Foundation school

Islip Manor High School

Mixed · ages 11–18 · with sixth formEaling, London · Northolt UB5 4HPSchool website
Pupils on roll
772of 1,100 places
Free school meals
41.9%
Year 11 cohort 2025
139
Ofsted
Standards maintained, 7 November 2024Read the Ofsted report
What the data says

Of the 115 pupils who finished Year 11 at Islip Manor High School in 2023, 34% stayed on in Islip Manor High School’s own sixth form (Ealing average 65%), 41% went to a further education college and 2% started an apprenticeship.

Among the 98 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 47% went to university (Ealing 68%, England 37%), and 10% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.

A level grades average D, well below the England average of B-; 0% of students achieved AAB or better including two facilitating subjects (England 18%). The largest A level subjects are Chemistry, Mathematics and Biology.

Photography is unusually popular at GCSE: 42% of the year group took it, against 6% of pupils across England.

Where pupils went after Year 11

Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Ealing and England.

Islip Manor High School
Ealing
England
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
MeasureIslip Manor High SchoolEalingEngland
Pupils in the cohort1153,343607,348
Any sustained destination84%94%92%
Stayed in education82%93%86%
— school sixth form34%65%34%
— sixth form college6%2%13%
— further education college41%23%37%
— other education1%3%2%
Apprenticeship2%3%
Employment1%1%3%
No sustained destination9%4%6%
Destination unknown7%2%3%

Where students went after sixth form

Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.

Islip Manor High School
Ealing
England
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
MeasureIslip Manor High SchoolEalingEngland
Students in the cohort982,202541,441
Any sustained destination81%86%79%
University (higher education)47%68%37%
— most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students10%29%19%
Further education3%2%5%
Apprenticeship3%3%7%
Employment19%12%28%
No sustained destination8%8%16%

GCSE results 2025

MeasureIslip Manor High SchoolEalingEngland
Attainment 8 (average points per pupil)38.352.046.1
Grade 5 or above in English and maths30%57%45%
Grade 4 or above in English and maths47%73%65%
Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects38%63%41%
EBacc average point score3.454.854.09
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort41%32%28%
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils35.744.534.9
Attainment 8 — other pupils40.155.550.4
Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2)
English as an additional language43%58%19%

Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.

Subjects taken at GCSE

Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEnglandGrades 7–9EnglandGrades 4–9
Mathematics143100%88%15%22%50%
English Language143100%89%11%20%51%
English Literature11986%86%13%21%63%
Combined Science10878%65%5%9%39%
History8158%41%6%26%36%
Photography5942%6%5%19%58%
Geography5237%41%12%25%40%
French4331%18%26%29%77%
Business Studies3122%18%3%20%58%
Physics2921%23%34%46%83%
Biology2921%23%24%45%86%
Chemistry2921%23%34%47%83%
Art and Design2921%7%7%24%62%
Computer Science2014%13%20%30%80%
3D Design1813%2%6%16%61%
Physical Education139%11%0%24%62%
Statistics64%5%67%20%100%
Arabic64%1%67%47%100%
Russian43%0%87%
Portuguese43%0%50%
Punjabi21%0%48%
Persian21%0%77%
Modern Greek11%0%33%
German11%5%33%
Urdu11%1%42%
Chinese11%1%75%

Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Speech and Drama34100%
Computer Appreciation / Introduction20100%
Music performance: Group1588%
Sports Studies1588%
Hospitality / Catering Studies1482%
Personal Health16%

A levels and other level 3 courses

MeasureIslip Manor High SchoolEalingEngland
Students at the end of 16–18 study229
— of whom A level students171,764261,341
Average A level gradeDB-B-
Average points per A level entry21.1836.9935.00
Average grade, best 3 A levelsDB-B-
AAB or better with two facilitating subjects0%21%18%
Average grade, applied general courses
Average grade, T levels

A level subjects

Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Chemistry847%17%
Mathematics847%31%
Biology741%20%
Psychology635%23%
Business Studies13%
Computer Science5%
Economics13%
Further Mathematics5%
Physics12%

Applied, technical and other level 3 courses

SubjectQualificationEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Applied SciencesBTEC National Extended Diploma L3 - Band N - PPP-D*D*D*1165%
Sports StudiesBTEC National Extended Diploma L3 - Band N - PPP-D*D*D*1059%
Applied SciencesBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*
Computer Architecture / SystemsBTEC Level 3 National Certificate (Band D)

Other secondary schools in Ealing

Alec Reed Academy

Academy sponsor led · sixth form · 1,639 pupils

90% stayed in education · Attainment 8 45.1

Ark Acton Academy

Academy sponsor led · sixth form · 752 pupils

86% stayed in education · Attainment 8 42.1

Brentside High School

Foundation school · sixth form · 1,483 pupils

89% stayed in education · Attainment 8 44.1

Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.