Queensmead SchoolRooks Heath School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Queensmead School and Rooks Heath School are secondary schools.
Queensmead School scores 74 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Rooks Heath School scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average). Queensmead School is ahead on our composite score.
Queensmead School was judged strong and Rooks Heath School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 57.1 for Queensmead School and 40.3 for Rooks Heath School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Queensmead School (56.5 in 2021-22, 57.1 in 2025-26) and has held broadly level at Rooks Heath School (40.4 in 2021-22, 40.3 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | RuislipQueensmead School | HarrowRooks Heath School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B74/100Stronger figure | C60/100 | |
| Local ranking | 4th of 22 in Hillingdon | 10th of 13 in Harrow | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: StrongStronger figure | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,502 | 1,148 | |
| Capacity | 1,476 | 1,250 | |
| Location | Ruislip, HA4 0LS | Harrow, HA2 9AH | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 57.1 Stronger figure | 40.3 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 68.2% Stronger figure | 32.4% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 80.1% Stronger figure | 48.5% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 236 | 204 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 113 | 52 | |
| A-level average points | 39.6 Stronger figure | 28.9 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B | C | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 40.7 Stronger figure | 30.9 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 22.7% Stronger figure | 6.3% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,499 | 1,198 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 22.4% | 36.4% | |
| English as an additional language | 51.8% | 65.7% | |
| SEN support | 12.3% | 9.1% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.5% | 3.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 6.8% Stronger figure | 8.0% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 21.6% Stronger figure | 25.5% | 15.8% |
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.
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