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Bolder Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Free school
1 Macfarlane Lane, Isleworth TW7 5DB · bolderacademy.co.uk · 020 3963 0806
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Dec 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 45.6
- average Attainment 8 score. Hounslow 49.9, England 46
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Year 7, September 2026 entry · Hounslow Council
- Demand for places
- 0.7
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 909
- 72% of 1,260 places
- Local authority
- Hounslow
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 28.9%
- First language not English
- 34.9%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Bolder Academy Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Hounslow Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 114 families put the school first and 167 places were offered; 100% 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 | 167 | 114 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 173 | 128 | 0.7 | 98% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 175 | 134 | 0.8 | 90% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 178 | 157 | 0.9 | 83% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 175 | 181 | 1▲ | 81% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | All | |
| September 2025 | 5.63 mi9.07 km | |
| September 2024 | 2.64 mi4.25 km | |
The council shows every applicant as offered a place (Distance: all offered).
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 45.6, and 40.8% 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 B- (37.1 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●45.6 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼40.8% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼61.5% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲45.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.25 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2022/23 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 46.1 | +0.3 |
| Sixth form college | 0.6 | — |
| Further education | 44.9 | −0.2 |
| Apprenticeship | 0.6 | −0.1 |
| Employment | 1.1 | — |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.4 | −2.9 |
| Activity not captured | 3.4 | +2 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
| 2024/25 | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| A level | 32 | B- (37.1) | Average +0.05 |
| All academic | 32 | B- (37.2) | Average +0.05 |
| Applied general | 13 | Merit+ (26.8) | Average -0.39 |
Ofsted
Bolder Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 7 December 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 7 Dec 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
What parents said
75% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (122 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 75%
- Replies
- 122
- 18% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 84% who raised concerns
based on the 48% who had a child bullied
based on 24 parents (20%) with SEND