Ruislip High School, Ruislip

From the headteacher's welcome: "Welcome to Ruislip High School, where we provide outstanding, inclusive education. We are a centre of academic excellence but we are also a genuinely comprehensive school, where our high expectations ensure students reach our high aspirations and realise their undoubted potential."

In 2026, pupils at Ruislip High School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 50.1, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46.6 in Hillingdon and 47 across England.

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

That is down from 54.1 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.62: 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 40.9, against 52.8 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 11.9 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 21 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Social Studies, Combined Science and History.

For September 2026 entry, 254 families put Ruislip High School as their first choice and 948 named it as one of their preferences, for 193 places offered. That is 1.3 first choices for every place. 73 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Ruislip High School are Queensmead School (0.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 57.1); Bishop Ramsey Church of England School (1 mile, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 56.8); Pinner High School (1.3 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 60.3); and Rooks Heath School (1.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 40.3).

Ruislip High School's 2026 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

Ruislip High School is one of 6 schools run by Vanguard Learning Trust, an academy trust.

Of the 204 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 90% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 30% to a further education college, 1% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

Of the 117 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 72% went on to university or other higher education, 3% to apprenticeships and 15% into work. 22% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

27.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (44%), Asian (16%) and Mixed (15%).

The nearest Underground station is Ruislip Gardens Underground Station, about 490 metres away (roughly a 6-minute walk).

4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Torrington Road, 250 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Ruislip High School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Ruislip High School issued 78 suspensions, 6.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Ruislip High School are Lady Bankes Primary School (0.4 miles), Ruislip Gardens Primary School (0.6 miles), St Swithun Wells Catholic Primary School (0.7 miles) and Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School (0.7 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.