Queensmead School
Academy converter in Ruislip, HA4 0LS, taking ages 11 to 18, 1,502 on roll.
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In 2025/26, the furthest child offered a place lived 1 miles away.
Applying for September 2027? Secondary applications close 31 October 2026; offers on 1 March 2027.
How this compares: every Hillingdon school's distance, tightest first →
The circle is 1 miles, the distance the school admitted from in 2025/26.
How to read this
Most English schools do not have a catchment area. When Queensmead School is oversubscribed, places go outward from the school until they run out, so the distance moves each year with how many families applied and where they lived.
Distances are measured from the postcode's centre, not a front door; a postcode covers a few houses. Siblings, looked-after children come before distance, so a school can fill before distance counts at all.
Real admission areas are not circular: the circle is the distance, not a boundary.
The address on the closing date is the one the council uses. How admissions work.
One published year so far: 2025/26, from Hillingdon. With two or more, the map can draw any of them.
Source: Hillingdon, published admission distances, 2025/26
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Other schools nearby with a published distance
The closest schools to Queensmead School that also have a council-published admission distance, nearest first.
| School | Phase | Admitted from | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earlsmead Primary School Both in reach | Primary | 0.61 mi 2024/25 | 0.7 mi |
| Ruislip High School Both in reach | Secondary | 0.71 mi 2025/26 | 0.9 mi |
| Newton Farm Nursery, Infant and Junior School Both in reach | Primary | 0.53 mi 2024/25 | 1.0 mi |
| Newnham Infant and Nursery School Both in reach | Primary | 0.61 mi 2025/26 | 1.2 mi |
| Petts Hill Primary School Both in reach | Primary | 0.24 mi 2024/25 | 1.2 mi |
| Cannon Lane Primary School Both in reach | Primary | 1.07 mi 2024/25 | 1.6 mi |
The distance as a picture
What kind of school this is
| Admissions | Non-selective |
| Religious character | No religious character |
| Sixth form | Has a sixth form |
| How full | 1,502 pupils in 1,476 places (102% full, over capacity) |
| Trust | PARTNERSHIP LEARNING |
| Local authority | Hillingdon |
Department for Education register (GIAS).
How the school is doing
| Ofsted | Report card, January 2026: 7 areas strong or exceptional |
| Report card |
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| Attainment 8 | 55.5 (2024/25) |
| Year | Progress 8 |
|---|---|
| 2024/25 | not published |
| 2023/24 | +0.68 |
| 2022/23 | +0.66 |
Ofsted, and the Department for Education's published performance data.
Who goes to Queensmead School
| Girls and boys | 49.5% girls, 50.5% boys |
| English as an additional language | 50.8% of pupils |
| Free school meals | 20.4% of pupils eligible |
DfE school census, most recent published year.
Where Queensmead School's Year 11 went next
| Stayed for the sixth form | 65.5% |
| Sixth-form college | 5.0% |
| Further education college | 21.0% |
| Apprenticeship | 3.4% |
| Employment | 1.7% |
| No sustained destination recorded | 1.7% |
DfE destination measures, 2022/23. Broad categories only: the DfE does not publish which named schools or colleges pupils moved to.
Getting to Queensmead School by bus
Best-served stop: Queens Walk, 69 yd away, with 6.1 buses an hour on weekday daytimes; the service runs through the night.
Every stop within 600 m
| Stop | From the school | Weekday daytime, an hour | Evening | Sunday | Routes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queens Walk | 69 yd | 6.1 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 114 |
| Civic Way | 120 yd | 6.0 | 5.8 | 4.7 | 114 |
| Stonefield Way | 0.2 mi | 6.1 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 114 |
These are scheduled departures, not buses observed running. Two stops on opposite sides of a road are two rows.
Source: operators' timetables on the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport), week of 8 Sep 2026
The fee-paying alternative
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Common questions
What is the catchment area for Queensmead School?
Queensmead School does not have one in the sense most people mean. Like most English schools, an oversubscribed year offers places outward from the school until they run out. The nearest thing to an answer: the furthest child admitted in 2025/26 lived 1 miles away, per Hillingdon.
How close do I need to live to get a place at Queensmead School?
Nobody can say in advance, and anyone who does is guessing. 1 miles was enough in 2025/26, and at 102% full the school has little slack. The distance moves every year with the number of applications, so treat last year's figure as evidence, not a promise.
Does buying a house near Queensmead School guarantee a place?
No. Admission criteria usually put looked-after children, siblings ahead of distance, so places can be filled before distance is reached. Councils also check that the address is genuinely where the child lives.
Every Hillingdon school's distance
All Hillingdon schools with a published admission distance, tightest first →
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Admission distance published by Hillingdon. School details from the Department for Education's register, ratings from Ofsted. Read how every figure on this site is sourced on the methodology page. If something here looks wrong, tell us and it goes on the accuracy log.