Barnhill Community High School
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,537 pupils
94% stayed in education · Attainment 8 53.1
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registrations: Richmond-upon-Thames College (URN 130454, until 4 January 2023); Harrow College (URN 131864, until 1 August 2017).
HRUC (Harrow, Richmond & Uxbridge Colleges) is a 16–19 provider, so there is no Year 11 cohort: this page covers where its students went after 16–18 study and what they achieved.
Among the 2,347 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 23% went to university (Hillingdon 42%, England 37%), and 3% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.
A level grades average C-, well below the England average of B-; 5% of students achieved AAB or better including two facilitating subjects (England 18%). The largest A level subjects are Psychology, Mathematics and Business Studies.
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Hillingdon and England.
The Department for Education has not published destination figures for this school (new school, small cohort or not a state-funded school).
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
| Measure | This school | Hillingdon | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 2,347 | 4,334 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 69% | 77% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 23% | 42% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 3% | 14% | 19% |
| Further education | 20% | 12% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 4% | 5% | 7% |
| Employment | 22% | 19% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 20% | 15% | 16% |
No published Key Stage 4 results for this school.
| Measure | This school | Hillingdon | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 9,048 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 273 | 1,998 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | C- | C+ | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 28.29 | 32.97 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | C | C+ | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 5% | 12% | 18% |
| Average grade, applied general courses | — | — | — |
| Average grade, T levels | — | — | — |
Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 56 | 21% | 23% |
| Mathematics | 47 | 17% | 31% |
| Business Studies | 45 | 16% | 13% |
| Sociology | 40 | 15% | 13% |
| Biology | 31 | 11% | 20% |
| Physics | 21 | 8% | 12% |
| English Literature | 20 | 7% | 11% |
| Chemistry | 20 | 7% | 17% |
| Economics | 19 | 7% | 13% |
| Law | 17 | 6% | 4% |
| Media Studies | 16 | 6% | 4% |
| Politics | 14 | 5% | 6% |
| 3D Design | 13 | 5% | 1% |
| History | 12 | 4% | 13% |
| Film Studies | 11 | 4% | 2% |
| Graphic Communication | 11 | 4% | 2% |
| Further Mathematics | 10 | 4% | 5% |
| Computer Science | 10 | 4% | 5% |
| English Language and Literature | 9 | 3% | 2% |
| Religious Studies | 7 | 3% | 4% |
| Arabic | — | — | 0% |
| French | — | — | 1% |
| Polish | — | — | 0% |
| Persian | — | — | 0% |
| Chinese | — | — | 0% |
| Fine Art | — | — | 3% |
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Studies | BTEC National Extended Diploma L3 - Band N - PPP-D*D*D* | 174 | 64% | — |
| Applied Sciences | BTEC National Extended Diploma L3 - Band N - PPP-D*D*D* | 156 | 57% | — |
| Engineering Studies | BTEC National Foundation Diploma L3 - Band H - P-D* | 141 | 52% | — |
| Business Studies | GCE AS level (All) | 78 | 29% | — |
| Psychology | GCE AS level (All) | 76 | 28% | — |
| Computer Architecture / Systems | BTEC National Foundation Diploma L3 - Band H - P-D* | 69 | 25% | — |
| Mathematics | GCE AS level (All) | 68 | 25% | — |
| Sociology | GCE AS level (All) | 62 | 23% | — |
| Art and Design | VRQ Level 3 | 60 | 22% | — |
| Computing and IT Advanced Technician | BTEC National Extended Diploma L3 - Band N - PPP-D*D*D* | 57 | 21% | — |
| Business Studies | BTEC National Foundation Diploma L3 - Band H - P-D* | 50 | 18% | — |
| Health Studies | BTEC National Diploma L3 - Band J - PP-D*D* | 49 | 18% | — |
| Biology | GCE AS level (All) | 46 | 17% | — |
| Electrical installation (Buildings / Construction) | VRQ Level 2 | 41 | 15% | — |
| Chemistry | GCE AS level (All) | 39 | 14% | — |
| Health Studies | BTEC National Extended Diploma L3 - Band N - PPP-D*D*D* | 38 | 14% | — |
| Business Studies | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | 34 | 12% | — |
| Economics | GCE AS level (All) | 32 | 12% | — |
| Media Studies | GCE AS level (All) | 31 | 11% | — |
| Electronic / Electrical Engineering | BTEC National Extended Diploma L3 - Band N - PPP-D*D*D* | 31 | 11% | — |
| Small Business Management | BTEC National Diploma L3 - Band J - PP-D*D* | 29 | 11% | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | BTEC National Extended Diploma L3 - Band N - PPP-D*D*D* | 29 | 11% | — |
| Physics | GCE AS level (All) | 28 | 10% | — |
| Health Studies | OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma at Level 3 | 28 | 10% | — |
| Applied Sciences | BTEC National Foundation Diploma L3 - Band H - P-D* | 27 | 10% | — |
