The Douay Martyrs Catholic School
Edinburgh Drive, Ickenham, Uxbridge, UB10 8QY
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- THE DIOCESE OF WESTMINSTER ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ms Fiona McCloskey
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Westminster
- Constituency
- Uxbridge and South Ruislip
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,297
- Pupils on roll
- 1,398
- URN
- 137925
- Local authority
- Hillingdon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01895679400
About this school
The Douay Martyrs Catholic School is a Roman Catholic secondary academy in Uxbridge. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,398 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 1 May 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 237 | 236 | 239 |
| Attainment 8 score | 52.0 | 54.8 | 52.6 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.43 +0.24 to +0.61 | +0.55 +0.37 to +0.73 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 51% | 57.6% | 54.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 71% | 74.2% | 72% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 81% | 87.7% | 79.5% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.9 | 5.1 | 4.9 |
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 The Douay Martyrs Catholic 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 | 52 | 45.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 54.8 | 46.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 52.6 | 43.8 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,563 |
| 2023/24 | 1,506 |
| 2024/25 | 1,437 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Douay Martyrs Catholic School compares
The Douay Martyrs Catholic School ranked 9th of 22 secondary schools in Hillingdon for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 83% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 52.6 | 6.6% | 20.5% | 1,398 | — |
| Vyners School | 53.5 | 6.7% | 13% | 1,537 | 0.8 miles |
| Oak Wood School | 37.6 | 10.4% | 39.8% | 1,275 | 1.5 miles |
| Swakeleys School for Girls | 55.9 | 7.5% | 27.6% | 1,404 | 1.5 miles |
| Ruislip High School | 54.1 | 7.5% | 21.1% | 1,311 | 1.6 miles |
| Bishopshalt School | 58.7 | 5.7% | 27.4% | 1,239 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 20.45%
- English as an additional language
- 35.6%
- Overall absence
- 6.56%
- Persistent absence
- 15.66%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Vyners School0.8 miles
Secondary · Uxbridge
-
Oak Wood School1.5 miles
Secondary · Uxbridge
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Swakeleys School for Girls1.5 miles
Secondary · Uxbridge
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Ruislip High School1.6 miles
Secondary · Ruislip
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Bishopshalt School1.9 miles
Secondary · Uxbridge
Other schools in Uxbridge
The Douay Martyrs Catholic School ranks 4th of the 7 ranked secondary schools in Uxbridge.
- Bishopshalt School Secondary
- Harefield School Secondary
- Oak Wood School Secondary
- Swakeleys School for Girls 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 year groups does The Douay Martyrs Catholic School teach?
- The Douay Martyrs Catholic School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Uxbridge.
- Who is the headteacher of The Douay Martyrs Catholic School?
- The headteacher of The Douay Martyrs Catholic School is Ms Fiona McCloskey, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Douay Martyrs Catholic School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Douay Martyrs Catholic 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 The Douay Martyrs Catholic School?
- The Douay Martyrs Catholic School has 1,398 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is The Douay Martyrs Catholic School full?
- The Douay Martyrs Catholic School has capacity for 1,297 pupils and 1,398 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 The Douay Martyrs Catholic School a faith school?
- Yes. The Douay Martyrs Catholic School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Westminster.
- Is The Douay Martyrs Catholic School a selective school?
- No. The Douay Martyrs Catholic School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs The Douay Martyrs Catholic School?
- The Douay Martyrs Catholic School is part of THE DIOCESE OF WESTMINSTER ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have The Douay Martyrs Catholic School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 52 in 2022/23 and 52.6 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Douay Martyrs Catholic School rank locally?
- The Douay Martyrs Catholic School ranked 9th of 22 secondary schools in Hillingdon for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 83% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Douay Martyrs Catholic School's absence rate?
- The Douay Martyrs Catholic School's overall absence rate is 6.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Douay Martyrs Catholic School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Douay Martyrs Catholic 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.