Academy converter · Hounslow

Heston Community School

11–19Ages
1,311Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
138924URN

Heston Road, Heston, Hounslow, TW5 0QR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Dec 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.8per place

0.4 below Hounslow median (3.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Hounslow

541 applications for 193 places · 11th of 17 in Hounslow

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

46.9of 90

Hounslow 49.7 England 46.0

14th of 20 in Hounslow

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 13 December 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
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

2.8applications per place, Year 7

0.4 below Hounslow median (3.2) 0.6 above England median (2.2)

541 applications · 193 places offered · 121 named it first

2026 2.8; Hounslow median median 3.2
2025 2.9; Hounslow median median 3.1
2024 3.2; Hounslow median median 3.1
2023 3.4; Hounslow median median 3.2
2022 3.3; Hounslow median median 3.3
2021 3.5; Hounslow median median 3.5
2020 3.9; Hounslow median median 3.9
2019 3.6; Hounslow median median 3.7
2018 3.7; Hounslow median median 3.6
2017 4.1; Hounslow median median 3.9
2016 4.0; Hounslow median median 3.8
2015 3.8; Hounslow median median 3.6
2014 3.8; 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	193	541	2.8	121	0.63
Sep 2025	194	552	2.9	151	0.78
Sep 2024	200	637	3.2	143	0.72
Sep 2023	201	692	3.4	152	0.76
Sep 2022	197	655	3.3	142	0.72
Sep 2021	197	693	3.5	140	0.71
Sep 2020	198	769	3.9	154	0.78
Sep 2019	213	758	3.6	165	0.77
Sep 2018	188	694	3.7	128	0.68
Sep 2017	189	780	4.1	135	0.71
Sep 2016	189	758	4.0	157	0.83
Sep 2015	196	750	3.8	151	0.77
Sep 2014	191	728	3.8	121	0.63

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

200 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)46.914th of 20 in Hounslow

Hounslow 49.7 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths47%14th of 20 in Hounslow

Hounslow 51% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths66%

Hounslow 72% England 66%

This school
Hounslow median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.29

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	200	46.9	47%	66%	–
2024/25	201	49.6	53%	75%	–
2023/24	198	48.6	51%	73%	+0.29
2022/23	196	48.1	52%	72%	+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

Heston Community SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

2.8applications per place 46.9Attainment 8
Lampton Academy
0.8 km · Hounslow

Outstanding2024

4.6applications per place 51.4Attainment 8
Lift Kingsley
1.6 km · Hounslow

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.3applications per place 43.8Attainment 8
St Mark's Catholic School
1.8 km · Hounslow

Outstanding2022

5.9applications per place 62.7Attainment 8
Isleworth and Syon School for Boys
2.0 km · Hounslow

Good2023

2.4applications per place 46.2Attainment 8
Featherstone High School
2.1 km · Ealing

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 48.6Attainment 8
Nishkam School West London
2.3 km · Hounslow

Outstanding2024

64.5Attainment 8
Cranford Community College
2.6 km · Hounslow

2026

3.1applications per place 48.7Attainment 8
Bolder Academy
2.7 km · Hounslow

Good2022

2.7applications per place 51.7Attainment 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 converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 138924 · 313/4026
Trust: Heston Community Academy Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,395 pupils · 1,311 on roll
Free school meals: 35.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Opened: 1 November 2012
Replaced: Heston Community School (URN 102537)
Address: Heston Road, Heston, Hounslow, TW5 0QR
Local authority: Hounslow

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