Bolder Academy

Free schools · Secondary school · Isleworth, Hounslow
TW7 5DB
Composite score
57.0

Bolder Academy at a glance

Located in Isleworth, Hounslow, Bolder Academy is a secondary school, classified by the DfE as a free school. The school educates roughly 955 pupils aged 11 to 18. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' at its most recent inspection. In the most recent GCSE results, pupils achieved an average Attainment 8 score of 45.6, broadly in line with the national average of 46. That is down 3.7 points in its Attainment 8 score on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it around the middle of secondary schools nationally.

41% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, below the national average of about 45%. 62% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. Given the recent dip in results, it may be worth asking the school what is behind the change and what is being done in response. 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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#1,609
National rank
#335
In London
#14
In Hounslow
Top 51%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
45.6
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
41%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
62%
% EBacc grade 5+
19%
EBacc average points score
4.25

Ofsted judgements

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

School profile

Pupils on roll 955 % FSM ever-6 31.8% % EAL 36.8% Age range 11–18 Gender Mixed

Location

Nearby secondary schools

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