Academy sponsor led · Ealing

Alec Reed Academy

3–19Ages
1,639Pupils
All-throughPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
134369URN

Bengarth Road, Northolt, UB5 5LQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.0per place

close to Ealing median (3.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Ealing

238 applications for 80 places · 9th of 17 in Ealing

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

44.0of 90

Ealing 57.7 England 46.0

14th of 17 in Ealing

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 20 June 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision	Outstanding
Sixth form provision		Good

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

3.0applications per place, Year 7

close to Ealing median (3.0) 0.8 above England median (2.2)

238 applications · 80 places offered · 43 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 3.0; Ealing median median 3.0
2025 2.5; Ealing median median 2.9
2024 2.4; Ealing median median 2.8
2023 1.4; Ealing median median 2.9
2022 1.6; Ealing median median 2.9
2021 1.4; Ealing median median 3.1
2020 1.5; Ealing median median 3.2
2019 2.2; Ealing median median 3.6
2018 2.3; Ealing median median 3.8
2017 1.9; Ealing median median 3.8
2016 1.9; Ealing median median 3.5
2015 2.0; Ealing median median 3.9
2014 2.1; Ealing median median 3.9

More applications per place than the Ealing median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Ealing median

Reception entry, September 2026: 2.6 per place (94 applications for 36 places).

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

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, 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	80	238	3.0	43	0.54
Sep 2025	101	247	2.5	48	0.48
Sep 2024	100	235	2.4	55	0.55
Sep 2023	170	240	1.4	54	0.32
Sep 2022	141	223	1.6	42	0.30
Sep 2021	180	258	1.4	54	0.30
Sep 2020	173	252	1.5	54	0.31
Sep 2019	118	255	2.2	49	0.42
Sep 2018	97	225	2.3	33	0.34
Sep 2017	110	211	1.9	33	0.30
Sep 2016	130	250	1.9	32	0.25
Sep 2015	104	212	2.0	38	0.37
Sep 2014	98	204	2.1	48	0.49

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

174 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)44.014th of 17 in Ealing

Ealing 57.7 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths41%14th of 17 in Ealing

Ealing 64% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths59%

Ealing 79% England 66%

This school
Ealing median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.24

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	174	44.0	41%	59%	–
2024/25	162	45.1	40%	59%	–
2023/24	167	43.4	38%	59%	+0.24
2022/23	168	44.8	34%	59%	−0.04

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

Alec Reed AcademyThis school
This school

Good2023

3.0applications per place 44.0Attainment 8
Islip Manor High School
1.1 km · Ealing

Standards maintained2024

1.9applications per place 33.2Attainment 8
Greenford High School
1.6 km · Ealing

2026

3.4applications per place 44.6Attainment 8
Queensmead School
1.6 km · Hillingdon

2026

3.0applications per place 57.1Attainment 8
Barnhill Community High School
1.8 km · Hillingdon

Outstanding2024

4.1applications per place 53.7Attainment 8
Rooks Heath School
2.2 km · Harrow

Remains Good2024

1.4applications per place 40.3Attainment 8
William Perkin Church of England High School
2.4 km · Ealing

Graded · no overall grade2025

5.4applications per place 60.8Attainment 8
The Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School
2.9 km · Ealing

Remains Outstanding2024

3.0applications per place 58.1Attainment 8
Ruislip High School
3.0 km · Hillingdon

Outstanding2023

4.9applications per place 50.1Attainment 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: Academy sponsor led
Phase: All-through
URN · DfE number: 134369 · 307/6905
Trust: The Alec Reed Academy
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,895 pupils · 1,639 on roll
Free school meals: 45.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2003
Address: Bengarth Road, Northolt, UB5 5LQ
Local authority: Ealing

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