Bishop Ramsey Church of England School
Hume Way, Ruislip, HA4 8EE
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- VERITAS EDUCATIONAL TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Malcolm Britton
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Diocese
- Diocese of London
- Sponsor
- Diocese of London
- Constituency
- Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,245
- Pupils on roll
- 1,218
- URN
- 137407
- Local authority
- Hillingdon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01895639227
About this school
Bishop Ramsey Church of England School is a Church of England secondary academy in Ruislip. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,218 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Bishop Ramsey Church of England School, and its latest judgement is set out 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 | 181 | 215 | 183 |
| Attainment 8 score | 57.0 | 53.7 | 56.0 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.52 +0.31 to +0.72 | +0.20 0.00 to +0.39 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 63% | 58.6% | 59% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 81% | 79.5% | 78.1% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 50% | 41.4% | 81.4% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.2 | 4.8 | 5.2 |
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 Bishop Ramsey Church of England 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 | 57 | 45.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 53.7 | 46.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 56 | 43.8 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,260 |
| 2023/24 | 1,265 |
| 2024/25 | 1,256 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bishop Ramsey Church of England School compares
Bishop Ramsey Church of England School ranked 3rd of 22 secondary schools in Hillingdon for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 89% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 56 | 6.1% | 12.2% | 1,218 | — |
| Pinner High School | 57.1 | 6.6% | 13% | 1,111 | 0.9 miles |
| Ruislip High School | 54.1 | 7.5% | 21.1% | 1,311 | 1.0 miles |
| Haydon School | 46 | 8.9% | 26.8% | 1,399 | 1.1 miles |
| Northwood School | 58.4 | 6.5% | 20.7% | 1,044 | 1.6 miles |
| UTC Heathrow | 32.2 | 13.2% | 42.4% | 240 | 1.7 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 12.2%
- English as an additional language
- 18.6%
- Overall absence
- 6.06%
- Persistent absence
- 14.26%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Pinner High School0.9 miles
Secondary · Pinner
-
Ruislip High School1.0 miles
Secondary · Ruislip
-
Haydon School1.1 miles
Secondary · Pinner
-
Northwood School1.6 miles
Secondary · Northwood
-
UTC Heathrow1.7 miles
Secondary · Northwood
Other schools in Ruislip
- Queensmead School Secondary
- Ruislip High School Secondary
- Bishop Winnington-Ingram CofE Primary School Primary
- Bourne Primary School Primary
- Deanesfield Primary School Primary
- Field End Infant School Primary
- Field End Junior School Primary
- Lady Bankes Primary School Primary
- Newnham Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Newnham Junior School Primary
- Ruislip Gardens Primary School Primary
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Bishop Ramsey Church of England School teach?
- Bishop Ramsey Church of England School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Ruislip.
- Who is the headteacher of Bishop Ramsey Church of England School?
- The headteacher of Bishop Ramsey Church of England School is Mr Malcolm Britton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Bishop Ramsey Church of England School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bishop Ramsey Church of England 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 many pupils are at Bishop Ramsey Church of England School?
- Bishop Ramsey Church of England School has 1,218 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Bishop Ramsey Church of England School full?
- Bishop Ramsey Church of England School has capacity for 1,245 pupils and 1,218 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 Bishop Ramsey Church of England School a faith school?
- Yes. Bishop Ramsey Church of England School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of London.
- Is Bishop Ramsey Church of England School a selective school?
- No. Bishop Ramsey Church of England School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Bishop Ramsey Church of England School part of an academy trust?
- Bishop Ramsey Church of England School is part of VERITAS EDUCATIONAL TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Bishop Ramsey Church of England School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 57 in 2022/23 and 56 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bishop Ramsey Church of England School compare with other schools in Hillingdon?
- Bishop Ramsey Church of England School ranked 3rd of 22 secondary schools in Hillingdon for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 89% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bishop Ramsey Church of England School's absence rate?
- Bishop Ramsey Church of England School's overall absence rate is 6.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bishop Ramsey Church of England School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bishop Ramsey Church of England 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.