The Hurlingham Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Hammersmith and Fulham
Peterborough Road, London, SW6 3ED
83
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Outstanding
Graded 19/03/2024
Application demand
73%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
93.5%
15.0% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
728
Capacity used
Over capacity108%
675 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
73%
1st preference success rate
105 of 143 families who put it first got an offer
149
Places offered
629
Total applications
4.2
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 143 | 105 | ● 73% |
| 2nd preference | 145 | 27 | ● 19% |
| 3rd preference | 136 | 8 | ● 6% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 205 | 9 | ● 4% |
| Total | 629 | 149 | 24% |
1st preference success by year
Hammersmith and Fulham lets families list 6 preferences. 281 applications came from outside the council area (51 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 sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Leon Wilson
- Address
- Peterborough Road, Fulham, London, SW6 3ED
- Phone
- 02077312581
- Local authority
- Hammersmith and Fulham
- Ward / constituency
- Palace & Hurlingham · Chelsea and Fulham
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 141617
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 42% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 40% | — | — |
| SEN support | 9% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: UNITED LEARNING TRUST
728 pupils · 675 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
19 March 2024
Full graded inspection
Outstanding overall effectivenessPersonal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding - 22
14 December 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 772 pupils
Attendance
93.5%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
6.5%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
15.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
1.6%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.6%
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 | 58.3 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.86 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 78% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 84% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 5.36 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 58.4 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 64.6% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 85.7% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 71.4% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.44 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 147 | — |
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.
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 | 146 | 30% | 67% | 88% | |
| English Language | 145 | 37% | 78% | 89% | |
| English Literature | 145 | 52% | 86% | 93% | |
| Religious Studies | 143 | 45% | 79% | 85% | |
| Combined Science | 116 | 17% | 58% | 77% | |
| Geography | 71 | 35% | 82% | 89% | |
| Spanish | 58 | 45% | 86% | 95% | |
| History | 57 | 51% | 75% | 79% | |
| Business | 46 | 39% | 80% | 89% | |
| French | 32 | 44% | 69% | 84% | |
| Biology | 27 | 81% | 100% | 100% | |
| Physics | 27 | 89% | 100% | 100% |
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 Hammersmith and Fulham 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.