Best Schools in Ruislip

How many schools are there in Ruislip?

Ruislip has 17 open schools: 14 state primary and 3 state secondary or all-through.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Ruislip are rated Outstanding?

4 schools in Ruislip were rated Outstanding at their most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Newnham Junior School, Lady Bankes Primary School and Ruislip High School. Counting Good as well, 94% of the 17 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary SchoolNewnham Junior SchoolLady Bankes Primary SchoolRuislip High School

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Ruislip get the best GCSE results?

Of the 3 schools in Ruislip with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at Queensmead School, with an Attainment 8 score of 57.1 and 68% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; Bishop Ramsey Church of England School, with an Attainment 8 score of 56.8 and 63% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and Ruislip High School, with an Attainment 8 score of 50.1 and 47% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

Queensmead SchoolBishop Ramsey Church of England SchoolRuislip High School

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Ruislip have the best SATs results?

Of the 11 primary schools in Ruislip with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Deanesfield Primary School (98% in reading, 94% in maths); Whiteheath Junior School (95% in reading, 96% in maths); and Newnham Junior School (94% in reading, 94% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

Deanesfield Primary SchoolWhiteheath Junior SchoolNewnham Junior School

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Ruislip?

No. None of the state secondary schools in Ruislip selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

How close do you need to live to get into schools in Ruislip?

It depends on the school, and the cut-off moves every year with the number of applications. Hillingdon published how far the last place offered went at these schools: Queensmead School, 1612 metres for 2025 entry; Ruislip High School, 1149 metres for 2025 entry. These are the authority's own figures, not fixed boundaries.

Queensmead SchoolRuislip High School

Source: Hillingdon admissions booklets

How do I apply for a school place in Ruislip?

Apply to Hillingdon through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.