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The Hurlingham Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Peterborough Road, Fulham, London SW6 3ED · thehurlinghamacademy.org.uk · 020 7731 2581
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 58.4
- average Attainment 8 score. Hammersmith and Fulham 55.5, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 1.22 mi
- 1.97 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Hammersmith and Fulham Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 728
- 53 over 675 places · 108%
- Local authority
- Hammersmith and Fulham
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 41.5%
- First language not English
- 38%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 1.22 mi (1.97 km) from the school; in September 2025 it was 1.27 mi (2.04 km). Source: Hammersmith and Fulham Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 125 families put the school first and 134 places were offered; 70% 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 | 134 | 125 | 0.9 | 70% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 149 | 143 | 1 | 73% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 160 | 115 | 0.7 | 90% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 189 | 112 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 180 | 84 | 0.5 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.22 mi1.97 km | |
| September 2024 | 1.95 mi3.14 km | |
| September 2025 | 1.27 mi2.04 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 58.4, and 64.6% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Hammersmith and Fulham it was 55.5, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲58.4 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲64.6% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲85.7% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲71.4% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲5.44 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 63.9 | −2.1 |
| Sixth form college | 0.8 | −2.3 |
| Further education | 21 | −0.6 |
| Apprenticeship | 0.8 | −1.3 |
| Employment | 1.7 | — |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.4 | +2.4 |
| Activity not captured | 8.4 | +5.3 |
Ofsted
The Hurlingham Academy was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 19 March 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 19 Mar 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
Previously: Improving, ungraded inspection, Dec 2022
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 100361), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Dec 2022Ungraded inspectionImproving
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Oct 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Oct 2013Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 100361)
What parents said
92% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (104 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 92%
- Replies
- 104
- 15% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 70% who raised concerns
based on the 36% who had a child bullied
based on 18 parents (17%) with SEND