SCHOOL PROFILE

Global Academy

Secondary University technical college URN 142887
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 600 Published school capacity
Capacity used 87.7% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 14 – 19 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

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

About this school

School type University technical college
Phase Secondary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Hillingdon
Trust GLOBAL ACADEMY UTC TRUST LIMITED
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 526 526 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 338 64.3% of pupils
Male pupils 188 35.7% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

27.4%
2.6 pts above England
School 27.4%
Hillingdon 22.5%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

20.2%
0.1 pts below England
School 20.2%
Hillingdon 44.9%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Hillingdon 1.2%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
39.2%
206
Caribbean
10.8%
57
Any other White background
10.3%
54
Any other Mixed background
7.2%
38
Indian
6.3%
33
African
5.5%
29
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 23.2% 122 of 526 pupils
2.4 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 23.2%
Hillingdon 18.6%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 19.2% 101 pupils
England 14.8% 4.4 pts above
EHC plans 4.0% 21 pupils
England 6.0% 2.0 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Specific learning difficulty 32
Social, emotional & mental health 27
Autistic spectrum disorder 25
No specialist assessment yet 12
Other difficulty or disability 10
Speech, language & communication 9

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

30.8 8.4 pts below England
School 30.8
Hillingdon 43.8
London 42.1
England 39.2
English & maths grade 5+ 30.0% England 36.0% 6.0 pts below England
English & maths grade 4+ 62.9% England 51.4% 11.5 pts above England
EBacc entry 0.0% England 30.6% 30.6 pts below England
EBacc average point score 2.77 England 3.41
Progress 8 Not available for 2024/25

Latest published: -1.90 · 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

10.99%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

4.77 pts higher than England
School 10.99%
Hillingdon 7.04%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

29.59%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

13.77 pts higher than England
School 29.59%
Hillingdon 19.71%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

5.33%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

3.52 pts higher than England
School 5.33%
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 secondary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

87.7% 4.7 pts below England
Global Academy
87.7%
Hillingdon
82.8%
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