Best Schools in Uxbridge

How many schools are there in Uxbridge?

Uxbridge has 32 open schools: 14 state primary, 7 state secondary or all-through, 2 independent, 6 special and 3 others.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Uxbridge are rated Outstanding?

4 schools in Uxbridge were rated Outstanding at their most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Hillingdon Primary School, Vyners School, Moorcroft School and John Locke Academy. Counting Good as well, 92% of the 25 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.

Hillingdon Primary SchoolVyners SchoolMoorcroft SchoolJohn Locke Academy

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Uxbridge get the best GCSE results?

Of the 7 schools in Uxbridge with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at Swakeleys School for Girls, with an Attainment 8 score of 57.4 and 68% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; Bishopshalt School, with an Attainment 8 score of 56.8 and 69% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and The Douay Martyrs Catholic School, with an Attainment 8 score of 55 and 57% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

Swakeleys School for GirlsBishopshalt SchoolThe Douay Martyrs Catholic School

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Uxbridge have the best SATs results?

Of the 12 primary schools in Uxbridge with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at St Mary's Catholic Primary School (90% in reading, 97% in maths); Hermitage Primary School (92% in reading, 92% in maths); and John Locke Academy (91% in reading, 83% 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.

St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolHermitage Primary SchoolJohn Locke Academy

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Uxbridge?

No. None of the state secondary schools in Uxbridge 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 Uxbridge?

It depends on the school, and the cut-off moves every year with the number of applications. Hillingdon and Buckinghamshire published how far the last place offered went at these schools: Bishopshalt School, 1349 metres for 2025 entry; Oak Wood School, 6042 metres for 2025 entry; Uxbridge High School, 3226 metres for 2025 entry; Vyners School, 1673 metres for 2025 entry; Denham Village School, 2.557 miles for 2021 entry. These are the authority's own figures, not fixed boundaries.

Bishopshalt SchoolOak Wood SchoolUxbridge High SchoolVyners SchoolDenham Village School

Source: Hillingdon admissions booklets

How do I apply for a school place in Uxbridge?

Apply to your council - Hillingdon, Shropshire or Buckinghamshire, depending on your address - 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. Independent schools run their own admissions, so apply to those directly.