Bolder Academy
Free schools · sixth form · 909 pupils
92% stayed in education · Attainment 8 45.6
Free schools special
The Rise Free School
- Pupils on roll
- 154of 142 places
- Free school meals
- 51.4%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 16
- Ofsted
- Good, 9 July 2024Read the Ofsted report
What the data says
Of the 14 pupils who finished Year 11 at The Rise Free School in 2023, 7% stayed on in The Rise Free School’s own sixth form (Hounslow average 60%), 21% went to a further education college and none started an apprenticeship.
GCSE results in 2025 were well below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 17.1 against 46.1 across England and 49.9 in Hounslow, with 0% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Almost every leaver found a sustained destination: only 0% were not in education, work or training six months on, against 6% nationally.
Almost nobody goes straight into an apprenticeship or a job: none took an apprenticeship and 7% went into work, against 3% and 3% across England.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Hounslow and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | The Rise Free School | Hounslow | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 14 | 3,204 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 86% | 93% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 79% | 91% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 7% | 60% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 0% | 1% | 13% |
| — further education college | 21% | 28% | 37% |
| — other education | 50% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | 1% | 3% |
| Employment | 7% | 1% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 0% | 4% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 14% | 2% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
No published destinations for sixth-form leavers yet.
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | The Rise Free School | Hounslow | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 17.1 | 49.9 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 53% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 70% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 0% | 58% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 1.53 | 4.59 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 44% | 29% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 19.4 | 42.4 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 15.3 | 53.0 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 6% | 54% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combined Science | 24 | 100% | 65% | 0% | 9% | 63% |
| Mathematics | 7 | 44% | 88% | 0% | 22% | 100% |
| Citizenship Studies | 6 | 38% | 3% | 17% | 19% | 50% |
| Computer Science | 3 | 19% | 13% | — | 30% | — |
| Art and Design | 1 | 6% | 7% | — | 24% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 12 | — | — |
| Sports Studies | 2 | — | — |
| Small Business Management | 1 | — | — |
Other secondary schools in Hounslow
Brentford School for Girls
Academy converter · sixth form · 763 pupils
89% stayed in education · Attainment 8 50.6
Chiswick School
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,618 pupils
91% stayed in education · Attainment 8 54.5
Cranford Community College
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,567 pupils
94% stayed in education · Attainment 8 51.7
Gumley House RC Convent School, FCJ
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,013 pupils
95% stayed in education · Attainment 8 56.3
Gunnersbury Catholic School
Voluntary aided school · sixth form · 1,248 pupils
98% stayed in education · Attainment 8 63.5
Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.