Voluntary aided school · Hounslow

Gunnersbury Catholic School

11–18Ages
1,248Pupils
SecondaryPhase
BoysPupils
Roman CatholicReligious character
Sixth formAges 16–18
102545URN

The Ride, Boston Manor Road, Brentford, TW8 9LB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2023 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.3per place

close to Hounslow median (3.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Hounslow

609 applications for 184 places · 8th of 17 in Hounslow

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

59.8of 90

Hounslow 49.7 England 46.0

4th of 20 in Hounslow

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 17 January 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
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

3.3applications per place, Year 7

close to Hounslow median (3.2) 1.1 above England median (2.2)

609 applications · 184 places offered · 139 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.3; Hounslow median median 3.2
2025 3.4; Hounslow median median 3.1
2024 3.1; Hounslow median median 3.1
2023 3.1; Hounslow median median 3.2
2022 3.1; Hounslow median median 3.3
2021 3.8; Hounslow median median 3.5
2020 3.9; Hounslow median median 3.9
2019 4.1; Hounslow median median 3.7
2018 4.8; Hounslow median median 3.6
2017 5.0; Hounslow median median 3.9
2016 4.3; Hounslow median median 3.8
2015 3.9; Hounslow median median 3.6
2014 3.6; Hounslow median median 3.4

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	184	609	3.3	139	0.76
Sep 2025	184	631	3.4	133	0.72
Sep 2024	184	569	3.1	120	0.65
Sep 2023	184	574	3.1	97	0.53
Sep 2022	182	564	3.1	81	0.45
Sep 2021	184	695	3.8	121	0.66
Sep 2020	180	699	3.9	102	0.57
Sep 2019	181	735	4.1	105	0.58
Sep 2018	181	873	4.8	149	0.82
Sep 2017	178	894	5.0	158	0.89
Sep 2016	182	776	4.3	156	0.86
Sep 2015	182	700	3.9	107	0.59
Sep 2014	182	657	3.6	110	0.60

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

177 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)59.84th of 20 in Hounslow

Hounslow 49.7 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths76%3rd of 20 in Hounslow

Hounslow 51% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths89%

Hounslow 72% England 66%

This school
Hounslow median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.99

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	177	59.8	76%	89%	–
2024/25	181	63.5	81%	92%	–
2023/24	183	63.7	81%	90%	+0.99
2022/23	173	64.6	86%	94%	+1.13

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

Gunnersbury Catholic SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2023

3.3applications per place 59.8Attainment 8
Ealing Fields Church of England High School
0.4 km · Ealing

Improved significantly2024

6.9applications per place 66.6Attainment 8
Brentford School for Girls
1.0 km · Hounslow

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.2applications per place 48.9Attainment 8
Bolder Academy
1.3 km · Hounslow

Good2022

2.7applications per place 51.7Attainment 8
Elthorne Park High School
1.3 km · Ealing

Standards maintained2025

3.7applications per place 57.7Attainment 8
Nishkam School West London
1.7 km · Hounslow

Outstanding2024

64.5Attainment 8
The Green School for Girls
1.8 km · Hounslow

Good2023

2.8applications per place 52.9Attainment 8
The Green School for Boys
1.8 km · Hounslow

Standards maintained2025

3.6applications per place 45.4Attainment 8
Isleworth and Syon School for Boys
2.4 km · Hounslow

Good2023

2.4applications per place 46.2Attainment 8

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 102545 · 313/5401
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 1,228 pupils · 1,248 on roll
Free school meals: 18.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: The Ride, Boston Manor Road, Brentford, TW8 9LB
Local authority: Hounslow

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