What did Ofsted judge Barnhill Community High School's overall effectiveness to be?

Ofsted judged Barnhill Community High School's overall effectiveness as Outstanding at its inspection in February 2024, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend Barnhill Community High School?

Barnhill Community High School has 1,537 pupils on roll.

What ages does Barnhill Community High School take?

Barnhill Community High School admits pupils aged 11 to 18.

Where is Barnhill Community High School located?

Barnhill Community High School is located in Hayes, UB4 9LE, Hillingdon.

How do I apply to Barnhill Community High School?

Barnhill Community High School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.

How close do you need to live to get into Barnhill Community High School?

On offer day for 2026-27 (Year 7), the furthest place offered at Barnhill Community High School was 0.671 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.

How are Year 7 places decided at Barnhill Community High School?

When Barnhill Community High School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after / previously looked after children — A looked after child (as defined in the Children Act 1989) or a child who was previously looked after but, immediately after being looked after, became subject to an adoption, child arrangement, or a special guardianship order; 2. Siblings — Children who have a brother or sister in attendance at the school at the time of admission. Sibling refers to brother or sister, half-brother or sister, adopted brother or sister, step brother or sister, or the child of the parent/carer’s partner, where the child for whom the school place is being sought is living in the same family unit at the same address as that sibling. This does not include cousins or other family members who live in the same household; 3. Named feeder primary schools — Children in attendance at Belmore Primary Academy and William Byrd Primary Academy who will continue to be on-roll until the normal point of transfer to secondary school, and 2 further criteria.

What is the largest ethnic background at Barnhill Community High School?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 16.6% of pupils at Barnhill Community High School are recorded as Black African. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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was the furthest place offered on offer day for 2026-27 (Year 7). That is how far the last place reached in ONE year — not a boundary, and not a guarantee. It moves with the number of applicants, so treat it as a guide rather than a line on a map.

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How places are decided at Barnhill Community High School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Year 7), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after / previously looked after children — A looked after child (as defined in the Children Act 1989) or a child who was previously looked after but, immediately after being looked after, became subject to an adoption, child arrangement, or a special guardianship order.
2Siblings — Children who have a brother or sister in attendance at the school at the time of admission. Sibling refers to brother or sister, half-brother or sister, adopted brother or sister, step brother or sister, or the child of the parent/carer’s partner, where the child for whom the school place is being sought is living in the same family unit at the same address as that sibling. This does not include cousins or other family members who live in the same household.
3Named feeder primary schools — Children in attendance at Belmore Primary Academy and William Byrd Primary Academy who will continue to be on-roll until the normal point of transfer to secondary school.
4Children of staff — Children of staff (parental or legal responsibility) in either or both of the following circumstances: a. where the member of staff (staff member with a Contract of Employment) has been employed at the school for two or more years at the time of which the application for admission to the school is made b. the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage of high calibre applicants and/or hard to recruit for vacancies
5Distance — Children living nearest to the school, measured in a straight line from the point set by Ordnance Survey at the child’s home address (including flats), which constitutes their parents’ or guardians’ permanent home (this will be the building which constitutes the main dwelling and excludes garages or other outhouses of any kind), to a fixed point in the school set by Ordnance Survey coordinates 511208.0, 182523.0. All measurements will be made via the local authority using the computerised Geographical Information System (GIS), which will be regarded as definitive.

Document is the council's composite prospectus summary of the school's determined arrangements, not the arrangements document itself, but presented as the published criteria for entry September 2027.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.

