OFSTED
24 May 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
All-through
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Sikh
Local authority
Hillingdon
Trust
GURU NANAK SIKH ACADEMY LIMITED
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,553
1,553 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
739
47.6% of pupils
Male pupils
814
52.4% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
8.4 pts
below England
School
16.4%
Hillingdon
22.5%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
43.9 pts
above England
School
64.2%
Hillingdon
44.9%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.8 pts
below England
School
0.2%
Hillingdon
1.2%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Indian
52.8%
820
Any other Mixed background
28.5%
443
Any other ethnic group
12.1%
188
Any other Asian background
5.2%
81
Unclassified
0.5%
7
White and Asian
0.4%
6
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
10.8%
168 of
1,553 pupils
10.0 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
6.5 pts
below
England
6.0%
3.5 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
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
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
49.9
10.7 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.44 · 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
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
6.75%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.53 pts
higher than
England
School
6.75%
Hillingdon
7.04%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
18.57%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
2.76 pts
higher than
England
School
18.57%
Hillingdon
19.71%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.80%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.00 pts
lower than
England
School
0.80%
Hillingdon
1.93%
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 all-through schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
103.5%
12.4 pts
above England
Guru Nanak Sikh Academy
103.5%
Hillingdon
103.5%
London
91.4%
England
91.1%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.