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Chiswick School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Burlington Lane, Chiswick, London W4 3UN · chiswickschool.org · 020 8747 0031
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jan 2020
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 54.5
- average Attainment 8 score. Hounslow 49.9, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 1.47 mi
- 2.36 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Hounslow Council
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,618
- 318 over 1,300 places · 124%
- Local authority
- Hounslow
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 29.7%
- First language not English
- 23.2%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Chiswick School
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 1.47 mi (2.36 km) from the school; in September 2025 it was 1.58 mi (2.54 km). Source: Hounslow Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 258 families put the school first and 240 places were offered; 69% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 240 | 258 | 1.1▲ | 69% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 235 | 242 | 1▲ | 78% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 234 | 302 | 1.3▲ | 66% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 238 | 210 | 0.9 | 79% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 235 | 189 | 0.8 | 88% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.47 mi2.36 km | |
| September 2025 | 1.58 mi2.54 km | |
| September 2024 | 1.32 mi2.13 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 54.5, and 63.2% 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 B- (35.1 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲54.5 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲63.2% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲72.6% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲71.4% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲5.19 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 65.7 | −5.9 |
| Sixth form college | 0.5 | −0.4 |
| Further education | 22.4 | +3.7 |
| Apprenticeship | 1 | — |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.5 | +1.8 |
| Activity not captured | 6 | +2.9 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 169 students | B- (35.1) | Average +0.05 | |
| 169 students | B- (35.1) | Average +0.05 | |
| 99 students | Dist- (30.2) | Average +0.06 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 157 | B- (37) | +0.38 |
| 2022/23 | 130 | B (39.3) | — |
| 2021/22 | 97 | B+ (42.6) | — |
| 2018/19 | 85 | C- (25.7) | -0.18 |
| 2017/18 | 88 | C (30.1) | +0.21 |
| 2016/17 | 132 | C (29.1) | +0.20 |
| 2015/16 | 111 | C+ (32) | +0.17 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 68 | −8.7 |
| Further and other education | 3.9 | +1.4 |
| Further education | 3 | +1.3 |
| Other education | 1 | +0.2 |
| Apprenticeship | 2 | +0.3 |
| Employment | 9.9 | −0.9 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 7.9 | +2.9 |
| Activity not captured | 8.4 | +5.1 |
Ofsted
Chiswick School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 22 January 2020, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework. An ungraded inspection in Jan 2025 found: Improved significantly.
- Outcome
- Improved significantly
- Inspected
- 28 Jan 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jan 2020
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Jan 2020Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Outstanding Leadership and management Good Sixth form Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
- Nov 2018Monitoring visitEffective action
Oct 2017Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Nov 2015Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
95% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (248 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 95%
- Replies
- 248
- 16% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 77% who raised concerns
based on the 29% who had a child bullied
based on 57 parents (23%) with SEND