The Douay Martyrs Catholic School, Uxbridge

In its own words: "Founded in 1962 we are a modern, forward-looking mixed school with academy status within The Diocese of Westminster Academy Trust. We have 8 forms of entry and a 6th Form. As a Catholic school, we serve the whole community of the Borough of Hillingdon and beyond, welcoming Catholic students and others who wish to join us."

From the headteacher's welcome: "The Douay Martyrs Sixth Form is an inclusive comprehensive Catholic Sixth Form. Sixth Form students make consistently good and often, exceptional progress. Sixth Form students benefit from high-quality teaching and a curriculum which is appropriate to their needs. The Douay Martyrs Sixth Form offers high quality education and training to students aged 16-19 years old."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, STEM, debating and Duke of Edinburgh.

The school runs a breakfast club.

Coming up: an open day on Monday 26 October 2026, an open day on Thursday 29 October 2026, an open day on Friday 30 October 2026 and an open evening on Tuesday 17 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2026, pupils at The Douay Martyrs Catholic School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 55, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46.6 in Hillingdon and 47 across England.

57% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 47% in Hillingdon and 47% in England.

That is up from 52.6 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.55: 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 47.5, against 56.7 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 9.2 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 24 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Combined Science and Business Studies.

For September 2026 entry, 169 families put The Douay Martyrs Catholic School as their first choice and 726 named it as one of their preferences, for 235 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 28 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to The Douay Martyrs Catholic School are Vyners School (0.8 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 53); Oak Wood School (1.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 43.4); Swakeleys School for Girls (1.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 57.4); and Ruislip High School (1.6 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 50.1).

The Douay Martyrs Catholic School's 2026 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

The Douay Martyrs Catholic School is one of 15 schools run by The Diocese of Westminster Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 54.5 in 2024/25.

Of the 236 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 95% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 27% to a further education college and 1% into work.

Of the 141 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 78% went on to university or other higher education, 2% to apprenticeships and 12% into work. 16% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

39.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (27%), White British (17%) and Black (14%).

In 2026, 135 pupils (9.7%) received SEN support and 15 (1.1%) 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 speech, language and communication needs.

The nearest Underground station is Ickenham Underground Station, about 330 metres away (roughly a 4-minute walk).

4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Douay Martyrs School, 80 metres away.

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

In August 2026, police recorded 85 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, violence and sexual offences and public order offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Hillingdon (256).

In 2024/25, The Douay Martyrs Catholic School issued 71 suspensions, 4.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to The Douay Martyrs Catholic School are Glebe Primary School (0.3 miles), The Breakspear School (0.8 miles), Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School (1 mile) and Oak Farm Primary School (1 mile). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.