The Heathland School

Community school·Secondary school Hounslow·TW4 5JD
Composite score
65.0
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#697
National rank
#203
In London
#9
In Hounslow
Top 22%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
52.0
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
—
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
57%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
77%
% EBacc grade 5+
24%
EBacc average points score
4.84

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Sixth form provision
Outstanding

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
70%
324 first choices, 265 places
First choices per place
1.22
more first choices than places
Applications naming the school
1,047
any preference, for 265 places
Last place offered lived
1.23 mi
straight line, 2026 intake · 1986 m
Applications from another council area
10%
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.11
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1 per place
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Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

The cut-off distance is how far the last child offered a place lived, not a catchment boundary: it moves every year with the number of applicants. Published by the council in its 2026 allocation figures, and checked against that document before we show it.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
11–18
Pupils on roll
1,830
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Admissions
Non-Selective

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
28.3%
Typical secondary: 27.5%
% EAL
61.7%
Typical secondary: 12.0%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
8.6%
Typical secondary: 13.7%
% with an EHC plan
1.6%
Typical secondary: 2.9%

Attendance

Overall absence
7.6%
Typical secondary: 8.9%
Persistently absent
25.6%
Typical secondary: 25.7%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
15.3
Typical secondary: 16.7
Spend per pupil
£8,225
Typical secondary: £7,815

“Typical” = the median secondary school in England. What this means

What pupils do next

The share of this school's Year 11 leavers in education, training or employment for at least two terms afterwards.

In education, training or work
97%
269 pupils tracked
Stayed in education
95%
Apprenticeship
1%
Employment
1%

DfE, KS4 destination measures.

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Location

About The Heathland School

The Heathland School is a secondary school in Hounslow, classified by the DfE as a community school. Around 1,830 pupils aged 11 to 18 attend the school. The school holds an 'Outstanding' judgement from Ofsted. The school's average Attainment 8 score in the latest GCSE results was 52.0 — above the national average (national average: 46). Performance is little changed year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 22% of secondary schools nationally.

57% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, well above the national average of about 45%. 77% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. The Heathland School is oversubscribed: about 7 in 10 of the families who made it their first choice were offered a Year 7 place for September 2026, with 324 first choices for 265 places. In 2026 the furthest child offered a place lived 1.23 miles from the school in a straight line, according to the council's published allocation figures; the distance changes every year with demand. After Year 11, 97% of its leavers went on to education, an apprenticeship or work that they stayed in for at least two terms. Overall pupil absence was 7.6%. There are about 15.3 pupils per teacher. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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