Bishopshalt School, Uxbridge

Ofsted's report card from its 24 February 2026 inspection grades Bishopshalt School on 7 areas: 7 exceptional. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Exceptional. "From their starting points, all pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities and those who are disadvantaged, make excellent progress across all subjects and year groups."

Attendance and behaviour - Exceptional. "Leaders place an extraordinarily high priority on attendance and punctuality."

Curriculum and teaching - Exceptional. "Leaders have an incredibly clear understanding of the quality of the curriculum and teaching."

Inclusion - Exceptional. "Leaders have created a remarkably inclusive school where every pupil is valued, understood and supported to thrive."

Leadership and governance - Exceptional. "Leaders leave nothing to chance."

Personal development and wellbeing - Exceptional. "Leaders have created an incredibly rich personal development programme that shapes pupils into confident, reflective and socially responsible young people."

Post 16 provision - Exceptional. "Leaders have a precise understanding of the sixth-form study programmes and shape them so that every student, including those who are disadvantaged or students with special educational needs and/or disabilities, can access ambitious pathways."

Safeguarding standards were met.

In its own words: "Love Learning - To develop in students a love for learning. Bishopshalt students will thirst for knowledge due to the intrinsic joy that it brings. Show Kindness - To develop and instill in our students the virtue of kindness. Our students do things for others for no personal gain."

From the headteacher's welcome: "Welcome to Bishopshalt. Bishopshalt is proud of its history, we retain its original mission and ensure that Bishopshalt is above all else a place for learning. We have the highest expectations of our students, and of ourselves as we believe that with high expectations students can achieve anything."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, basketball, Duke of Edinburgh and journalism.

In 2026, pupils at Bishopshalt School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 56.8, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46.6 in Hillingdon and 47 across England.

69% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 47% in Hillingdon and 47% in England.

That is down from 58.7 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 1.05: pupils made well above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 50.1, against 59.2 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 9.1 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 22 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, History and Business Studies.

For September 2026 entry, 313 families put Bishopshalt School as their first choice and 1149 named it as one of their preferences, for 178 places offered. That is 1.8 first choices for every place. 169 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Bishopshalt School are Oak Wood School (0.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 43.4); Uxbridge High School (0.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 48.3); Swakeleys School for Girls (0.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 57.4); and Hewens College (0.9 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 35.9).

Bishopshalt School's 2026 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

89 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Bishopshalt School (as of April 2026): 89% would recommend the school, 83% say their child is happy there and 33% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that pupils behave well (91%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (33%).

Of the 184 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 94% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 25% to a further education college, 2% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

Of the 161 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 70% went on to university or other higher education, 3% to apprenticeships and 18% into work. 17% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

34.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (29%), White British (21%) and Mixed (15%).

In 2026, 184 pupils (14.9%) received SEN support and 34 (2.7%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is autism.

The nearest Underground station is Uxbridge Underground Station, about 1.2 miles away in a straight line.

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Hilliers Avenue, 250 metres away.

In 2024/25, Bishopshalt School issued 93 suspensions, 7.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 2 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Bishopshalt School are Hillingdon Primary School (0.4 miles), Highfield Primary School (0.6 miles), St Bernadette Catholic Primary School (0.6 miles) and Colham Manor Primary School (0.7 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.