Community school · Hounslow

The Heathland School

11–18Ages
1,759Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
102539URN

Wellington Road South, Hounslow, TW4 5JD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2024 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

4.0per place

0.8 above Hounslow median (3.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Hounslow

1,047 applications for 265 places · 4th of 17 in Hounslow

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

50.7of 90

Hounslow 49.7 England 46.0

10th of 20 in Hounslow

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 30 April 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Sixth form provision	Outstanding

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

4.0applications per place, Year 7

0.8 above Hounslow median (3.2) 1.7 above England median (2.2)

1,047 applications · 265 places offered · 324 named it first

2026 4.0; Hounslow median median 3.2
2025 4.4; Hounslow median median 3.1
2024 4.8; Hounslow median median 3.1
2023 5.3; Hounslow median median 3.2
2022 4.7; Hounslow median median 3.3
2021 5.0; Hounslow median median 3.5
2020 5.4; Hounslow median median 3.9
2019 5.3; Hounslow median median 3.7
2018 5.0; Hounslow median median 3.6
2017 5.2; Hounslow median median 3.9
2016 5.1; Hounslow median median 3.8
2015 4.8; Hounslow median median 3.6
2014 4.5; Hounslow median median 3.4

More applications per place than the Hounslow median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Hounslow median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	265	1,047	4.0	324	1.22
Sep 2025	265	1,160	4.4	354	1.34
Sep 2024	265	1,268	4.8	443	1.67
Sep 2023	267	1,401	5.3	488	1.83
Sep 2022	265	1,253	4.7	403	1.52
Sep 2021	262	1,304	5.0	402	1.53
Sep 2020	264	1,430	5.4	473	1.79
Sep 2019	267	1,401	5.3	407	1.52
Sep 2018	264	1,321	5.0	396	1.50
Sep 2017	269	1,387	5.2	412	1.53
Sep 2016	267	1,367	5.1	392	1.47
Sep 2015	270	1,305	4.8	396	1.47
Sep 2014	266	1,183	4.5	337	1.27

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

268 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)50.710th of 20 in Hounslow

Hounslow 49.7 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths55%7th of 20 in Hounslow

Hounslow 51% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths72%

Hounslow 72% England 66%

This school
Hounslow median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.49

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	268	50.7	55%	72%	–
2024/25	269	52.0	57%	77%	–
2023/24	268	51.9	59%	78%	+0.49
2022/23	269	51.2	51%	75%	+0.46

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

The Heathland SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2024

4.0applications per place 50.7Attainment 8
Turing House School
1.0 km · Richmond upon Thames

Graded · no overall grade2024

7.6applications per place 56.8Attainment 8
St Mark's Catholic School
1.2 km · Hounslow

Outstanding2022

5.9applications per place 62.7Attainment 8
Twickenham School
1.8 km · Richmond upon Thames

2025

2.0applications per place 48.9Attainment 8
Lift Kingsley
1.9 km · Hounslow

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.3applications per place 43.8Attainment 8
Lampton Academy
2.2 km · Hounslow

Outstanding2024

4.6applications per place 51.4Attainment 8
Springwest Academy
2.3 km · Hounslow

Good2023

1.8applications per place 44.6Attainment 8
Logic Studio School
2.3 km · Hounslow

Standards maintained2024

31.1Attainment 8
The Richmond upon Thames School
2.5 km · Richmond upon Thames

Standards maintained2025

3.5applications per place 52.9Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 102539 · 313/4028
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,679 pupils · 1,759 on roll
Free school meals: 27.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Wellington Road South, Hounslow, TW4 5JD
Local authority: Hounslow

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources