Ruislip High School
Sidmouth Drive, Ruislip, HA4 0BY
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- VANGUARD LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Gareth Davies
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Uxbridge and South Ruislip
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,300
- Pupils on roll
- 1,311
- URN
- 140748
- Local authority
- Hillingdon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01895464064
About this school
Ruislip High School is a secondary academy in Ruislip. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,311 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Ruislip 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Outstanding
- 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 | 175 | 204 | 212 |
| Attainment 8 score | 53.8 | 54.1 | 54.1 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.50 +0.29 to +0.72 | +0.62 +0.42 to +0.82 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 55% | 56.9% | 59% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 74% | 74.5% | 82.1% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 39% | 39.7% | 42.9% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.8 | 4.9 | 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 Ruislip 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 | 53.8 | 45.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 54.1 | 46.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 54.1 | 43.8 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,257 |
| 2023/24 | 1,290 |
| 2024/25 | 1,283 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ruislip High School compares
Ruislip High School ranked 6th of 22 secondary schools in Hillingdon for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 85% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 20% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 54.1 | 7.5% | 21.1% | 1,311 | — |
| Queensmead School | 55.5 | 6.8% | 22.4% | 1,502 | 0.9 miles |
| Bishop Ramsey Church of England School | 56 | 6.1% | 12.2% | 1,218 | 1.0 miles |
| Pinner High School | 57.1 | 6.6% | 13% | 1,111 | 1.3 miles |
| Rooks Heath School | 40.7 | 8% | 36.4% | 1,148 | 1.6 miles |
| Islip Manor High School | 38.3 | 14.8% | 43.2% | 772 | 1.6 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)
- 21.14%
- English as an additional language
- 27.1%
- Overall absence
- 7.52%
- Persistent absence
- 20.92%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Queensmead School0.9 miles
Secondary · Ruislip
-
Bishop Ramsey Church of England School1.0 miles
Secondary · Ruislip
-
Pinner High School1.3 miles
Secondary · Pinner
-
Rooks Heath School1.6 miles
Secondary · Harrow
-
Islip Manor High School1.6 miles
Secondary · Northolt
Other schools in Ruislip
- Bishop Ramsey Church of England School Secondary
- Queensmead 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 Ruislip High School teach?
- Ruislip High School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Ruislip.
- Who is the headteacher of Ruislip High School?
- The headteacher of Ruislip High School is Mr Gareth Davies, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Ruislip High School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ruislip 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 Ruislip High School?
- Ruislip High School has 1,311 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Ruislip High School full?
- Ruislip High School has capacity for 1,300 pupils and 1,311 on roll (101%), 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 Ruislip High School a faith school?
- No. Ruislip High School has no designated religious character.
- Is Ruislip High School a selective school?
- No. Ruislip High School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Ruislip High School part of an academy trust?
- Ruislip High School is part of VANGUARD LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Ruislip High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 53.8 in 2022/23 and 54.1 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ruislip High School compare with other schools in Hillingdon?
- Ruislip High School ranked 6th of 22 secondary schools in Hillingdon for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 85% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 20% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ruislip High School's absence rate?
- Ruislip High School's overall absence rate is 7.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ruislip High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ruislip 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.