Swakeleys School for GirlsThe Douay Martyrs Catholic School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Uxbridge.

Summary of the comparison

Swakeleys School for Girls and The Douay Martyrs Catholic School are secondary schools in Uxbridge.

  • Swakeleys School for Girls scores 67 out of 100 (grade C, average) and The Douay Martyrs Catholic School scores 66 out of 100 (grade C, average). Swakeleys School for Girls is ahead on our composite score.

  • Swakeleys School for Girls was judged Good and The Douay Martyrs Catholic School was judged Good.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 55.9 for Swakeleys School for Girls and 52.6 for The Douay Martyrs Catholic School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Swakeleys School for Girls (59.2 in 2021-22, 55.9 in 2024-25) and has fallen at The Douay Martyrs Catholic School (56.6 in 2021-22, 52.6 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Swakeleys School for Girls versus The Douay Martyrs Catholic School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure UxbridgeSwakeleys School for GirlsUxbridgeThe Douay Martyrs Catholic SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC67/100Stronger figureC66/100
Local ranking7th of 22 in Hillingdon Stronger figure9th of 22 in Hillingdon
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-18
GenderGirls Mixed
Pupils on roll1,398 1,437
Capacity1,174 1,297
LocationUxbridge, UB10 0EJ Uxbridge, UB10 8QY
GCSE results
Attainment 855.9 Stronger figure52.6 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths56.7% Stronger figure54.4% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths79.5% Stronger figure72.0% 64.8%
Entering EBacc24.6% 79.5% Stronger figure40.5%
EBacc average point score4.80 4.87 Stronger figure4.09
Cohort224 239
A-level results
A-level entries103 122
A-level average points35.1 Stronger figure32.8 35.0
A-level average gradeB- C+
Best 3 A-levels points37.7 Stronger figure33.7 35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects13.3% Stronger figure7.0% 17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,398 1,437
Free school meals (ever 6)27.6% 20.4%
English as an additional language56.1% 35.6%
SEN support7.2% 10.8%
SEN with an EHC plan1.4% 0.9%
Attendance
Overall absence7.5% 6.6% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence22.1% 15.7% 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.

Swakeleys School for Girls

The Douay Martyrs Catholic School

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