Park Academy West London

Academy sponsor led · Secondary school · Hillingdon, Hillingdon
UB8 3GA
Composite score
48.1

About Park Academy West London

Park Academy West London is a secondary school in Hillingdon, Hillingdon, classified by the DfE as an academy sponsor led. Around 852 pupils aged 11 to 18 attend the school. The school holds a 'Requires improvement' judgement from Ofsted. The school's average Attainment 8 score in the latest GCSE results was 38.5 — below the national average (national average: 46). Its Attainment 8 score has fallen by 2.7 points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of secondary schools nationally.

37% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, below the national average of about 45%. 55% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 50% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. If you are considering Park Academy West London, it may be worth asking how leaders have responded to Ofsted's findings and what has changed since the inspection. 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 further down the page.

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#2,715
National rank
#449
In London
#17
In Hillingdon
Top 85%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
38.5
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
37%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
55%
% EBacc grade 5+
9%
EBacc average points score
3.41

Ofsted judgements

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

School profile

Pupils on roll 852 % FSM ever-6 49.6% % EAL 42.8% Age range 11–18 Gender Mixed

Location

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