Bishop Ramsey Church of England School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Ruislip, 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 🔒
Bishop Ramsey Church of England School is a secondary school in Ruislip, Hillingdon for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 19 November 2024. Hillingdon has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2016 to 2026 entry.
Bishop Ramsey Church of England 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 | 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
- For Year 7 in 2026 there were 140 first-choice applications for 178 offers; 118 offers went to first-choice families and 22 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- 91 of the 603 applications for Year 7 in 2026 came from families living outside Hillingdon, and 24 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 59% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), 4th highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Hillingdon.
- At A level in 2024/25 the average grade was C+ (England B-), and progress from GCSE to A level was below average.
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
- Hume Way, Ruislip, HA4 8EE
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Hillingdon
- Pupils on roll
- 1,218 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 12.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 19 November 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy attending this diverse school.”
- “Leaders are deliberate in their focus on pupils’ character development.”
- “Over their time at the school, pupils learn to show the school’s virtues through their actions.”
To improve
- “However, when gaps in pupils’ understanding are identified, the way this is addressed can be inconsistent at times.”
- “In a few lessons, there are incidences of disruption to learning.”
- “Teachers manage these situations well to minimise the impact on learning, although on occasion the behaviour policy is not implemented consistently.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 February 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) | 59% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 56 | 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: 140 first-preference applications, 178 offers in total, 118 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.
- Ruislip High School 1.0 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Haydon School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Northwood School 1.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- UTC Heathrow 1.7 mi Good
- Queensmead School 1.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Douay Martyrs Catholic School 2.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Vyners School 2.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Swakeleys School for Girls 3.3 mi Good Last distance published