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Cranford Community College

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy

High Street, Cranford, Hounslow TW5 9PD · cranford.hounslow.sch.uk · 020 8897 2001

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Overview

Ofsted
Report card
May 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
GCSEs, 2024/25
51.7
average Attainment 8 score. Hounslow 49.9, England 46
Last distance offered
1.28 mi
2.06 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Hounslow Council
Demand for places
1.1
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,567
187 over 1,380 places · 114%
Local authority
Hounslow
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
29.9%
First language not English
69.7%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Cranford Community College

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 1.28 mi (2.06 km) from the school; in September 2025 it was 1.34 mi (2.15 km). Source: Hounslow Council’s document.

For Year 7 in September 2026, 223 families put the school first and 202 places were offered; 79% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

Demand for places

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 267 (Places 194)267September 2023: 231 (Places 202)231September 2024: 173 (Places 201)173September 2025: 211 (Places 200)211September 2026: 223 (Places 202)223Places 202
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20262022231.1▲79%
September 2025Sept 20252002111.1▲80%
September 2024Sept 20242011730.990%
September 2023Sept 20232022311.1▲68%
September 2022Sept 20221942671.4▲67%

Last distance offered

Year 7Distance
September 20261.28 mi2.06 km
September 20251.34 mi2.15 km
September 20241.50 mi2.41 km

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 51.7, and 53.8% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Hounslow it was 49.9, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C- (27.4 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 49.7 (England 46.3)49.72017/18: 50.6 (England 46.5)50.62018/19: 54.3 (England 46.7)54.32021/22: 51.0 (England 48.8)51.02022/23: 51.7 (England 46.3)51.72023/24: 54.0 (England 45.9)54.02024/25: 51.7 (England 46.0)51.7England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▲51.746.0
▲53.8%45.4%
▲74.0%64.8%
▲96.6%40.5%
▲4.934.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form82.6+3.1
Further education10.1−7
Other education0.5−0.5
Apprenticeship1.4—
Employment0.5—
Not in a lasting destination1.9−0.5
Activity not captured2.9—

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 25.4 (England 30.5)C-2016/17: 25.7 (England 31.1)C-2017/18: 24.3 (England 32.1)D+2018/19: 26.7 (England 32.9)C-2021/22: 34.3 (England 37.9)C+2022/23: 31.3 (England 34.2)C2023/24: 26.9 (England 34.4)C-2024/25: 27.4 (England 35.0)C-England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
189 studentsC- (27.4)Below average -0.23
189 studentsC- (27.5)Below average -0.24
41 studentsMerit (26.2)Average +0.02
24 studentsDist- (32.1)Average +0.03
6.2%AAB or better
89.1%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/24146C- (26.9)-0.07
2022/23161C (31.3)—
2021/22231C+ (34.3)—
2018/19208C- (26.7)-0.25
2017/18199D+ (24.3)-0.35
2016/17203C- (25.7)-0.06
2015/16226C- (25.4)+0.07

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University55.2−14.8
Other education4.3+3.5
Apprenticeship2.9+0.2
Employment16.2+2.6
Not in a lasting destination11+3.6
Activity not captured10.5+5.1

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Cranford Community College on 12 May 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.

Inspected
12 May 2026
Report card
Safeguarding
Met

Inspection reports

Graded areas

InclusionExceptional
Curriculum and teachingStrong standard
AchievementStrong standard
Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
Personal development and well-beingExceptional
Post-16 provisionStrong standard
Leadership and governanceStrong standard

Previously: Good, graded inspection, Mar 2022

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Mar 2022Good
    Quality of educationGood
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Sixth formGood
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Oct 2012Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
  • Mar 2008Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesGood

What parents said

84% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (43 replies, to 2 January 2023).

Recommend
84%
Replies
43
3% · 2 Jan 2023
Child is happy at school●91% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▲94% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼81% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲88% agreeEngland 82%
Child does well●89% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼70% agreeEngland 79%
Told how child is doing▼77% agreeEngland 84%
Good range of subjects●89% agreeEngland 90%
Can join clubs and activities▼82% agreeEngland 89%
Supports personal development▼70% agreeEngland 78%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼70% agreeEngland 76%

based on the 67% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼24% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 37% who had a child bullied

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