How far Hillingdon schools admitted from
For every oversubscribed school, Hillingdon publishes how far away the last child offered a place lived. This is that figure for 21 schools, tightest first. A short distance means a school that fills up close to its gates; a long one means places went further afield.
The tightest is Pinkwell Primary School at 0.49 miles in 2025/26; the most far-reaching, Oak Wood School, admitted from 3.75 miles.
Primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Admitted from | Round | How full |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pinkwell Primary School Hayes | Good | 0.49 mi | 2025/26 | 82% |
| Newnham Infant and Nursery School Ruislip | No current grade | 0.61 mi | 2025/26 | 112% |
| Highfield Primary School Uxbridge | No current grade | 0.7 mi | 2025/26 | 56% |
| John Locke Academy Uxbridge | No current grade | 0.7 mi | 2025/26 | 107% |
| Hermitage Primary School Uxbridge | No current grade | 0.75 mi | 2025/26 | 90% |
| Cranford Park Academy Hayes | No current grade | 0.99 mi | 2025/26 | 87% |
| West Drayton Academy West Drayton | No current grade | 1.02 mi | 2025/26 | 94% |
| Botwell House Catholic Primary School Hayes | No current grade | 1.03 mi | 2025/26 | 95% |
| Warrender Primary School Ruislip | No current grade | 1.19 mi | 2025/26 | 95% |
| The Breakspear School Ickenham | Outstanding | 1.32 mi | 2025/26 | 94% |
| Brookside Primary School Hayes | No current grade | 1.52 mi | 2025/26 | 57% |
| Hayes Park School Hayes | No current grade | 2.08 mi | 2025/26 | 95% |
Secondary schools
| School | Ofsted | Admitted from | Round | How full |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnhill Community High School Hayes | Outstanding | 0.65 mi | 2025/26 | 108% |
| Northwood School Northwood | No current grade | 0.7 mi | 2025/26 | 97% |
| Ruislip High School Ruislip | Outstanding | 0.71 mi | 2025/26 | 101% |
| Bishopshalt School Uxbridge | No current grade | 0.84 mi | 2025/26 | 95% |
| Queensmead School Ruislip | Good | 1.0 mi | 2025/26 | 102% |
| Vyners School Uxbridge | No current grade | 1.04 mi | 2025/26 | 135% |
| Harlington School Hayes | No current grade | 1.53 mi | 2025/26 | 98% |
| Uxbridge High School Uxbridge | No current grade | 2.0 mi | 2025/26 | 102% |
| Oak Wood School Uxbridge | Good | 3.75 mi | 2025/26 | 94% |
Reading the numbers
These are not catchment areas: most English schools have none. Each figure is the distance from the school to the home of the furthest child who was offered a place under the distance criterion in that round, as Hillingdon measures it, which is usually a straight line from a fixed point at the home to one at the school. Looked-after children, siblings and, at faith schools, faith criteria come before distance, so a school can fill before distance is reached at all. The figure moves every year with the number of applications. How the whole process works →
Checking an address against these
Each school's page has a checker that measures a postcode against that school's distance. The full property report measures every nearby school at once, alongside sold prices, flood risk and the rest of the house.
Admission distances published by Hillingdon. School details and grades from the Department for Education's register and Ofsted. If a figure looks wrong, tell us and it goes on the accuracy log.