All-through
The Skills Hub
Falling Lane, Yiewsley, West Drayton, UB7 8AB
Key facts
- Phase
- All-through
- Type
- Free schools alternative provision
- Ages
- 5 to 19
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 48 of 120 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 6.5
- Local authority
- Hillingdon
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Trust
- ORCHARD HILL COLLEGE ACADEMY TRUST
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 16.4
- All staff (FTE)
- 25.4
- Pupils per adult
- 4.2
- Pupils
- 107
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected December 2025
- AchievementNeeds attention
- Attendance and behaviourUrgent improvement
- Curriculum and teachingUrgent improvement
- InclusionUrgent improvement
- Leadership and governanceUrgent improvement
- Personal development and wellbeingUrgent improvement
SafeguardingNot met
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
March 2025
Previous framework
Safeguarding: met
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationGood
Falling Lane, Yiewsley, West Drayton, UB7 8AB
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 15 January, the year before starting.
Hillingdon admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Craig Van-de-Velde
- Address
- Falling Lane, Yiewsley, West Drayton, UB7 8AB
- Telephone
- 01895447102