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Rosedale College

Mixed · ages 11–19 · with sixth formHillingdon, London · Hayes UB3 2SETrust: The Rosedale Hewens Academy TrustSchool website
Pupils on roll
940of 1,660 places
Free school meals
24.5%
Year 11 cohort 2025
137
Ofsted
Good, 11 July 2023Read the Ofsted report

Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Rosedale College (URN 102446, until 1 August 2011).

What the data says

Of the 138 pupils who finished Year 11 at Rosedale College in 2023, 64% stayed on in Rosedale College’s own sixth form (Hillingdon average 58%), 30% went to a further education college and 1% started an apprenticeship.

Among the 47 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 64% went to university (Hillingdon 42%, England 37%), and 17% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.

Religious Studies is unusually popular at GCSE: 100% of the year group took it, against 31% of pupils across England.

GCSE results in 2025 were in line with the national picture: Attainment 8 of 46.2 against 46.1 across England and 47.8 in Hillingdon, with 45% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).

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 Hillingdon and England.

Rosedale College
Hillingdon
England
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
MeasureRosedale CollegeHillingdonEngland
Pupils in the cohort1383,519607,348
Any sustained destination95%93%92%
Stayed in education94%90%86%
— school sixth form64%58%34%
— sixth form college0%2%13%
— further education college30%28%37%
— other education0%3%2%
Apprenticeship1%2%3%
Employment0%1%3%
No sustained destination5%4%6%
Destination unknown0%3%3%

Where students went after sixth form

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

Rosedale College
Hillingdon
England
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
MeasureRosedale CollegeHillingdonEngland
Students in the cohort474,334541,441
Any sustained destination83%77%79%
University (higher education)64%42%37%
— most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students17%14%19%
Further education0%12%5%
Apprenticeship9%5%7%
Employment11%19%28%
No sustained destination11%15%16%

GCSE results 2025

MeasureRosedale CollegeHillingdonEngland
Attainment 8 (average points per pupil)46.247.846.1
Grade 5 or above in English and maths45%50%45%
Grade 4 or above in English and maths62%69%65%
Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects40%53%41%
EBacc average point score4.034.354.09
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort31%28%28%
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils38.437.334.9
Attainment 8 — other pupils49.751.950.4
Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2)
English as an additional language77%46%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
English Literature137100%86%15%21%77%
Citizenship Studies137100%3%15%19%68%
Religious Studies137100%31%14%32%69%
Mathematics137100%88%24%22%66%
English Language137100%89%12%20%63%
History13699%41%11%26%54%
Combined Science11584%65%6%9%52%
Geography8159%41%7%25%54%
French5439%18%17%29%48%
Biology2216%23%45%45%100%
Physics2216%23%68%46%100%
Chemistry2216%23%77%47%100%
Arabic64%1%83%47%100%
Music54%5%33%
Punjabi11%0%48%
Persian11%0%77%

Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Computer Appreciation / Introduction63100%
Engineering Studies47100%
Art and Design1638%
Speech and Drama410%

A levels and other level 3 courses

MeasureRosedale CollegeHillingdonEngland
Students at the end of 16–18 study103
— of whom A level students421,998261,341
Average A level gradeC+C+B-
Average points per A level entry33.3332.9735.00
Average grade, best 3 A levelsB-C+B-
AAB or better with two facilitating subjects23%12%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
Mathematics2150%31%
Chemistry1433%17%
Physics1331%12%
Sociology819%13%
Biology819%20%
Computer Science717%5%
History614%13%
Economics13%
English Literature11%
Politics6%
Law4%
Further Mathematics5%
Psychology23%
Accounting/Finance1%
Business Studies13%

Applied, technical and other level 3 courses

SubjectQualificationEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Study SkillsExtended Project (Diploma)1945%
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionOCR Cambridge Technical Extended Certificate at Level 31126%
Business StudiesBTEC National Diploma L3 - Band J - PP-D*D*1024%
Social ScienceVRQ Level 3819%
PsychologyGCE AS level (All)717%
PsychologyGCE AS level (Not continued to A2)614%
ChemistryGCE AS level (All)
EconomicsGCE AS level (All)
English LiteratureGCE AS level (All)
PoliticsGCE AS level (All)
MathematicsGCE AS level (All)
PhysicsGCE AS level (All)
SociologyGCE AS level (All)
ChemistryGCE AS level (Not continued to A2)
EconomicsGCE AS level (Not continued to A2)
English LiteratureGCE AS level (Not continued to A2)
PoliticsGCE AS level (Not continued to A2)
MathematicsGCE AS level (Not continued to A2)
PhysicsGCE AS level (Not continued to A2)
SociologyGCE AS level (Not continued to A2)
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionOCR Cambridge Technical Certificate at Level 3
Engineering StudiesOCR Cambridge Technical Certificate at Level 3
Engineering StudiesOCR Cambridge Technical Extended Certificate at Level 3
Health StudiesBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*
Business StudiesBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*
Art and DesignBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*
Sports StudiesBTEC National Diploma L3 - Band J - PP-D*D*
Health StudiesBTEC Level 3 National Certificate (Band D)
Business StudiesBTEC Level 3 National Certificate (Band D)

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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.