Moorcroft School
Bramble Close, Hillingdon, Uxbridge, UB8 3BF
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special converter
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE EDEN ACADEMY
- Headteacher
- Mr Andrew Sanders
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- The Eden Academy Trust (EAT)
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Uxbridge and South Ruislip
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 134
- Pupils on roll
- 131
- URN
- 138158
- Local authority
- Hillingdon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01895437799
About this school
Moorcroft School is a special academy in Uxbridge. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 131 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's most recent visit was a short inspection on 23 October 2024, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. 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 | 18 | 22 | 17 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
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 Moorcroft 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 13.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 13% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 12.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 130 |
| 2023/24 | 133 |
| 2024/25 | 147 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 47.92%
- English as an additional language
- 60.5%
- Overall absence
- 12.47%
- Persistent absence
- 38.54%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Meadow High School0.3 miles
Special schools · Uxbridge
-
Hillingdon Manor School0.5 miles
Special schools · Middlesex
-
Pield Heath House RC School0.5 miles
Special schools · Uxbridge
-
The PRIDE Academy0.6 miles
Free Schools · West Drayton
-
The Skills Hub0.6 miles
Free Schools · West Drayton
Other schools in Uxbridge
- Meadow High School Special schools
- Pentland Field School Free Schools
- Pield Heath House RC School Special schools
- 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
- Hillingdon Primary School Primary
- John Locke Academy Primary
- Oak Farm Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Moorcroft School teach?
- Moorcroft School teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a special school in Uxbridge.
- Who is the headteacher of Moorcroft School?
- The headteacher of Moorcroft School is Mr Andrew Sanders, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Moorcroft School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Moorcroft 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 Moorcroft School?
- Moorcroft School has 131 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Moorcroft School full?
- Moorcroft School has capacity for 134 pupils and 131 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 Moorcroft School a faith school?
- No. Moorcroft School has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Moorcroft School?
- Moorcroft School is part of THE EDEN ACADEMY. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Moorcroft School have?
- The schools register lists Moorcroft School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- What is Moorcroft School's absence rate?
- Moorcroft School's overall absence rate is 12.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Moorcroft School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Moorcroft 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.