Swakeleys School for Girls
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Uxbridge, Hillingdon
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Hillingdon Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2016–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Swakeleys School for Girls is a secondary school in Uxbridge, Hillingdon for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 17 May 2022. Hillingdon has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2016 to 2026 entry.
Swakeleys School for Girls 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| 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
- Year 7 in 2026 had 185 first-choice applications for 239 offers; 171 offers went to first-choice families, and 14 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- 57% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths in 2024/25 (England 45%), 2nd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Hillingdon.
- At A level in 2024/25, the average grade was B- (England B-), with progress from GCSE to A level above average.
- There are 18.2 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 13.6 across 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
- Clifton Gardens, Hillingdon, Uxbridge, UB10 0EJ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Hillingdon
- Pupils on roll
- 1,404 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 27.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 17 May 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils at this school work hard and achieve well.”
- “They gain qualifications in a wide range of subjects, and this helps them to be well prepared for their next stage in education and/or employment.”
- “Pupils benefit from having teachers who have very strong subject knowledge and who design learning activities carefully.”
To improve
- “However, a few pupils say that they feel their concerns are not listened to.”
- “Sometimes, teachers do not make sure that pupils understand how well they are doing.”
- “On occasions, teachers do not ensure that pupils attempt the more challenging work available.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 September 2022 (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) | 57% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 55.9 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | B- | 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: 185 first-preference applications, 239 offers in total, 171 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.
- Oak Wood School 0.1 mi Good Last distance published
- De Salis Studio College 0.7 mi Standards maintained
- Hewens College 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Bishopshalt School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Uxbridge High School 1.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Rosedale College 1.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Parkside Studio College 1.4 mi Good
- Park Academy West London 1.4 mi Requires improvement Last distance published