The Heathland School
Wellington Road South, Hounslow, TW4 5JD
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Mike Rose
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Brentford and Isleworth
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,679
- Pupils on roll
- 1,759
- URN
- 102539
- Local authority
- Hounslow
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02085724411
About this school
The Heathland School is a community secondary school in Hounslow. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,759 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- 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 | 269 | 268 | 269 |
| Attainment 8 score | 51.2 | 51.9 | 52.0 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.46 +0.28 to +0.64 | +0.49 +0.31 to +0.66 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 51% | 59% | 57.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 75% | 77.6% | 76.6% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 69% | 72.8% | 76.6% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.8 |
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 The Heathland 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 | Hounslow average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 51.2 | 45.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 51.9 | 48.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 52 | 45.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,852 |
| 2023/24 | 1,863 |
| 2024/25 | 1,830 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Heathland School compares
The Heathland School ranked 10th of 20 secondary schools in Hounslow for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 81% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 52 | 7.8% | 28.3% | 1,759 | — |
| Turing House School | 54.2 | 6.4% | 16.5% | 1,047 | 0.6 miles |
| St Mark's Catholic School | 62.5 | 5.3% | 13.8% | 1,214 | 0.7 miles |
| Twickenham School | 46.5 | 7.5% | 34.8% | 774 | 1.1 miles |
| Lift Kingsley | 45.1 | 7% | 35.4% | 971 | 1.2 miles |
| Lampton Academy | 52.5 | 7.3% | 29.5% | 1,528 | 1.4 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 28.29%
- English as an additional language
- 61.7%
- Overall absence
- 7.77%
- Persistent absence
- 24.33%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Turing House School0.6 miles
Secondary · Twickenham
-
St Mark's Catholic School0.7 miles
Secondary · Hounslow
-
Twickenham School1.1 miles
Secondary · Twickenham
-
Lift Kingsley1.2 miles
Secondary · Hounslow
-
Lampton Academy1.4 miles
Secondary · Hounslow
Other schools in Hounslow
The Heathland School ranks 3rd of the 7 ranked secondary schools in Hounslow.
- Cranford Community College Secondary
- Heston Community School Secondary
- Lampton Academy Secondary
- Lift Kingsley Secondary
- Space Studio West London Secondary
- St Mark's Catholic School Secondary
- Alexandra Primary School Primary
- Beavers Community Primary School Primary
- Berkeley Academy Primary
- Chatsworth Primary School Primary
- Cranford Primary School Primary
- Edison Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does The Heathland School teach?
- The Heathland School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Hounslow.
- Who is the headteacher of The Heathland School?
- The headteacher of The Heathland School is Mr Mike Rose, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Heathland School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Heathland 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 The Heathland School?
- The Heathland School has 1,759 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is The Heathland School full?
- The Heathland School has capacity for 1,679 pupils and 1,759 on roll (105%), so it is at or above 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 The Heathland School a faith school?
- No. The Heathland School has no designated religious character.
- Is The Heathland School a selective school?
- No. The Heathland School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have The Heathland School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 51.2 in 2022/23 and 52 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Heathland School rank locally?
- The Heathland School ranked 10th of 20 secondary schools in Hounslow for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 81% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Heathland School's absence rate?
- The Heathland School's overall absence rate is 7.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Heathland School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Heathland 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.