UTC Heathrow, Northwood

In 2026, pupils at UTC Heathrow averaged an Attainment 8 score of 28.6, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46.6 in Hillingdon and 47 across England.

11% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 47% in Hillingdon and 47% in England.

That is down from 32.2 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -1.61: pupils made well below 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 25.5, against 30.9 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 5.4 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 12 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Information and Communication Technology, Engineering Studies and Combined Science.

Across Hillingdon, 67% of families were offered their first-choice secondary school for 2026 entry, and 94% were offered one of the schools they named.

In 2026, families in Hillingdon lodged 142 appeals against secondary school offers; 127 reached a hearing and 9 succeeded (7.1% of those heard).

The nearest other state secondary schools to UTC Heathrow are Northwood School (under 0.1 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 57.9); Haydon School (0.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 47.9); Bishop Ramsey Church of England School (1.7 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 56.8); and Pinner High School (1.8 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 60.3).

Each of them had higher 2026 results than UTC Heathrow.

UTC Heathrow is one of 6 schools run by Activate Learning Education Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 40.3 in 2024/25.

Of the 42 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 64% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 26% to a further education college, 7% to an apprenticeship and 2% into work.

Of the 79 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 48% went on to university or other higher education, 10% to apprenticeships and 18% into work. 5% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

3.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Black (24%), Asian (20%) and other ethnic groups (14%).

In 2026, 11 pupils (4.6%) received SEN support and 6 (2.5%) 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 tram or metro stop is Northwood Hills, about 320 metres away (roughly a 4-minute walk).

11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Northwood School, 110 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 130 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Hillingdon (256).

In 2024/25, UTC Heathrow issued 70 suspensions, 28.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The primary schools closest to UTC Heathrow are Hillside Junior School (0.4 miles), Hillside Infant School (0.4 miles), Pinner Wood School (0.5 miles) and Harlyn Primary School (0.5 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.