OFSTED
29 November 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Requires improvement
OEIF
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Requires improvement
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Hillingdon
Trust
ASPIRATIONS ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
795
795 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
393
49.4% of pupils
Male pupils
402
50.6% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
15.2 pts
above England
School
40.0%
Hillingdon
22.5%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
24.9 pts
above England
School
45.2%
Hillingdon
44.9%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.6 pts
above England
School
2.6%
Hillingdon
1.2%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
37.0%
294
Indian
11.9%
95
Any other White background
10.1%
80
Any other Mixed background
6.2%
49
Any other ethnic group
5.9%
47
African
5.7%
45
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
16.4%
130 of
795 pupils
4.5 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.0 pts
below
England
6.0%
2.5 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
38.5
0.7 pts
below England
Latest published: -0.30 · 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
12.53%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
6.31 pts
higher than
England
School
12.53%
Hillingdon
7.04%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
37.18%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
21.37 pts
higher than
England
School
37.18%
Hillingdon
19.71%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
4.57%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
2.77 pts
higher than
England
School
4.57%
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
69.1%
23.2 pts
below England
Park Academy West London
69.1%
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.