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Guru Nanak Sikh Academy
All-through · Mixed · Ages 4–18 · Academy
Springfield Road, Hayes UB4 0LT · gurunanaksikhacademy.co.uk · 020 8573 6085
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected May 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 49.9
- average Attainment 8 score. Hillingdon 47.8, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,553
- 53 over 1,500 places · 104%
- Local authority
- Hillingdon
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 17%
- First language not English
- 64.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 114 families put the school first and 118 places were offered; 87% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 118 | 114 | 1 | 87% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 111 | 117 | 1.1▲ | 78% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 143 | 120 | 0.8 | 92% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 83 | 109 | 1.3▲ | 61% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 136 | 113 | 0.8 | 95% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 49.9, and 51.7% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Hillingdon it was 47.8, and across England 46.
In 2024/25, 80% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 13% the higher standard. Across Hillingdon it was 67%, and across England 62%.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C- (28 points per entry).
Key stage 2 results
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲80% | 62% | ||
| ▲13% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲49.9 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲51.7% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲70.2% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲82.6% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.78 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 72.6 | −5.9 |
| Sixth form college | 0.6 | — |
| Further education | 19.6 | +0.4 |
| Apprenticeship | 0.6 | — |
| Employment | 0.6 | −0.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.9 | +2.8 |
| Activity not captured | 2.2 | — |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 86 students | C- (28) | Below average -0.57 | |
| 86 students | C- (28) | Below average -0.57 | |
| 14 students | Dist+ (38.5) | Well above average +0.62 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 91 | C+ (33) | -0.18 |
| 2022/23 | 77 | C- (27.5) | — |
| 2021/22 | 91 | B (39) | — |
| 2018/19 | 64 | C- (27.2) | -0.06 |
| 2017/18 | 88 | C- (27.1) | -0.24 |
| 2016/17 | 63 | C- (27.9) | -0.15 |
| 2015/16 | 59 | C- (27) | -0.23 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 68.4 | −9.8 |
| Other education | 1.1 | −0.9 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.1 | −0.9 |
| Employment | 5.3 | −4.6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 9.5 | +5.5 |
| Activity not captured | 13.7 | +10.7 |
Ofsted
Guru Nanak Sikh Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 24 May 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 24 May 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jun 2014
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Mar 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Jun 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Mar 2008Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding
What parents said
94% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (156 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 94%
- Replies
- 156
- 10% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 70% who raised concerns
based on the 37% who had a child bullied
based on 16 parents (10%) with SEND