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State-funded · Secondary · Hillingdon

The Douay Martyrs Catholic School

Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18 · Mixed · 1,398 pupils

Closes in 21 days Application deadline 31 October 2026

At a glance

Type
Academy converter (state-funded)
Phase
Secondary
Ages
11 to 18
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Pupils
1,398 census January 2026
Capacity
1,297
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Sixth form
Yes
Headteacher
Ms Fiona McCloskey
Trust
THE DIOCESE OF WESTMINSTER ACADEMY TRUST
Address
Edinburgh Drive, Ickenham, Uxbridge, UB10 8QY
Borough
Hillingdon
Telephone
01895679400
DfE reference (URN)
137925

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

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Where leavers went

Official destination measures after GCSEs (key stage 4)

Staying in education or employment for at least 2 terms after key stage 494%
In a sustained education destination92%
Going to a school sixth form63%
Going to a sixth-form college4%
Going to a further education college or other FE provider23%
In a sustained apprenticeship2%
In sustained employmentSuppressed (small cohort)
Whose destination was not sustained5%

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2022/23 cohort · last checked 9 October 2026 · 237 leavers, cohort that left in 2022/23

Official destination measures after 16 to 18 study

Staying in education, apprenticeship or employment for at least 2 terms after 16-18 study88%
Progressing to higher education74%
Progressing to further education1%
In a sustained apprenticeship3%
In sustained employment9%
Whose destination was not sustained6%

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2022/23 cohort · last checked 9 October 2026 · 137 leavers, cohort that left in 2022/23

Schools whose leavers came here

This school is named in the published leavers' lists of: St Helen's College.

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Key dates for 2027 entry

Year 7 (11+)

  1. Registration deadlineSaturday 31 October 2026Closes in 21 days

    Supplementary Information Forms together with Certificate of Catholic Practice must be received at The Douay Martyrs Catholic Secondary School by the deadline of 31st October 2026. The closing date for on-line applications to the London Borough of Hillingdon is midnight on 31st October 2026. Paper applications must be with The Civic Centre by 5pm on 31st October 2026.

    Source: douaymartyrs.co.uk

  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 (your home borough's date).

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

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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. Schools with a religious character often ask for a supplementary information form as well, returned to the school by the same deadline.

169 first-preference applications and 726 applications naming it at any preference for 235 places offered (September 2026 entry, DfE)

EntryPlaces offeredFirst preferencesAll preferences
September 2026235169726
September 2025235145682
September 2024238165708
September 2023236174729

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

Ofsted ungraded inspection, 1 May 2024: School remains Good

An ungraded inspection confirms or questions the previous grade; it does not set a new one.

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Last overall grade: Good, given on 16 October 2018

Historic. This is the last time Ofsted gave the school a single overall grade. Overall grades were abolished for state schools in September 2024.

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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: 52 · 2023/24: 54.8
    52.6This school47.8Hillingdon46.1England, state-funded
  • % achieving grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs2022/23: 51% · 2023/24: 58%
    54%This school50%Hillingdon45%England, state-funded
  • % achieving grade 4 or above in English and maths GCSEs2022/23: 71% · 2023/24: 74%
    72%This school69%Hillingdon65%England, state-funded
  • % entering the English Baccalaureate2022/23: 81% · 2023/24: 88%
    80%This school53%Hillingdon40%England, state-funded
  • EBacc average point score2022/23: 4.85 · 2023/24: 5.11
    4.87This 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 · 239 pupils in the cohort

A level (16 to 18), 2024/25

  • A level average result, expressed as a grade2022/23: C · 2023/24: C
    C+This schoolC+HillingdonB-England, state-funded
  • A level average point score per entry2022/23: 28.8 · 2023/24: 29.4
    32.8This school33Hillingdon35England, state-funded
  • Average point score for a student's best 3 A levels2022/23: 29.7 · 2023/24: 30.1
    33.7This school33.6Hillingdon35.8England, state-funded
  • % of A level students achieving AAB or higher including at least 2 facilitating subjects2022/23: 5% · 2023/24: 8%
    7%This school12%Hillingdon18%England, state-funded
  • A level value added score2023/24: -0.27
    -0.11This 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 · 122 pupils in the cohort

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Pupils and context

Eligible for free school meals
20.1% January 2026
English as an additional language
35.6%
Receiving SEN support
10.8%
With an Education, Health and Care Plan
0.9%
Girls / boys
44% / 56%

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
6.6% 2024/25
Persistently absent (missed 10% or more)
15.7%
Pupils per teacher
15.5 2025/26

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

Places

Places
1,459
Pupils on roll
1,428

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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Nearby schools

Schools covering the same ages within about a mile, by straight-line distance (not walking or travel time).

Vyners School

0.8 miles

State-funded · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18 · Mixed · Hillingdon

1,537 pupils · Attainment 8 53.5 (2024/25)

Applications: closes in 21 days (31 Oct 2026)

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