Bishopshalt School
Royal Lane, Hillingdon, Uxbridge, UB8 3RF
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- BISHOPSHALT SCHOOL
- Headteacher
- Mr Liam McGillicuddy
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Uxbridge and South Ruislip
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,311
- Pupils on roll
- 1,239
- URN
- 137633
- Local authority
- Hillingdon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01895233909
About this school
Bishopshalt School is a secondary academy in Uxbridge. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,239 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Bishopshalt 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 no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Exceptional
- Curriculum and teaching
- Exceptional
- Achievement
- Exceptional
- Attendance and behaviour
- Exceptional
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Exceptional
- Leadership and governance
- Exceptional
- Post-16 provision
- Exceptional
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 188 | 184 | 185 |
| Attainment 8 score | 56.6 | 58.7 | 58.7 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.88 +0.67 to +1.08 | +1.05 +0.84 to +1.27 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 64% | 73.4% | 70.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 84% | 88.6% | 85.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 48% | 88% | 94.1% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.0 | 5.6 | 5.7 |
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 Bishopshalt 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 | 56.6 | 45.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 58.7 | 46.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 58.7 | 43.8 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,268 |
| 2023/24 | 1,292 |
| 2024/25 | 1,294 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bishopshalt School compares
Bishopshalt School ranked 1st of 22 secondary schools in Hillingdon for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 92% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 58.7 | 5.7% | 27.4% | 1,239 | — |
| Oak Wood School | 37.6 | 10.4% | 39.8% | 1,275 | 0.6 miles |
| Uxbridge High School | 43 | 6.4% | 39.3% | 1,329 | 0.6 miles |
| Swakeleys School for Girls | 55.9 | 7.5% | 27.6% | 1,404 | 0.7 miles |
| De Salis Studio College | 43.8 | 6.8% | 23.8% | 174 | 0.9 miles |
| Hewens College | 34 | 10.9% | 38.8% | 410 | 0.9 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)
- 27.39%
- English as an additional language
- 32.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.67%
- Persistent absence
- 15.55%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Oak Wood School0.6 miles
Secondary · Uxbridge
-
Uxbridge High School0.6 miles
Secondary · Uxbridge
-
Swakeleys School for Girls0.7 miles
Secondary · Uxbridge
-
De Salis Studio College0.9 miles
Secondary · Hayes
-
Hewens College0.9 miles
Secondary · Hayes
Other schools in Uxbridge
Bishopshalt School ranks 1st of the 7 ranked secondary schools in Uxbridge.
- Harefield School Secondary
- Oak Wood School Secondary
- Swakeleys School for Girls Secondary
- The Douay Martyrs Catholic School Secondary
- Uxbridge High 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 ages does Bishopshalt School teach?
- Bishopshalt School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Uxbridge.
- Who is the headteacher of Bishopshalt School?
- The headteacher of Bishopshalt School is Mr Liam McGillicuddy, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Bishopshalt School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bishopshalt 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 Bishopshalt School?
- Bishopshalt School has 1,239 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Bishopshalt School full?
- Bishopshalt School has capacity for 1,311 pupils and 1,239 on roll (95%), 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 Bishopshalt School a faith school?
- No. Bishopshalt School has no designated religious character.
- Is Bishopshalt School a selective school?
- No. Bishopshalt School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Bishopshalt School part of an academy trust?
- Bishopshalt School is part of BISHOPSHALT SCHOOL. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Bishopshalt School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 56.6 in 2022/23 and 58.7 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bishopshalt School compare with other schools in Hillingdon?
- Bishopshalt School ranked 1st of 22 secondary schools in Hillingdon for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 92% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bishopshalt School's absence rate?
- Bishopshalt School's overall absence rate is 5.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bishopshalt School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bishopshalt 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.