Chiswick School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Hounslow
Burlington Lane, London, W4 3UN
76
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 22/01/2020
Application demand
78%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
92.2%
19.8% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,618
Capacity used
Over capacity124%
1,300 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
78%
1st preference success rate
189 of 242 families who put it first got an offer
235
Places offered
826
Total applications
3.5
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 242 | 189 | ● 78% |
| 2nd preference | 126 | 23 | ● 18% |
| 3rd preference | 158 | 16 | ● 10% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 300 | 7 | ● 2% |
| Total | 826 | 235 | 28% |
1st preference success by year
Hounslow lets families list 6 preferences. 469 applications came from outside the council area (78 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Laura Ellener
- Address
- Burlington Lane, Chiswick, London, W4 3UN
- Phone
- 02087470031
- Local authority
- Hounslow
- Ward / constituency
- Chiswick Homefields · Hammersmith and Chiswick
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 137907
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 30% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 31% | — | — |
| SEN support | 15% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: CHISWICK SCHOOL
1,618 pupils · 1,300 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
29 January 2025
Ungraded inspection
Improved significantly - 20
22 January 2020
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,230 pupils
Attendance
92.2%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
19.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.7%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.7%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 53.5 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.45 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 55% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 74% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.85 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 37.01 | — | — |
Average grade: B- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 54.5 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 63.2% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 72.6% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 71.4% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.19 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 234 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 35.08 | 35 |
| Average grade | B- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 13.5% | 17% |
| A-level students | 169 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 232 | 33% | 68% | 80% | |
| English Language | 232 | 24% | 66% | 80% | |
| English Literature | 230 | 26% | 70% | 81% | |
| Combined Science | 170 | 23% | 58% | 75% | |
| Geography | 165 | 25% | 59% | 68% | |
| Social Studies | 100 | 35% | 67% | 77% | |
| History | 95 | 49% | 72% | 79% | |
| French | 89 | 21% | 52% | 71% | |
| Business | 86 | 24% | 63% | 69% | |
| German | 72 | 24% | 51% | 67% | |
| Biology | 60 | 63% | 95% | 98% | |
| Physics | 60 | 62% | 98% | 100% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 59 | 19% | 31% | 56% | |
| Chemistry | 38 | 5% | 34% | 53% | |
| Psychology | 35 | 0% | 17% | 49% | |
| Business Studies | 34 | 0% | 6% | 41% | |
| Economics | 32 | 0% | 13% | 44% | |
| Biology | 28 | 0% | 25% | 57% | |
| History | 26 | 0% | 15% | 58% | |
| Geography | 21 | 0% | 5% | 43% | |
| Sociology | 21 | 5% | 10% | 57% | |
| Government and Politics | 19 | 5% | 37% | 58% | |
| Physics | 18 | 17% | 44% | 61% | |
| Computer Science | 16 | 0% | 6% | 25% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 12158: Chiswick School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 9 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 77% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 2% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 79% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Hounslow council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.