SCHOOL PROFILE

Featherstone High School

Secondary Academy converter URN 137729
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 1,627 Published school capacity
Capacity used 107.4% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 11 – 18 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

11 March 2025
Latest published outcome Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes Outstanding
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Secondary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Ealing
Trust GRAND UNION MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 1,748 1,748 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 864 49.4% of pupils
Male pupils 884 50.6% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

36.6%
11.8 pts above England
School 36.6%
Ealing 28.0%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

82.0%
61.7 pts above England
School 82.0%
Ealing 54.4%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

2.3%
1.3 pts above England
School 2.3%
Ealing 0.2%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

Indian
49.3%
861
Any other Asian background
14.5%
253
Pakistani
9.8%
171
African
9.5%
166
Any other ethnic group
7.3%
128
Bangladeshi
2.7%
48
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 10.8% 188 of 1,748 pupils
10.1 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 10.8%
Ealing 17.3%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 9.0% 157 pupils
England 14.8% 5.8 pts below
EHC plans 1.8% 31 pupils
England 6.0% 4.3 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 87
Social, emotional & mental health 41
Moderate learning difficulty 26
Specific learning difficulty 11
Other difficulty or disability 6
Autistic spectrum disorder 5

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

48.8 9.6 pts above England
School 48.8
Ealing 44.3
London 42.1
England 39.2
English & maths grade 5+ 48.9% England 36.0% 12.9 pts above England
English & maths grade 4+ 69.3% England 51.4% 17.9 pts above England
EBacc entry 100.0% England 30.6% 69.4 pts above England
EBacc average point score 4.72 England 3.41
Progress 8 Not available for 2024/25

Latest published: 0.60 · 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

5.81%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.41 pts lower than England
School 5.81%
Ealing 6.51%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

15.50%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

0.31 pts lower than England
School 15.50%
Ealing 18.36%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.91%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.90 pts lower than England
School 0.91%
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

107.4% 15.1 pts above England
Featherstone High School
107.4%
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