OFSTED
7 December 2022
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Hounslow
Trust
BOLDER ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
909
909 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
439
48.3% of pupils
Male pupils
470
51.7% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
4.4 pts
above England
School
29.2%
Hounslow
23.0%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
14.6 pts
above England
School
34.9%
Hounslow
53.9%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.7 pts
below England
School
0.3%
Hounslow
0.6%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
21.3%
194
Any other White background
17.7%
161
Any other Mixed background
13.4%
122
Indian
9.9%
90
Any other ethnic group
9.5%
86
African
9.2%
84
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
10.5%
95 of
909 pupils
10.4 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
6.4 pts
below
England
6.0%
3.9 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
45.6
6.4 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.36 · 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
6.89%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.67 pts
higher than
England
School
6.89%
Hounslow
6.47%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
17.65%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
1.83 pts
higher than
England
School
17.65%
Hounslow
17.78%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.85%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.05 pts
higher than
England
School
1.85%
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
72.1%
20.2 pts
below England
Bolder Academy
72.1%
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.