Barnhill Community High School
Yeading Lane, Hayes, UB4 9LE
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- MIDDLESEX LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
- Executive Headteacher
- Mr John Jones
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Middlesex Learning Partnership
- Constituency
- Hayes and Harlington
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,422
- Pupils on roll
- 1,537
- URN
- 137844
- Local authority
- Hillingdon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02088390600
About this school
Barnhill Community High School is a secondary academy in Hayes. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,537 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Barnhill Community High 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 240 | 220 | 252 |
| Attainment 8 score | 53.2 | 55.6 | 53.1 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.66 +0.48 to +0.85 | +0.62 +0.43 to +0.82 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 60% | 69.1% | 57.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 79% | 85.5% | 79.8% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 68% | 83.2% | 71.4% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.9 | 5.3 | 5.0 |
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 Barnhill Community 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 | 53.2 | 45.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 55.6 | 46.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 53.1 | 43.8 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,522 |
| 2023/24 | 1,574 |
| 2024/25 | 1,569 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Barnhill Community High School compares
Barnhill Community High School ranked 8th of 22 secondary schools in Hillingdon for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 84% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 53.1 | 7.8% | 39.6% | 1,537 | — |
| Greenford High School | 48.6 | 9.1% | 41.3% | 1,976 | 1.3 miles |
| Parkside Studio College | 45.4 | 7.7% | 42.3% | 64 | 1.5 miles |
| Rosedale College | 46.2 | 6.9% | 34.1% | 940 | 1.5 miles |
| Dormers Wells High School | 49.1 | 5.9% | 34% | 1,469 | 1.6 miles |
| De Salis Studio College | 43.8 | 6.8% | 23.8% | 174 | 1.8 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
- 20 February 2024
-
Ungraded inspection report10 November 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 39.57%
- English as an additional language
- 67.4%
- Overall absence
- 7.8%
- Persistent absence
- 25.52%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Greenford High School1.3 miles
Secondary · Southall
-
Parkside Studio College1.5 miles
Secondary · Hayes
-
Rosedale College1.5 miles
Secondary · Hayes
-
Dormers Wells High School1.6 miles
Secondary · Southall
-
De Salis Studio College1.8 miles
Secondary · Hayes
Other schools in Hayes
Barnhill Community High School ranks 1st of the 7 ranked secondary schools in Hayes.
- De Salis Studio College Secondary
- Harlington School 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 ages does Barnhill Community High School teach?
- Barnhill Community High School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Hayes.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Barnhill Community High School?
- The executive headteacher of Barnhill Community High School is Mr John Jones, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Barnhill Community High School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Barnhill Community 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 many pupils are at Barnhill Community High School?
- Barnhill Community High School has 1,537 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Barnhill Community High School full?
- Barnhill Community High School has capacity for 1,422 pupils and 1,537 on roll (108%), 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 Barnhill Community High School a faith school?
- No. Barnhill Community High School has no designated religious character.
- Is Barnhill Community High School a selective school?
- No. Barnhill Community High School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Barnhill Community High School part of an academy trust?
- Barnhill Community High School is part of MIDDLESEX LEARNING PARTNERSHIP. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Barnhill Community High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 53.2 in 2022/23 and 53.1 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Barnhill Community High School compare with other schools in Hillingdon?
- Barnhill Community High School ranked 8th of 22 secondary schools in Hillingdon for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 84% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Barnhill Community High School's absence rate?
- Barnhill Community High School's overall absence rate is 7.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Barnhill Community High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Barnhill Community 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.