Barnhill Community High School
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,537 pupils
94% stayed in education · Attainment 8 53.1
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Guru Nanak Sikh Academy
- Pupils on roll
- 1,553of 1,500 places
- Free school meals
- 17.0%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 178
- Ofsted
- Good, 24 May 2023Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registrations: Guru Nanak Sikh Primary School (URN 131927, until 1 September 2012); Guru Nanak Sikh Voluntary Aided Secondary School (URN 131928, until 1 November 2010).
What the data says
Of the 180 pupils who finished Year 11 at Guru Nanak Sikh Academy in 2023, 76% stayed on in Guru Nanak Sikh Academy’s own sixth form (Hillingdon average 58%), 20% went to a further education college and none started an apprenticeship.
Among the 95 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 74% went to university (Hillingdon 42%, England 37%), and 26% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.
Design and Technology is unusually popular at GCSE: 37% of the year group took it, against 11% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 49.9 against 46.1 across England and 47.8 in Hillingdon, with 52% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
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 | Guru Nanak Sikh Academy | Hillingdon | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 180 | 3,519 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 96% | 93% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 96% | 90% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 76% | 58% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 1% | 2% | 13% |
| — further education college | 20% | 28% | 37% |
| — other education | 0% | 3% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | 2% | 3% |
| Employment | 0% | 1% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 3% | 4% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 1% | 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 | Guru Nanak Sikh Academy | Hillingdon | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 95 | 4,334 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 88% | 77% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 74% | 42% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 26% | 14% | 19% |
| Further education | 0% | 12% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 1% | 5% | 7% |
| Employment | 12% | 19% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 6% | 15% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Guru Nanak Sikh Academy | Hillingdon | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 49.9 | 47.8 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 52% | 50% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 70% | 69% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 83% | 53% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.78 | 4.35 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 18% | 28% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 42.8 | 37.3 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 51.5 | 51.9 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 65% | 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 | 178 | 100% | 89% | 15% | 20% | 70% |
| Mathematics | 178 | 100% | 88% | 26% | 22% | 79% |
| English Literature | 178 | 100% | 86% | 20% | 21% | 71% |
| Religious Studies | 155 | 87% | 31% | 28% | 32% | 65% |
| Combined Science | 138 | 78% | 65% | 8% | 9% | 64% |
| Business Studies | 93 | 52% | 18% | 3% | 20% | 59% |
| Geography | 91 | 51% | 41% | 18% | 25% | 66% |
| Punjabi | 90 | 51% | 0% | 40% | 48% | 83% |
| History | 75 | 42% | 41% | 17% | 26% | 65% |
| Design and Technology | 65 | 37% | 11% | 8% | 23% | 51% |
| Spanish | 57 | 32% | 19% | 9% | 27% | 21% |
| Biology | 40 | 22% | 23% | 75% | 45% | 100% |
| Chemistry | 40 | 22% | 23% | 63% | 47% | 100% |
| Physics | 40 | 22% | 23% | 65% | 46% | 100% |
| Statistics | 23 | 13% | 5% | 39% | 20% | 100% |
| Computer Science | 21 | 12% | 13% | 5% | 30% | 43% |
| Sociology | 19 | 11% | 4% | 42% | 21% | 74% |
| Art and Design | 15 | 8% | 7% | 20% | 24% | 73% |
| French | 14 | 8% | 18% | 14% | 29% | 14% |
| Music | 13 | 7% | 5% | 8% | 33% | 46% |
| Italian | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 53% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 56 | 65% | — |
| Sports / Movement Science | 24 | 28% | — |
| Multimedia | 11 | 13% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | Guru Nanak Sikh Academy | Hillingdon | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 173 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 86 | 1,998 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | C- | C+ | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 27.96 | 32.97 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | C- | C+ | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 13% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 43 | 50% | 31% |
| Psychology | 39 | 45% | 23% |
| Economics | 26 | 30% | 13% |
| Sociology | 22 | 26% | 13% |
| Biology | 19 | 22% | 20% |
| Chemistry | 18 | 21% | 17% |
| Politics | 17 | 20% | 6% |
| History | 12 | 14% | 13% |
| English Literature | 11 | 13% | 11% |
| Physics | 11 | 13% | 12% |
| Religious Studies | 11 | 13% | 4% |
| Geography | 10 | 12% | 10% |
| Further Mathematics | 6 | 7% | 5% |
| Computer Science | — | — | 5% |
| Punjabi | — | — | 0% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Studies | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | 9 | 10% | — |
| Study Skills | Extended Project (Diploma) | — | — | — |
| Applied Sciences | BTEC National Extended Diploma L3 - Band N - PPP-D*D*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.