Rosedale College

About Rosedale College

Rosedale College, a mixed secondary school in Hillingdon, holds a Good rating from its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2023, with every category — quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and sixth-form provision — all rated Good. The single most telling exam metric is its Progress 8 score of 0.31, which is well above the local authority average of 0.06. This places the school in the top 26% nationally and ranks it 11th out of 21 schools in Hillingdon. The Progress 8 banding is officially classed as "Above average," meaning pupils here typically make stronger academic progress than their peers across England. Breaking that down, English progress is particularly strong at 0.45, while maths progress is more modest at 0.19. The school’s Attainment 8 score sits at 49.3, and 67.6% of pupils achieved a grade 4 or above in both English and maths.

At Key Stage 5, the picture is more mixed. The sixth form’s value-added score is -0.56, which is banded as "Below average," and the average points per entry is 29.79, equivalent to a grade C. The best three A-levels average out at a C+ grade. The school enters half of its Key Stage 4 cohort for the EBacc suite of subjects, though only 20.6% achieve a grade 5 or above in those subjects. The EBacc average point score is 4.23. With 48 pupils in the sixth form, it is a relatively small provision. The school’s most recent Ofsted inspection noted that the sixth form is Good, so while academic outcomes at A-level are weaker than at GCSE, the quality of teaching and leadership in the sixth form is still rated positively.

Rosedale College is a large school with 931 pupils against a capacity of 1,660, and it is oversubscribed: for 2025/26 entry, there were 393 applications for 167 places, with 98 first-preference offers made. The school serves a diverse community, with 22.6% of pupils eligible for free school meals. Facilities include a gymnasium, sports hall, science labs, a sixth-form centre, ICT suite, and astro turf. The sports programme covers swimming, cricket, tennis, martial arts, rugby, basketball, athletics, football, and dance. There is a wide range of clubs including gardening, choir, book club, orchestra, drama, Model UN, Duke of Edinburgh, Young Enterprise, and debate. The school also provides for a broad spectrum of SEND needs, including dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, social and emotional mental health, speech and language communication, hearing and visual impairments, physical disability, and autistic spectrum disorder. This is a school that suits families looking for strong GCSE progress in a well-resourced, inclusive setting, though those prioritising high A-level outcomes may want to look more closely at the sixth-form data.

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