Harefield School

Type Secondary / Academy sponsor led
Age Range 11-18
Religion Does not apply
Address Northwood Way
Harefield
Uxbridge
UB9 6ET
Phone 01895822108
Reference Number 135004

General Makeup

Number of pupils 283
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 52.65%
Girls: 47.35%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 40.2%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 16.3%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 21.1

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 32 32 64
8 22 31 53
9 15 13 28
10 22 22 44
11 28 29 57
12 13 3 16
13 17 4 21

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 53%
White, Other 6.4%
African 6.4%
Unclassified 3.9%
White & Black (Caribbean) 3.5%
White & Asian 2.5%
Indian 2.5%
Mixed, Other 2.5%
Caribbean 2.5%
Asian, Other 2.1%
White & Black (African) 1.1%
Chinese 0.7%
Pakistani 0.7%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Sixth Form Provision Good
Last Inspection Date 2021-09-29
Date Description Report
2021-06-23 School inspection: School inspection:
2021-02-10 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2020-11-25 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2019-09-12 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2018-09-26 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2017-05-12 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2016-10-12 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2014-07-01 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2014-01-29 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2011-07-13 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2009-11-24 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2008-01-30 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2007-01-30 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
37.7 Unlock Unlock

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 18.2% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 43.6% Unlock Unlock

Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

School Score Percentile (loc) Percentile (nationwide)
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Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

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Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 16.73 Unlock Unlock
Average Points (best 3) 16 Unlock Unlock

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade D- C+ C+
Average Grade (best 3) D- C+ C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Students getting AAB or better 0% Unlock Unlock

2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 17 11
Third Preference 21 5
From another Local Authority 20 7

Previous Years

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Name Distance
Harefield Junior School
Park Lane, Harefield, UB9 6BJ
0.48 miles
Harefield Infant School
High Street, Harefield, UB9 6BT
0.52 miles
St Mary's Rickmansworth CofE Primary School
Stockers Farm Road, St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, WD3 1NY
1.63 miles
Holy Trinity CofE Primary School
Rickmansworth Road, L B H-Holy Trinity School, Middlesex, HA6 2RH
1.64 miles
St Martin's School
40 Moor Park Road, Northwood, HA6 2DJ
1.85 miles
Maple Cross Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School
Denham Way, Maple Cross, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, WD3 9SS
1.91 miles
Denham Green E-ACT Primary Academy
Nightingale Way, Denham Green, Buckinghamshire, UB9 5JL
2.09 miles
Whiteheath Infant & Nursery School
Ladygate Lane, Whiteheath Infant & Nursery School, Ruislip, Middlesex, HA4 7RF
2.23 miles
St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Church Lane, Mill End, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, WD3 8HD
2.23 miles
St John Catholic Primary School
Berry Lane, Mill End, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, WD3 7HG
2.27 miles
Shepherd Primary
Shepherd's Lane, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, WD3 8JJ
2.32 miles
Whiteheath Junior School
Whiteheath Avenue, Ruislip, Middlesex, HA4 7PR
2.32 miles
Merchant Taylors' Prep School
Moor Farm, Rickmansworth, WD3 1LW
2.46 miles
Frithwood Primary School
Carew Road, Northwood, HA6 3NJ
2.46 miles
Rickmansworth Park Junior Mixed and Infant School
Park Road, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, WD3 1HU
2.55 miles
Bishop Winnington-Ingram CofE Primary School
Southcote Rise, Ruislip, HA4 7LW
2.58 miles
Eastbury Farm Primary School
Bishops Avenue, Northwood, Hertfordshire, HA6 3DG
2.64 miles
Hillside Infant School
Northwood Way, Northwood, Middlesex, HA6 1RX
2.68 miles
Hillside Junior School
Northwood Way, Northwood, HA6 1RX
2.68 miles
The Breakspear School
Bushey Road, Ickenham, UB10 8JA
2.69 miles
Name Distance
London School of Theology
Green Lane, Northwood, HA6 2UW
1.83 miles
Northwood College for Girls GDST
Maxwell Road, Northwood, HA6 2YE
1.95 miles
St Helen's School
Eastbury Road, Northwood, HA6 3AS
2.23 miles
The Reach Free School
Long Lane, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, WD3 8AB
2.28 miles
Saint Joan of Arc Catholic School
High Street, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, WD3 1HG
2.36 miles
Haydon School
Wiltshire Lane, Eastcote, Pinner, Middlesex, HA5 2LX
2.67 miles
Rickmansworth School
Scots Hill, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, WD3 3AQ
2.77 miles
Northwood School
Pinner Road, Northwood, Middlesex, HA6 1QN
2.84 miles
UTC Heathrow
Potter Street, Northwood, HA6 1QG
2.86 miles
Royal Masonic School for Girls
Rickmansworth Park, Rickmansworth, WD3 4HF
2.87 miles
Merchant Taylors' School
Sandy Lodge, Northwood, HA6 2HT
2.88 miles
Pentland Field School
Pentland Way, Ickenham, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UB10 8TS
3.14 miles
Bishop Ramsey Church of England School
Hume Way, Ruislip, HA4 8EE
3.34 miles
Vyners School
Warren Road, Ickenham, Uxbridge, UB10 8AB
3.35 miles
The Douay Martyrs Catholic School
Edinburgh Drive, Ickenham, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UB10 8QY
3.5 miles
St Mary's School
Packhorse Road, Gerrards Cross, SL9 8JQ
3.51 miles
Croxley Danes School
Baldwins Lane, Croxley Green, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, WD3 3LR
3.66 miles
Thorpe House School
Oval Way, Gerrards Cross, SL9 8QA
3.68 miles
Westfield Academy
Tolpits Lane, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD18 6NS
3.73 miles
HRUC (Harrow, Richmond & Uxbridge Colleges)
Park Road, Uxbridge, UB8 1NQ
3.91 miles
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