The Douay Martyrs Catholic School
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 🔒
The Douay Martyrs Catholic School is a secondary school in Uxbridge, Hillingdon for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 1 May 2024. Hillingdon has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2016 to 2026 entry.
The Douay Martyrs Catholic 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 169 first-choice applications for 235 offers; 141 offers went to first-choice families and 28 first-choice families (17%) were not offered a place.
- There are 15.5 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 17.3 across the 8 nearest secondary schools in Hillingdon.
- In 2024/25, 54% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), 4th lowest 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 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
- Edinburgh Drive, Ickenham, Uxbridge, UB10 8QY
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Hillingdon
- Pupils on roll
- 1,398 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 18.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 1 May 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are safe and happy at this school.”
- “The mental health and well-being of pupils is treated as a high priority.”
- “They provide opportunities for pupils to take on leadership responsibilities, including as pupil ambassadors for antibullying and safeguarding.”
To improve
- “Sometimes, however, work selected for pupils to do in lessons does not support them to learn as effectively, and teaching explanations are sometimes unclear.”
- “This results in some gaps in pupils’ knowledge, including for pupils with SEND.”
- “Historically, the achievement of students in the sixth form has been variable.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 June 2024 (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) | 54% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 52.6 | 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: 169 first-preference applications, 235 offers in total, 141 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.
- Vyners School 0.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Oak Wood School 1.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Swakeleys School for Girls 1.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Ruislip High School 1.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Bishopshalt School 1.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Uxbridge High School 2.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Bishop Ramsey Church of England School 2.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- De Salis Studio College 2.1 mi Standards maintained