Harlington School
Secondary · Foundation school · Ages 11–19 · Hayes, Hillingdon
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
2.60 miles
Published by Hillingdon Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2016–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Harlington School is a secondary school in Hayes, Hillingdon for ages 11–19 (foundation school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 26 November 2024. Hillingdon has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2016 to 2026 entry.
Harlington School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 2.60 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
And 3 earlier figures.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Year 7 place in 2026 lived 2.60 miles away, the longest of 8 Hillingdon secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 last distance.
- Year 7 last distances swung sharply, with the biggest move from 2025 to 2026, and the 2026 figure was the longest of the 5 years with a published distance.
- Year 7 2026 had 162 first-choice applications for 233 offers; 157 offers went to first-choice families, and 5 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 41% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), 5th highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Hillingdon.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Hillingdon schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Pinkwell Lane, Harlington, Hayes, UB3 1PB
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–19
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Hillingdon
- Pupils on roll
- 1,409 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 43.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 26 November 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils agree that the school is a happy and welcoming place to be.”
- “As a result, they feel safe in school.”
- “Raised expectations of pupils’ behaviour are now paying dividends.”
To improve
- “Pupils achieve well in most subjects, but there are some variations.”
- “In some subjects, some pupils have not been sufficiently supported and have not achieved as highly as they might.”
- “For instance, misconceptions are not routinely addressed in a timely way.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 January 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 41% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 42.5 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 162 first-preference applications, 233 offers in total, 157 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Hillingdon.
- Global Academy 0.7 mi Not judged
- Rosedale College 1.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Parkside Studio College 1.6 mi Good
- Park Academy West London 1.9 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- De Salis Studio College 2.2 mi Standards maintained
- Hewens College 2.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Bishopshalt School 2.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Swakeleys School for Girls 2.8 mi Good Last distance published