Swakeleys School for Girls

Academy converter·Secondary school Uxbridge, Hillingdon·UB10 0EJ
Composite score
69.9
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#410
National rank
#130
In London
#4
In Hillingdon
Top 13%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
55.9
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
—
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
57%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
80%
% EBacc grade 5+
17%
EBacc average points score
4.80

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Sixth form provision
Good

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
92%
185 first choices, 239 places
First choices per place
0.77
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
499
any preference, for 239 places
Applications from another council area
5%
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.08
00.511.5
1 per place
1.2820221.0020230.8420240.8520250.772026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

We do not have a checked cut-off distance for Swakeleys School for Girls yet. Hillingdon does publish allocation figures and we are working through them council by council — we only show a distance once we have found it in the council’s own document.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
11–18
Pupils on roll
1,398
Gender
Girls
Admissions
Non-Selective

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
27.6%
Typical secondary: 27.5%
% EAL
56.1%
Typical secondary: 12.0%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
7.2%
Typical secondary: 13.7%
% with an EHC plan
1.4%
Typical secondary: 2.9%

Attendance

Overall absence
7.4%
Typical secondary: 8.9%
Persistently absent
19.9%
Typical secondary: 25.7%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
18.0
Typical secondary: 16.7
Spend per pupil
£8,219
Typical secondary: £7,815

“Typical” = the median secondary school in England. What this means

What pupils do next

The share of this school's Year 11 leavers in education, training or employment for at least two terms afterwards.

In education, training or work
95%
227 pupils tracked
Stayed in education
93%
Apprenticeship
1%
Employment
1%

DfE, KS4 destination measures.

Nearby secondary schools

Location

About Swakeleys School for Girls

Swakeleys School for Girls is a girls' secondary school in Uxbridge, Hillingdon, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. Around 1,398 pupils aged 11 to 18 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted. The school's average Attainment 8 score in the latest GCSE results was 55.9 — above the national average (national average: 46). Performance is little changed year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 13% of secondary schools in England.

57% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, above the national average of about 45%. 80% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. 92% of the families who made Swakeleys School for Girls their first choice were offered a Year 7 place for September 2026, even though the school made at least as many offers as it had first choices - the rest withdrew, moved or fell outside a priority group. After Year 11, 95% of its leavers went on to education, an apprenticeship or work that they stayed in for at least two terms. Overall pupil absence was 7.4%. There are about 18.0 pupils per teacher. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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