Harefield SchoolSaint Joan of Arc Catholic School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

Harefield School and Saint Joan of Arc Catholic School are secondary schools.

  • Harefield School scores 41 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Saint Joan of Arc Catholic School scores 64 out of 100 (grade C, average). Saint Joan of Arc Catholic School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Harefield School was judged the expected standard and Saint Joan of Arc Catholic School was judged Good.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 37.1 for Harefield School and 50.6 for Saint Joan of Arc Catholic School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Harefield School (36.1 in 2021-22, 37.1 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Saint Joan of Arc Catholic School (58.5 in 2021-22, 50.6 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Harefield School versus Saint Joan of Arc Catholic School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure UxbridgeHarefield SchoolRickmansworthSaint Joan of Arc Catholic SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD41/100C64/100Stronger figure
Local ranking19th of 22 in Hillingdon 39th of 81 in Hertfordshire
InspectionOfsted: ExpectedOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy sponsor led Academy converter
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-18
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll254 1,199
Capacity1,000 1,243
LocationUxbridge, UB9 6ET Rickmansworth, WD3 1HG
GCSE results
Attainment 837.1 50.6 Stronger figure46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths20.0% 56.1% Stronger figure45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths46.7% 75.1% Stronger figure64.8%
Entering EBacc8.9% 53.2% Stronger figure40.5%
EBacc average point score3.20 4.46 Stronger figure4.09
Cohort45 205
A-level results
A-level entries9 90
A-level average points33.0 Stronger figure32.4 35.0
A-level average gradeC+ C+
Best 3 A-levels pointsNot reported32.4 35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjectsNot reported5.9% 17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census254 1,199
Free school meals (ever 6)49.4% 10.4%
English as an additional language15.4% 17.8%
SEN support22.4% 16.9%
SEN with an EHC plan5.5% 1.8%
Attendance
Overall absence13.0% 7.9% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence41.6% 22.0% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

GCSE Attainment 8

GCSE Progress 8

A-level average points

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Harefield School

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