| Law | GCE AS level (All) | 26 | 10% | — |
| Electrical installation (Buildings / Construction) | Other General Qualification at Level 3 | 24 | 9% | — |
| Psychology | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | 24 | 9% | — |
| English Literature | GCE AS level (All) | 24 | 9% | — |
| Engineering Studies | BTEC National Extended Diploma L3 - Band N - PPP-D*D*D* | 23 | 8% | — |
| Sociology | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | 23 | 8% | — |
| Mathematics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | 23 | 8% | — |
| Politics | GCE AS level (All) | 22 | 8% | — |
| Chemistry | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | 21 | 8% | — |
| Sports Studies | BTEC National Extended Diploma L3 - Band N - PPP-D*D*D* | 19 | 7% | — |
| Social Science | VRQ Level 3 | 18 | 7% | — |
| Biology | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | 18 | 7% | — |
| Plumbing (Building Work) | VRQ Level 3 | 17 | 6% | — |
| Health Studies | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | 16 | 6% | — |
| History | GCE AS level (All) | 16 | 6% | — |
| Media Studies | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | 15 | 5% | — |
| Computer Science | GCE AS level (All) | 14 | 5% | — |
| Economics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | 13 | 5% | — |
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | BTEC National Extended Diploma L3 - Band N - PPP-D*D*D* | 12 | 4% | — |
| Further Mathematics | GCE AS level (All) | 12 | 4% | — |
| 3D Design | GCE AS level (All) | 12 | 4% | — |
| Health Studies | BTEC National Foundation Diploma L3 - Band H - P-D* | 12 | 4% | — |
| Film Studies | GCE AS level (All) | 11 | 4% | — |
| Beauty Therapy | VRQ Level 2 | 11 | 4% | — |
| Graphic Communication | GCE AS level (All) | 11 | 4% | — |
| Psychology | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | 11 | 4% | — |
| Computer Architecture / Systems | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | 10 | 4% | — |
| Law | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | 9 | 3% | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | BTEC National Foundation Diploma L3 - Band H - P-D* | 9 | 3% | — |
| Politics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | 9 | 3% | — |
| Business Studies | OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Certificate at Level 3 | 9 | 3% | — |
| English Language and Literature | GCE AS level (All) | 9 | 3% | — |
| Law / Legal Studies | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | 8 | 3% | — |
| Religious Studies | GCE AS level (All) | 8 | 3% | — |
| Physics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | 7 | 3% | — |
| Fine Art | GCE AS level (All) | 7 | 3% | — |
| Computing and IT Advanced Technician | BTEC Technical Diploma L2 - Band F - PP-DD | 7 | 3% | — |
| Computing and IT Advanced Technician | BTEC National Diploma L3 - Band J - PP-D*D* | 7 | 3% | — |
| Hairdressing Services | VRQ Level 2 | 7 | 3% | — |
| Electrical installation (Buildings / Construction) | VRQ Level 3 | 7 | 3% | — |
| Health Studies | OCR Cambridge Technical Foundation Diploma at Level 3 | 7 | 3% | — |
| Computing and IT Advanced Technician | BTEC Level 3 National Certificate (Band D) | 6 | 2% | — |
| Applied Sciences | BTEC National Diploma L3 - Band J - PP-D*D* | 6 | 2% | — |
| Engineering Studies | VRQ Level 2 | 6 | 2% | — |
| Computer Science | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Religious Studies | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Business Studies | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | — | — | — |
| English Literature | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| History | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Fine Art | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Further Mathematics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| 3D Design | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Administrative Management | OCR Cambridge Technical Diploma at Level 2 | — | — | — |
| Business Studies | OCR Cambridge Technical Certificate at Level 3 | — | — | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | — | — | — |
| Sports Studies | BTEC National Foundation Diploma L3 - Band H - P-D* | — | — | — |
| Psychology | BTEC Level 3 National Certificate (Band D) | — | — | — |
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | BTEC National Foundation Diploma L3 - Band H - P-D* | — | — | — |
| Law / Legal Studies | BTEC Level 3 National Certificate (Band D) | — | — | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | OCR Cambridge Technical Diploma at Level 2 | — | — | — |
| Finance / Accounting (General) | VRQ Level 3 | — | — | — |
| Hairdressing Services | VRQ Level 3 | — | — | — |
| Study Skills | Extended Project (Diploma) | — | — | — |
| Business Studies | BTEC National Diploma L3 - Band J - PP-D*D* | — | — | — |
| Childcare Skills | VRQ Level 3 | — | — | — |
| Small Business Management | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | — | — | — |
| Tourism | BTEC National Foundation Diploma L3 - Band H - P-D* | — | — | — |
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.