OFSTED
13 December 2022
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Hounslow
Trust
HESTON COMMUNITY ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,311
1,311 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
651
49.7% of pupils
Male pupils
660
50.3% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
9.0 pts
above England
School
33.8%
Hounslow
23.0%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
33.9 pts
above England
School
54.2%
Hounslow
53.9%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Hounslow
0.6%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Indian
32.0%
420
Any other ethnic group
20.1%
263
African
11.4%
150
Pakistani
11.4%
149
Any other White background
6.5%
85
Any other Asian background
5.7%
75
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
10.1%
133 of
1,311 pupils
10.7 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
8.3 pts
below
England
6.0%
2.4 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
49.6
10.4 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.29 · 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
7.08%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.87 pts
higher than
England
School
7.08%
Hounslow
6.47%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
17.75%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
1.94 pts
higher than
England
School
17.75%
Hounslow
17.78%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.61%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.20 pts
lower than
England
School
1.61%
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
94.0%
1.7 pts
above England
Heston Community School
94.0%
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.