Barnhill Community High School
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,537 pupils
94% stayed in education · Attainment 8 53.1
Academy sponsor led
Harefield School
- Pupils on roll
- 287of 1,000 places
- Free school meals
- 46.7%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 45
- Ofsted
- Report card, 6 May 2026Read the Ofsted report
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Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: John Penrose School (URN 102428).
What the data says
Of the 63 pupils who finished Year 11 at Harefield School in 2023, 22% stayed on in Harefield School’s own sixth form (Hillingdon average 58%), 48% went to a further education college and 5% started an apprenticeship.
Among the 31 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 19% went to university (Hillingdon 42%, England 37%), and 0% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.
GCSE results in 2025 were well below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 37.1 against 46.1 across England and 47.8 in Hillingdon, with 20% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Business Studies is unusually popular at GCSE: 73% of the year group took it, against 18% of pupils across England.
Where pupils went after Year 11
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.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Harefield School | Hillingdon | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 63 | 3,519 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 83% | 93% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 70% | 90% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 22% | 58% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 0% | 2% | 13% |
| — further education college | 48% | 28% | 37% |
| — other education | 0% | 3% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 5% | 2% | 3% |
| Employment | 8% | 1% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 10% | 4% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 8% | 3% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Harefield School | Hillingdon | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 31 | 4,334 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 74% | 77% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 19% | 42% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 0% | 14% | 19% |
| Further education | 10% | 12% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 10% | 5% | 7% |
| Employment | 35% | 19% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 16% | 15% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Harefield School | Hillingdon | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 37.1 | 47.8 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 20% | 50% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 47% | 69% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 9% | 53% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.20 | 4.35 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 47% | 28% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 30.9 | 37.3 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 42.4 | 51.9 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 20% | 46% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 45 | 100% | 89% | 11% | 20% | 40% |
| Mathematics | 45 | 100% | 88% | 4% | 22% | 60% |
| English Literature | 43 | 96% | 86% | 9% | 21% | 53% |
| Combined Science | 42 | 93% | 65% | 5% | 9% | 45% |
| Business Studies | 33 | 73% | 18% | 15% | 20% | 61% |
| Geography | 26 | 58% | 41% | 12% | 25% | 50% |
| History | 26 | 58% | 41% | 19% | 26% | 38% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 13 | 29% | 8% | 0% | 21% | 31% |
| Sociology | 10 | 22% | 4% | 10% | 21% | 50% |
| Art and Design | 5 | 11% | 7% | — | 24% | — |
| Polish | 2 | 4% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Turkish | 2 | 4% | 0% | — | 71% | — |
| Arabic | 1 | 2% | 1% | — | 47% | — |
| Urdu | 1 | 2% | 1% | — | 42% | — |
| Portuguese | 1 | 2% | 0% | — | 50% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | 16 | 100% | — |
| Tourism | 14 | 100% | — |
| Health Studies | 10 | 100% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | Harefield School | Hillingdon | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 17 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 9 | 1,998 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | C+ | C+ | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 33.00 | 32.97 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | — | C+ | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | — | 12% | 18% |
| Average grade, applied general courses | — | — | — |
| Average grade, T levels | — | — | — |
A level subjects
Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Studies | 7 | 78% | 13% |
| Sociology | 7 | 78% | 13% |
| Geography | 6 | 67% | 10% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | BTEC National Extended Diploma L3 - Band N - PPP-D*D*D* | 6 | 67% | — |
| Sports Studies | BTEC National Diploma L3 - Band J - PP-D*D* | — | — | — |
Other secondary schools in Hillingdon
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Bishopshalt School
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De Salis Studio College
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Global Academy
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91% stayed in education · Attainment 8 30.8
Guru Nanak Sikh Academy
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96% stayed in education · Attainment 8 49.9
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.