SCHOOL PROFILE

Brentside High School

Secondary Foundation school URN 101939
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 1,600 Published school capacity
Capacity used 92.7% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 11 – 19 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

29 April 2025
Latest published outcome Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

5 February 2020
Ungraded inspection School remains Good
Published 8 March 2020
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Foundation school
Phase Secondary
Gender Mixed
Religious character —
Local authority Ealing
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 1,483 1,483 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 677 45.7% of pupils
Male pupils 806 54.3% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

46.5%
21.7 pts above England
School 46.5%
Ealing 28.0%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

62.5%
42.2 pts above England
School 62.5%
Ealing 54.4%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Ealing 0.2%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

Any other ethnic group
34.1%
505
Any other White background
14.7%
218
African
14.1%
209
Any other Asian background
6.5%
97
Indian
6.4%
95
Caribbean
5.8%
86
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 15.3% 227 of 1,483 pupils
5.5 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 15.3%
Ealing 17.3%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 13.6% 201 pupils
England 14.8% 1.2 pts below
EHC plans 1.8% 26 pupils
England 6.0% 4.3 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 98
Social, emotional & mental health 61
Autistic spectrum disorder 20
Moderate learning difficulty 20
Specific learning difficulty 20
Other difficulty or disability 3

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 4 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
ATTAINMENT 8

Average attainment score

44.1 4.9 pts above England
School 44.1
Ealing 44.3
London 42.1
England 39.2
English & maths grade 5+ 41.4% England 36.0% 5.4 pts above England
English & maths grade 4+ 60.1% England 51.4% 8.7 pts above England
EBacc entry 71.5% England 30.6% 40.9 pts above England
EBacc average point score 4.20 England 3.41
Progress 8 Not available for 2024/25

Latest published: -0.04 · 2023/24

Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.

ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

11.72%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

5.50 pts higher than England
School 11.72%
Ealing 6.51%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

31.85%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

16.04 pts higher than England
School 31.85%
Ealing 18.36%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

5.10%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

3.30 pts higher than England
School 5.10%
Ealing 1.82%
London 1.67%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open secondary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

92.7% 0.4 pts above England
Brentside High School
92.7%
Ealing
92.7%
London
91.3%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information