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Bolder Academy

  • 11–18Ages
  • 909Pupils
  • SecondaryPhase
  • Sixth formAges 16–18
  • 145866URN

1 Macfarlane Lane, Isleworth, TW7 5DB · 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
Applications per place · Sept 2026
2.7per place
0.5 below Hounslow median (3.2)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Hounslow

449 applications for 167 places · 13th of 17 in Hounslow
Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)
51.7of 90
7th of 20 in Hounslow

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Overall effectiveness: Good · 7 December 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
AreaOutstandingGoodRequires improvementInadequate
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentOutstanding
Leadership and managementGood

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
2.7applications per place, Year 7
0.5 below Hounslow median (3.2) 0.5 above England median (2.2)

449 applications · 167 places offered · 114 named it first

  1. 2026 2.7; Hounslow median median 3.2
  2. 2025 3.1; Hounslow median median 3.1
  3. 2024 3.7; Hounslow median median 3.1
  4. 2023 3.6; Hounslow median median 3.2
  5. 2022 4.3; Hounslow median median 3.3
  6. 2021 3.9; Hounslow median median 3.5
  7. 2020 4.1; Hounslow median median 3.9
  8. 2019 3.7; Hounslow median median 3.7
  • 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.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 20261674492.71140.68
Sep 20251735373.11280.74
Sep 20241756553.71340.77
Sep 20231786463.61570.88
Sep 20221757434.31811.03
Sep 20211786923.91220.69
Sep 20201767244.11490.85
Sep 20191836803.71480.81

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

170 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)51.77th of 20 in Hounslow
Grade 5 or above in English and maths51%11th of 20 in Hounslow
Grade 4 or above in English and maths72%
  • This school
  • Hounslow median
  • England median
Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.36
−20 = national average+2
Every year as a table
YearPupilsAttainment 85+ Eng & maths4+ Eng & mathsProgress 8
2025/26 (prov.)17051.751%72%–
2024/2516945.641%62%–
2023/2417849.344%70%+0.36
2022/2314250.650%73%+0.30

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

School details

Type
Free schools
Phase
Secondary
URN · DfE number
145866 · 313/4007
Trust
Bolder Academy Trust
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Capacity
1,260 pupils · 909 on roll
Free school meals
28.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened
3 September 2018
Address
1 Macfarlane Lane, Isleworth, TW7 5DB
Local authority
Hounslow

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