Barnhill Community High School
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,537 pupils
94% stayed in education · Attainment 8 53.1
Academy converter
Hewens College
- Pupils on roll
- 410of 750 places
- Free school meals
- 27.8%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 69
- Ofsted
- Inspected, 7 May 2025Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Mellow Lane School (URN 102447, until 1 August 2011).
What the data says
Of the 80 pupils who finished Year 11 at Hewens College in 2023, 43% stayed on in Hewens College’s own sixth form (Hillingdon average 58%), 46% went to a further education college and none started an apprenticeship.
GCSE results in 2025 were well below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 34.0 against 46.1 across England and 47.8 in Hillingdon, with 16% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Religious Studies is unusually popular at GCSE: 99% of the year group took it, against 31% of pupils across England.
Almost nobody goes straight into an apprenticeship or a job: none took an apprenticeship and none went into work, against 3% and 3% 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 | Hewens College | Hillingdon | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 80 | 3,519 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 89% | 93% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 89% | 90% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 43% | 58% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 0% | 2% | 13% |
| — further education college | 46% | 28% | 37% |
| — other education | 0% | 3% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | 2% | 3% |
| Employment | 0% | 1% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 8% | 4% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 4% | 3% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
No published destinations for sixth-form leavers yet.
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Hewens College | Hillingdon | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 34.0 | 47.8 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 16% | 50% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 44% | 69% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 42% | 53% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.03 | 4.35 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 48% | 28% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 30.8 | 37.3 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 36.9 | 51.9 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 61% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combined Science | 69 | 100% | 65% | 3% | 9% | 41% |
| Mathematics | 69 | 100% | 88% | 6% | 22% | 48% |
| Citizenship Studies | 69 | 100% | 3% | 0% | 19% | 39% |
| English Language | 69 | 100% | 89% | 0% | 20% | 38% |
| English Literature | 69 | 100% | 86% | 3% | 21% | 55% |
| History | 69 | 100% | 41% | 0% | 26% | 19% |
| Religious Studies | 68 | 99% | 31% | 3% | 32% | 43% |
| Geography | 45 | 65% | 41% | 2% | 25% | 27% |
| French | 23 | 33% | 18% | 0% | 29% | 13% |
| Music | 3 | 4% | 5% | — | 33% | — |
| Italian | 2 | 3% | 0% | — | 53% | — |
| Portuguese | 2 | 3% | 0% | — | 50% | — |
| Punjabi | 2 | 3% | 0% | — | 48% | — |
| Arabic | 2 | 3% | 1% | — | 47% | — |
| Modern Greek | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 33% | — |
| Spanish | 1 | 1% | 19% | — | 27% | — |
| Polish | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| German | 1 | 1% | 5% | — | 33% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 36 | 100% | — |
| Art and Design | 15 | 100% | — |
| Engineering Studies | 9 | 100% | — |
| Speech and Drama | 5 | 71% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | Hewens College | Hillingdon | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 18 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 7 | 1,998 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | C+ | C+ | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 32.90 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| History | — | — | 13% |
| Mathematics | — | — | 31% |
| Physics | — | — | 12% |
| Psychology | — | — | 23% |
| Sociology | — | — | 13% |
| Biology | — | — | 20% |
| Business Studies | — | — | 13% |
| English Literature | — | — | 11% |
| Politics | — | — | 6% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sociology | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Sociology | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Engineering Studies | OCR Cambridge Technical Certificate at Level 3 | — | — | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Certificate at Level 3 | — | — | — |
| Engineering Studies | OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Certificate at Level 3 | — | — | — |
| Social Science | VRQ Level 3 | — | — | — |
| Art and Design | BTEC Level 3 National Certificate (Band D) | — | — | — |
| Business Studies | BTEC National Diploma L3 - Band J - PP-D*D* | — | — | — |
| Sports Studies | BTEC National Diploma L3 - Band J - PP-D*D* | — | — | — |
| Health Studies | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | — | — | — |
| Study Skills | Extended Project (Diploma) | — | — | — |
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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.