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The PRIDE Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–19 · Special free school
Falling Lane, Yiewsley, West Drayton UB7 8AB · theprideacademy.co.uk · 01895 446747
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected May 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 5.1
- average Attainment 8 score. Hillingdon 47.8, England 46
- Pupils
- 126
- 16 over 110 places · 115%
- Local authority
- Hillingdon
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 66.9%
- First language not English
- 11.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 5.1, and 0% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Hillingdon it was 47.8, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼5.1 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼0.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼0.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼0.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼0.14 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 141382)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| Further education | 26.3 | −12.2 |
| Other education | 21.1 | +13.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 10.5 | −12.6 |
| Activity not captured | 42.1 | +19 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected The PRIDE Academy on 20 May 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 20 May 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, Dec 2021
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 141382), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
- Jun 2022Monitoring visitEffective action
Dec 2021Inadequate
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Inadequate Personal development Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate Safeguarding Not effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 141382)
Before September 2019
Mar 2018Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 141382)
What parents said
36% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (14 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 36%
- Replies
- 14
- 12% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 100% who raised concerns
based on the 93% who had a child bullied
based on 14 parents (100%) with SEND