OFSTED
29 January 2025
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Good
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
22 January 2020
Graded inspection
Good
Published
1 March 2020
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Hounslow
Trust
CHISWICK SCHOOL
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,618
1,618 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
786
48.6% of pupils
Male pupils
832
51.4% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
3.8 pts
above England
School
28.6%
Hounslow
23.0%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
2.9 pts
above England
School
23.2%
Hounslow
53.9%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.8 pts
below England
School
0.2%
Hounslow
0.6%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
31.2%
505
Any other White background
22.2%
360
Any other ethnic group
9.6%
155
African
8.7%
141
Any other Mixed background
5.9%
95
White and Asian
4.0%
65
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
20.2%
327 of
1,618 pupils
0.6 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.6 pts
above
England
6.0%
3.3 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
54.5
15.3 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.45 · 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
7.80%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.59 pts
higher than
England
School
7.80%
Hounslow
6.47%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
19.84%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
4.02 pts
higher than
England
School
19.84%
Hounslow
17.78%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
3.74%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.94 pts
higher than
England
School
3.74%
Hounslow
1.39%
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
124.5%
32.1 pts
above England
Chiswick School
124.5%
Hounslow
91.4%
London
91.3%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.