Barnhill Community High School

At a glance

Type

Academy converter (state-funded)

Phase

Secondary

Ages

11 to 18

Gender

Mixed

Pupils

1,537 census January 2026

Capacity

1,422

Admissions policy

Non-selective

Sixth form

Yes

Executive Headteacher

Mr John Jones

Trust

MIDDLESEX LEARNING PARTNERSHIP

Address

Yeading Lane, Hayes, UB4 9LE

Borough

Hillingdon

Telephone

02088390600

DfE reference (URN)

137844

Website

barnhill.school

Source: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools · daily extract as at 2026-10-07 · last checked 9 October 2026

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Key dates for 2027 entry

Year 7 (11+)

1. Application deadlineSaturday 31 October 2026Closes in 21 days

   National closing date for Year 7 applications: Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply through your home borough's coordinated scheme (eAdmissions), not directly to the school.

   Source: GOV.UK · checked 9 Oct 2026

2. National offer dayMonday 1 March 2027Upcoming

   Secondary National Offer Day: Monday 1 March 2027. Offers are released by your home borough.

   Source: Your borough's admissions page · checked 9 Oct 2026

3. Accept your offerMonday 15 March 2027Open

   Deadline to accept your secondary offer: Monday 15 March 2027.

   Source: Your borough's admissions page · checked 9 Oct 2026

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A status ("Closes in 12 days") is shown only for a closing date we have checked, worked out from today's date, 10 October 2026. Other dates are printed as the school published them, with its own wording beside them. Dates given only as "early January" are shown as approximate and never counted down. Always confirm with the school or council.

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Admissions

You apply through the council where you live, not to the school, naming up to six schools in order on one form. Every applicant on time hears on the same national offer day.

387 first-preference applications and 928 applications naming it at any preference for 227 places offered (September 2026 entry, DfE)

These are counts of applications and offers on national offer day. They are not a chance of getting in: places are allocated by the school's published admissions criteria, such as siblings, distance or faith.

Source: Department for Education, Secondary and primary school applications and offers · entry years up to 2026/27 · last checked 9 October 2026

Hillingdon: Year 7 offers, September 2026 entry

Across the borough, 67.2% of applicants were offered their first preference and 93.8% were offered one of their preferences (3,520 applications). These are borough-wide figures, not a forecast for any school or child.

Source: Department for Education, Secondary and primary schools applications and offers 2026 · entry years 2014/15 to 2026/27 (release published 2026-06-18) · last checked 9 October 2026

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Inspection

Source: Ofsted, Management information - state-funded schools - latest inspections as at 31 August 2026 · latest inspections as at 2026-08-31 · last checked 9 October 2026

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Results

GCSE (key stage 4), 2024/25

• Attainment 8 score2022/23: 53.2 · 2023/24: 55.6
  53.1This school47.8Hillingdon46.1England, state-funded
• % achieving grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs2022/23: 60% · 2023/24: 69%
  58%This school50%Hillingdon45%England, state-funded
• % achieving grade 4 or above in English and maths GCSEs2022/23: 79% · 2023/24: 86%
  80%This school69%Hillingdon65%England, state-funded
• % entering the English Baccalaureate2022/23: 68% · 2023/24: 83%
  71%This school53%Hillingdon40%England, state-funded
• EBacc average point score2022/23: 4.90 · 2023/24: 5.31
  5This school4.35Hillingdon4.09England, state-funded

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 252 pupils in the cohort

A level (16 to 18), 2024/25

• A level average result, expressed as a grade2022/23: C+ · 2023/24: C+
  B-This schoolC+HillingdonB-England, state-funded
• A level average point score per entry2022/23: 35 · 2023/24: 34.7
  37.6This school33Hillingdon35England, state-funded
• Average point score for a student's best 3 A levels2022/23: 35.9 · 2023/24: 35.6
  38.5This school33.6Hillingdon35.8England, state-funded
• % of A level students achieving AAB or higher including at least 2 facilitating subjects2022/23: 17% · 2023/24: 18%
  21%This school12%Hillingdon18%England, state-funded
• A level value added score2023/24: -0.08
  0.18This school-0.03England, state-funded

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 141 pupils in the cohort

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Pupils and context

Eligible for free school meals

41.1% January 2026

English as an additional language

67.4%

Receiving SEN support

8.5%

With an Education, Health and Care Plan

1.9%

Girls / boys

49% / 51%

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · school census 2024/25

Attendance and staffing

Overall absence

7.8% 2024/25

Persistently absent (missed 10% or more)

25.5%

Pupils per teacher

15.6 2025/26

Source: Department for Education, Absence rates by school level · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026

Places

Places

1,540

Pupils on roll

1,568

Source: Department for Education, Capacity - school / Sixth form capacity - school · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · position at 1 May, 2024/25

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Compare with similar schools

Side-by-side comparisons with the nearest schools of the same type. Sourced facts only; no winner is declared.

• Barnhill Community High School and Greenford High School1.3 miles apart
• Barnhill Community High School and Parkside Studio College1.5 miles apart
• Barnhill Community High School and Rosedale College1.5 miles apart
• Barnhill Community High School and Dormers Wells High School1.6 miles apart

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