Barnhill Community High School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Barnhill Community High School's overall effectiveness to be?: Ofsted judged Barnhill Community High School's overall effectiveness as Outstanding at its inspection in February 2024, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Barnhill Community High School?: Barnhill Community High School has 1,537 pupils on roll.
What ages does Barnhill Community High School take?: Barnhill Community High School admits pupils aged 11 to 18.
Where is Barnhill Community High School located?: Barnhill Community High School is located in Hayes, UB4 9LE, Hillingdon.
How do I apply to Barnhill Community High School?: Barnhill Community High School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.
How close do you need to live to get into Barnhill Community High School?: On offer day for 2026-27 (Year 7), the furthest place offered at Barnhill Community High School was 0.671 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.
How are Year 7 places decided at Barnhill Community High School?: When Barnhill Community High School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after / previously looked after children — A looked after child (as defined in the Children Act 1989) or a child who was previously looked after but, immediately after being looked after, became subject to an adoption, child arrangement, or a special guardianship order; 2. Siblings — Children who have a brother or sister in attendance at the school at the time of admission. Sibling refers to brother or sister, half-brother or sister, adopted brother or sister, step brother or sister, or the child of the parent/carer’s partner, where the child for whom the school place is being sought is living in the same family unit at the same address as that sibling. This does not include cousins or other family members who live in the same household; 3. Named feeder primary schools — Children in attendance at Belmore Primary Academy and William Byrd Primary Academy who will continue to be on-roll until the normal point of transfer to secondary school, and 2 further criteria.
What is the largest ethnic background at Barnhill Community High School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 16.6% of pupils at Barnhill Community High School are recorded as Black African. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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Last distance offered at Barnhill Community High School, year by year →

How places are decided at Barnhill Community High School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Year 7), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after / previously looked after children — A looked after child (as defined in the Children Act 1989) or a child who was previously looked after but, immediately after being looked after, became subject to an adoption, child arrangement, or a special guardianship order.
2Siblings — Children who have a brother or sister in attendance at the school at the time of admission. Sibling refers to brother or sister, half-brother or sister, adopted brother or sister, step brother or sister, or the child of the parent/carer’s partner, where the child for whom the school place is being sought is living in the same family unit at the same address as that sibling. This does not include cousins or other family members who live in the same household.
3Named feeder primary schools — Children in attendance at Belmore Primary Academy and William Byrd Primary Academy who will continue to be on-roll until the normal point of transfer to secondary school.
4Children of staff — Children of staff (parental or legal responsibility) in either or both of the following circumstances: a. where the member of staff (staff member with a Contract of Employment) has been employed at the school for two or more years at the time of which the application for admission to the school is made b. the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage of high calibre applicants and/or hard to recruit for vacancies
5Distance — Children living nearest to the school, measured in a straight line from the point set by Ordnance Survey at the child’s home address (including flats), which constitutes their parents’ or guardians’ permanent home (this will be the building which constitutes the main dwelling and excludes garages or other outhouses of any kind), to a fixed point in the school set by Ordnance Survey coordinates 511208.0, 182523.0. All measurements will be made via the local authority using the computerised Geographical Information System (GIS), which will be regarded as definitive.

Document is the council's composite prospectus summary of the school's determined arrangements, not the arrangements document itself, but presented as the published criteria for entry September 2027.

Barnhill Community High School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Barnhill Community High School's overall effectiveness to be?: Ofsted judged Barnhill Community High School's overall effectiveness as Outstanding at its inspection in February 2024, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Barnhill Community High School?: Barnhill Community High School has 1,537 pupils on roll.
What ages does Barnhill Community High School take?: Barnhill Community High School admits pupils aged 11 to 18.
Where is Barnhill Community High School located?: Barnhill Community High School is located in Hayes, UB4 9LE, Hillingdon.
How do I apply to Barnhill Community High School?: Barnhill Community High School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.
How close do you need to live to get into Barnhill Community High School?: On offer day for 2026-27 (Year 7), the furthest place offered at Barnhill Community High School was 0.671 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.
How are Year 7 places decided at Barnhill Community High School?: When Barnhill Community High School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after / previously looked after children — A looked after child (as defined in the Children Act 1989) or a child who was previously looked after but, immediately after being looked after, became subject to an adoption, child arrangement, or a special guardianship order; 2. Siblings — Children who have a brother or sister in attendance at the school at the time of admission. Sibling refers to brother or sister, half-brother or sister, adopted brother or sister, step brother or sister, or the child of the parent/carer’s partner, where the child for whom the school place is being sought is living in the same family unit at the same address as that sibling. This does not include cousins or other family members who live in the same household; 3. Named feeder primary schools — Children in attendance at Belmore Primary Academy and William Byrd Primary Academy who will continue to be on-roll until the normal point of transfer to secondary school, and 2 further criteria.
What is the largest ethnic background at Barnhill Community High School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 16.6% of pupils at Barnhill Community High School are recorded as Black African. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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