Harefield School
About the school
Harefield School is an open secondary school in Hillingdon.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 6 May 2026
- Published
- 25 June 2026
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
Published inspection outcomes
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Post-16 provision
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 37.1
- Hillingdon
- 47.8
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Hillingdon
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 20.00%
- Hillingdon
- 49.50%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 46.70%
- Hillingdon
- 68.60%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 8.90%
- Hillingdon
- 52.90%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.2
- Hillingdon
- 4.35
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C+
Average A-level points
- School
- 33
AAB or better
- School
- Suppressed
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
254
Girls
46.85%
Boys
53.15%
SEN support
22.44%
Education, health and care plan
5.51%
English as an additional language
15.40%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
49.37%
Overall absence
13
Persistent absence
41.6
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
63
Sustained education or employment
83%
Education
70%
Apprenticeship
5%
Employment
8%
Not sustained
10%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
31
Sustained education or employment
74%
Higher education
19%
Further education
10%
Apprenticeship
10%
Employment
35%