Schools in Ruislip
Ruislip has 17 schools — 14 primaries and 3 secondaries — within the London Borough of Hillingdon. Notably, 4 of the 17 schools hold an 'Outstanding' Ofsted judgment, a high concentration for an area of this size. Four schools have a faith character, including Bishop Ramsey Church of England School at secondary level.
Secondary provision in Ruislip includes Queensmead School, Bishop Ramsey Church of England School, and Haydon School. Only 4 of the 17 schools are academies, meaning the majority follow Hillingdon's co-ordinated admissions criteria. Hillingdon operates the London co-ordinated scheme with a single preference form covering up to six schools; the borough's oversubscription criteria follow the standard looked-after children, sibling, then distance sequence. Popular Outstanding-rated primaries can offer places to applicants living within a few hundred metres in high-demand years.
School demand in Ruislip
Across the 17 schools in Ruislip with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 94%. 6 of them are currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.
4 schools in Ruislip have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.
4 of the schools in Ruislip are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of Hillingdon, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.
9 of the schools in Ruislip have a current Ofsted rating, of which 9 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary schools in Ruislip: 4 oversubscribed (14)
Bourne Primary School
Primary · Community school
Ruislip · HA4 6UJ
Deanesfield Primary School
Primary · Community school
Ruislip · HA4 0LR
Field End Infant School
Primary · Community school
Ruislip · HA4 9PQ
Lady Bankes Primary School
Primary · Community school
Ruislip · HA4 9SF
Newnham Junior School
Primary · Community school
Ruislip · HA4 9RW
Newnham Infant and Nursery School
Primary · Community school
Ruislip · HA4 9RW
Whiteheath Junior School
Primary · Community school
Ruislip · HA4 7PR
Warrender Primary School
Primary · Community school
Ruislip · HA4 8QG
Whiteheath Infant & Nursery School
Primary · Community school
Ruislip · HA4 7RF
Ruislip Gardens Primary School
Primary · Community school
Ruislip · HA4 6PD
Bishop Winnington-Ingram CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Ruislip · HA4 7LW
St Swithun Wells Catholic Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Ruislip · HA4 9HS
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Ruislip · HA4 6EZ
Field End Junior School
Primary · Academy converter
Ruislip · HA4 9PQ
Secondary Schools in Ruislip (3)
Queensmead School
Secondary · Academy converter
Ruislip · HA4 0LS
Bishop Ramsey Church of England School
Secondary · Academy converter
Ruislip · HA4 8EE
Ruislip High School
Secondary · Academy converter
Ruislip · HA4 0BY
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Ruislip are set by Hillingdon and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.