Queensmead SchoolRuislip High School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Ruislip.
Summary of the comparison
Queensmead School and Ruislip High School are secondary schools in Ruislip.
Queensmead School scores 73 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Ruislip High School scores 73 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Our score is the same for each of them on the data available.
Queensmead School was judged strong and Ruislip High School was judged Outstanding.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 55.5 for Queensmead School and 54.0 for Ruislip High School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Queensmead School (56.5 in 2021-22, 55.5 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Ruislip High School (55.1 in 2021-22, 54.0 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | RuislipQueensmead School | RuislipRuislip High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B73/100 | B73/100 | |
| Local ranking | 5th of 22 in Hillingdon | 4th of 22 in Hillingdon Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Strong | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,499 | 1,283 | |
| Capacity | 1,476 | 1,300 | |
| Location | Ruislip, HA4 0LS | Ruislip, HA4 0BY | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 55.5 Stronger figure | 54.0 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 62.5% Stronger figure | 58.5% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 77.5% | 81.6% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 71.3% Stronger figure | 42.9% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.27 Stronger figure | 4.90 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 240 | 212 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 113 | 111 | |
| A-level average points | 39.6 Stronger figure | 35.4 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B | B- | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 40.7 Stronger figure | 35.5 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 22.7% Stronger figure | 15.1% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,499 | 1,283 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 22.4% | 21.1% | |
| English as an additional language | 51.8% | 27.1% | |
| SEN support | 12.3% | 15.3% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.5% | 4.1% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 6.8% Stronger figure | 7.5% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 21.6% | 20.9% Stronger figure | 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.
Queensmead School
Ruislip High School
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