Harlington School, Hayes

In 2026, pupils at Harlington School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 43.8, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46.6 in Hillingdon and 47 across England.

42% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 47% in Hillingdon and 47% in England.

That is up from 42.5 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.27: pupils made 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 38.9, against 47.9 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 9 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 20 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Combined Science and History.

For September 2026 entry, 162 families put Harlington School as their first choice and 474 named it as one of their preferences, for 233 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 5 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Harlington School are Global Academy (0.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 27.4); Cranford Community College (1.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 48.7); Parkside Studio College (1.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 26.7); and Rosedale College (1.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 49.9).

Harlington School's 2026 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

21 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Harlington School (as of September 2025): 67% would recommend the school, 76% say their child is happy there and 56% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child does well at the school (81%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (56%).

Of the 189 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 87% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 32% to a further education college, 1% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

Of the 104 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 63% went on to university or other higher education, 2% to apprenticeships and 13% into work. 6% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

43.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 74.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (45%), Black (16%) and other ethnic groups (16%).

Harlington School has a resourced provision (7 places, 3 pupils on roll) and a SEN unit (16 places, 17 pupils on roll) for autism and physical disability.

The nearest railway station is Hayes & Harlington Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Harlington School (->w), 80 metres away.

In 2024/25, Harlington School issued 54 suspensions, 3.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Harlington School are Pinkwell Primary School (0.1 miles), William Byrd Primary Academy (0.5 miles), Cranford Park Academy (0.7 miles) and Botwell House Catholic Primary School (1 mile). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.