23.8% | 174 | 1.5 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)
- 39.3%
- English as an additional language
- 39%
- Overall absence
- 6.36%
- Persistent absence
- 21.24%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bishopshalt School0.6 miles
Secondary · Uxbridge
-
Oak Wood School1.1 miles
Secondary · Uxbridge
-
Swakeleys School for Girls1.2 miles
Secondary · Uxbridge
-
Park Academy West London1.3 miles
Secondary · Hillingdon
-
De Salis Studio College1.5 miles
Secondary · Hayes
Other schools in Uxbridge
Uxbridge High School ranks 5th of the 7 ranked secondary schools in Uxbridge.
- Bishopshalt School Secondary
- Harefield School Secondary
- Oak Wood School Secondary
- Swakeleys School for Girls Secondary
- The Douay Martyrs Catholic School Secondary
- Vyners School Secondary
- Colham Manor Primary School Primary
- Cowley St Laurence CofE Primary School Primary
- Denham Village School Primary
- Glebe Primary School Primary
- Hermitage Primary School Primary
- Highfield Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Uxbridge High School teach?
- Uxbridge High School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Uxbridge.
- Who is the principal of Uxbridge High School?
- The principal of Uxbridge High School is Ms Louisa Seymour, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Uxbridge High School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Uxbridge High 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 Uxbridge High School?
- Uxbridge High School has 1,329 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Uxbridge High School full?
- Uxbridge High School has capacity for 1,298 pupils and 1,329 on roll (102%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Uxbridge High School a faith school?
- No. Uxbridge High School has no designated religious character.
- Is Uxbridge High School a selective school?
- No. Uxbridge High School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Uxbridge High School?
- Uxbridge High School is part of UXBRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Uxbridge High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 44.9 in 2022/23 and 43 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Uxbridge High School rank locally?
- Uxbridge High School ranked 15th of 22 secondary schools in Hillingdon for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 49% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Uxbridge High School's absence rate?
- Uxbridge High School's overall absence rate is 6.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Uxbridge High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Uxbridge High 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 1 July 2026.