Brentside High School
Greenford Avenue, Hanwell, London, W7 1JJ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Ms Charlotte Hames
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Ealing North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,600
- Pupils on roll
- 1,483
- URN
- 101939
- Local authority
- Ealing
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02085759162
About this school
Brentside High School is a foundation secondary school in London. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 1,483 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 251 | 271 | 263 |
| Attainment 8 score | 45.9 | 45.7 | 44.1 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.01 -0.17 to +0.20 | -0.04 -0.22 to +0.13 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 43% | 41.7% | 41.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 60% | 61.6% | 60.1% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 72% | 74.9% | 71.5% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.2 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Brentside High School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Ealing average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 45.9 | 44.3 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 45.7 | 47 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 44.1 | 44.3 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 11.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,666 |
| 2023/24 | 1,669 |
| 2024/25 | 1,589 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Brentside High School compares
Brentside High School ranked 14th of 16 secondary schools in Ealing for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 53% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 4% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 44.1 | 11.7% | 47.6% | 1,483 | — |
| The Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School | 58.4 | 5.7% | 16.7% | 2,036 | 0.5 miles |
| Drayton Manor High School | 56 | 6.1% | 38.3% | 1,443 | 0.8 miles |
| William Perkin Church of England High School | 62.5 | 7.7% | 27.2% | 1,450 | 0.9 miles |
| Dormers Wells High School | 49.1 | 5.9% | 34% | 1,469 | 1.3 miles |
| Greenford High School | 48.6 | 9.1% | 41.3% | 1,976 | 1.3 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 47.55%
- English as an additional language
- 61.3%
- Overall absence
- 11.72%
- Persistent absence
- 31.85%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School0.5 miles
Secondary · Greenford
-
Drayton Manor High School0.8 miles
Secondary · London
-
William Perkin Church of England High School0.9 miles
Secondary · Greenford
-
Dormers Wells High School1.3 miles
Secondary · Southall
-
Greenford High School1.3 miles
Secondary · Southall
Other schools in London
Brentside High School ranks 205th of the 258 ranked secondary schools in London.
- Acland Burghley School Secondary
- Ada Lovelace Church of England High School Secondary
- Addey and Stanhope School Secondary
- AIM Academy North London Secondary
- Alexandra Park School Secondary
- All Saints Catholic College Secondary
- All Saints Catholic High School Secondary
- Ark Acton Academy Secondary
- Ark All Saints Academy Secondary
- Ark Bolingbroke Academy Secondary
- Ark Burlington Danes Academy Secondary
- Ark Elvin Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Brentside High School teach?
- Brentside High School teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a secondary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Brentside High School?
- The headteacher of Brentside High School is Ms Charlotte Hames, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Brentside High School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Brentside High School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Brentside High School?
- Brentside High School has 1,483 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Brentside High School full?
- Brentside High School has capacity for 1,600 pupils and 1,483 on roll (93%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Brentside High School a faith school?
- No. Brentside High School has no designated religious character.
- Is Brentside High School a selective school?
- No. Brentside High School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have Brentside High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 45.9 in 2022/23 and 44.1 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Brentside High School rank locally?
- Brentside High School ranked 14th of 16 secondary schools in Ealing for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 53% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 4% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Brentside High School's absence rate?
- Brentside High School's overall absence rate is 11.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Brentside High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Brentside High School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.