Harefield School, Uxbridge
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data. Admissions policy: Non-selective
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Harefield School creates a warm, caring and safe environment where pupils feel valued and belong to the community. The school has made excellent improvements in behaviour and attitudes to learning, with strong pastoral support systems and effective special educational needs provision. Staff demonstrate genuine care for pupil wellbeing, and the school successfully supports disadvantaged pupils to achieve better outcomes.
Key Strengths
- Strong safeguarding culture with all legal requirements met and pupils feeling safe
- Well-established positive behaviour policy with effective systems for monitoring and supporting pupils
- Excellent pastoral support system including form tutors, mentors and school counsellor that helps pupils feel they belong
- Strong support for pupils with SEND during transition and throughout their time at school
- Good provision for disadvantaged pupils, with attainment closer to national averages than the school's overall results
Areas for Improvement
- Pupils make inconsistent progress through the curriculum with significant gaps in knowledge and skills not being addressed
- Overall attainment and progress at the end of Year 11 significantly below national averages in recent years
- Teaching does not routinely check pupils' understanding of previous or new learning in lessons
- Some teaching activities do not effectively support pupils in learning the intended knowledge
- Careers programme for younger pupils needs further development
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met with an open and positive culture of safeguarding where all legal requirements are fulfilled and pupils feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Sports, music, games, creative arts, school council, educational visits including Imperial War Museum and residential trip to Paris, work experience placements
Harefield School is a small, diverse secondary school that has made significant improvements in behaviour and school culture under new trust leadership since 2024. However, pupils' academic progress and achievement remain inconsistently developed across subjects and significantly below national averages.
At a Glance
46.7%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
Yes
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
18.8
Avg class size
13
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
29%
Available places
287 pupils
1,000 capacity
713 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Uxbridge
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Uxbridge
Admissions Demand - Hillingdon
Places available
3,815
Applications
3,622
Got 1st preference
67.2%
Got preferred school
94.2%
Secondary admissions across Hillingdon (2025/26)
Inspection History(114)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
13.00356%
Overall absence
41.60305%
Persistent absence
262
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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