Brentford School for Girls
Academy converter · sixth form · 763 pupils
89% stayed in education · Attainment 8 50.6
Free schools
Bolder Academy
- Pupils on roll
- 909of 1,260 places
- Free school meals
- 28.9%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 169
- Ofsted
- Good, 7 December 2022Read the Ofsted report
What the data says
Of the 142 pupils who finished Year 11 at Bolder Academy in 2023, 46% stayed on in Bolder Academy’s own sixth form (Hounslow average 60%), 45% went to a further education college and 1% started an apprenticeship.
Art and Design is unusually popular at GCSE: 24% of the year group took it, against 7% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were in line with the national picture: Attainment 8 of 45.6 against 46.1 across England and 49.9 in Hounslow, with 41% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
A level grades average B-, above the England average of B-. The largest A level subjects are Mathematics, Biology and Computer Science.
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 | Bolder Academy | Hounslow | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 142 | 3,204 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 92% | 93% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 92% | 91% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 46% | 60% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 0% | 1% | 13% |
| — further education college | 45% | 28% | 37% |
| — other education | 1% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 1% | 1% | 3% |
| Employment | 0% | 1% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 6% | 4% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 1% | 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 | Bolder Academy | Hounslow | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 45.6 | 49.9 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 41% | 53% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 62% | 70% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 45% | 58% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.25 | 4.59 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 34% | 29% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 40.4 | 42.4 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 48.2 | 53.0 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 41% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 167 | 99% | 89% | 12% | 20% | 70% |
| Mathematics | 166 | 98% | 88% | 17% | 22% | 66% |
| English Literature | 163 | 96% | 86% | 12% | 21% | 74% |
| Combined Science | 121 | 72% | 65% | 9% | 9% | 59% |
| History | 86 | 51% | 41% | 26% | 26% | 71% |
| Geography | 81 | 48% | 41% | 15% | 25% | 53% |
| Computer Science | 58 | 34% | 13% | 12% | 30% | 47% |
| Religious Studies | 52 | 31% | 31% | 10% | 32% | 67% |
| Physical Education | 46 | 27% | 11% | 2% | 24% | 20% |
| Spanish | 45 | 27% | 19% | 38% | 27% | 82% |
| Biology | 43 | 25% | 23% | 58% | 45% | 98% |
| Chemistry | 42 | 25% | 23% | 62% | 47% | 100% |
| Physics | 42 | 25% | 23% | 71% | 46% | 98% |
| Art and Design | 41 | 24% | 7% | 24% | 24% | 76% |
| Design and Technology | 36 | 21% | 11% | 22% | 23% | 69% |
| French | 34 | 20% | 18% | 18% | 29% | 68% |
| Graphic Communication | 28 | 17% | 1% | 7% | 23% | 79% |
| Drama | 26 | 15% | 7% | 23% | 27% | 88% |
| Music | 20 | 12% | 5% | 10% | 33% | 80% |
| Polish | 8 | 5% | 1% | 100% | 84% | 100% |
| Arabic | 3 | 2% | 1% | — | 47% | — |
| Portuguese | 2 | 1% | 0% | — | 50% | — |
| Persian | 2 | 1% | 0% | — | 77% | — |
| Urdu | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 42% | — |
| Italian | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 53% | — |
| Dance | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 27% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | Bolder Academy | Hounslow | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 83 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 32 | 1,648 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | B- | C+ | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 37.13 | 34.08 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | B- | C+ | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 15% | 14% | 18% |
| Average grade, applied general courses | — | — | — |
| Average grade, T levels | — | — | — |
A level subjects
Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 17 | 53% | 31% |
| Biology | 10 | 31% | 20% |
| Computer Science | 8 | 25% | 5% |
| History | 8 | 25% | 13% |
| Chemistry | 8 | 25% | 17% |
| Physics | 7 | 22% | 12% |
| English Literature | 7 | 22% | 11% |
| Geography | 7 | 22% | 10% |
| Product Design | 6 | 19% | 2% |
| Fine Art | — | — | 3% |
| Business Studies | — | — | 13% |
| Economics | — | — | 13% |
| Further Mathematics | — | — | 5% |
| French | — | — | 1% |
| Arabic | — | — | 0% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applied Sciences | BTEC National Diploma L3 - Band J - PP-D*D* | 12 | 38% | — |
| Sports Studies | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | 6 | 19% | — |
| Study Skills | Extended Project (Diploma) | — | — | — |
Other secondary schools in Hounslow
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Gumley House RC Convent School, FCJ
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Gunnersbury Catholic School
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98% stayed in education · Attainment 8 63.5
Heston Community School
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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.