Gunnersbury Catholic School
The Ride, Boston Manor Road, Brentford, TW8 9LB
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Boys
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mr K Burke
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Westminster
- Constituency
- Brentford and Isleworth
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,228
- Pupils on roll
- 1,248
- URN
- 102545
- Local authority
- Hounslow
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02085687281
About this school
Gunnersbury Catholic School is a Roman Catholic boys' voluntary aided secondary school in Brentford. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,248 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Outstanding
- 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 | 173 | 183 | 181 |
| Attainment 8 score | 64.6 | 63.7 | 63.5 |
| Progress 8 score | +1.13 +0.91 to +1.34 | +0.99 +0.78 to +1.20 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 86% | 81.4% | 80.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 94% | 90.2% | 92.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 78% | 83.6% | 82.9% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 6.0 | 6.1 | 6.1 |
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 Gunnersbury Catholic 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 | 64.6 | 45.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 63.7 | 48.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 63.5 | 45.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,192 |
| 2023/24 | 1,204 |
| 2024/25 | 1,236 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Gunnersbury Catholic School compares
Gunnersbury Catholic School ranked 1st of 20 secondary schools in Hounslow for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 95% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63.5 | 5.5% | 18.5% | 1,248 | — |
| Ealing Fields Church of England High School | 66.1 | 7.2% | 21.8% | 803 | 0.2 miles |
| Brentford School for Girls | 50.6 | 9.6% | 34.5% | 763 | 0.6 miles |
| Bolder Academy | 45.6 | 6.9% | 31.8% | 909 | 0.8 miles |
| Elthorne Park High School | 57.2 | 5.8% | 22.2% | 1,603 | 0.8 miles |
| The Green School for Girls | 52.5 | 8.2% | 30.3% | 872 | 1.1 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)
- 18.52%
- English as an additional language
- 16.2%
- Overall absence
- 5.52%
- Persistent absence
- 11.71%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ealing Fields Church of England High School0.2 miles
Secondary · London
-
Brentford School for Girls0.6 miles
Secondary · Brentford
-
Bolder Academy0.8 miles
Secondary · Isleworth
-
Elthorne Park High School0.8 miles
Secondary · London
-
The Green School for Girls1.1 miles
Secondary · Isleworth
Other schools in Brentford
- Brentford School for Girls Secondary
- Green Dragon Primary School Primary
- Lionel Primary School Primary
- Our Lady and St John's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Paul's CofE Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Gunnersbury Catholic School teach?
- Gunnersbury Catholic School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Brentford.
- Who is the headteacher of Gunnersbury Catholic School?
- The headteacher of Gunnersbury Catholic School is Mr K Burke, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Gunnersbury Catholic School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Gunnersbury Catholic 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 Gunnersbury Catholic School?
- Gunnersbury Catholic School has 1,248 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Gunnersbury Catholic School full?
- Gunnersbury Catholic School has capacity for 1,228 pupils and 1,248 on roll (102%), 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 Gunnersbury Catholic School a faith school?
- Yes. Gunnersbury Catholic School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Westminster.
- Is Gunnersbury Catholic School a selective school?
- No. Gunnersbury Catholic School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have Gunnersbury Catholic School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 64.6 in 2022/23 and 63.5 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Gunnersbury Catholic School rank locally?
- Gunnersbury Catholic School ranked 1st of 20 secondary schools in Hounslow for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 95% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Gunnersbury Catholic School's absence rate?
- Gunnersbury Catholic School's overall absence rate is 5.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Gunnersbury Catholic School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Gunnersbury Catholic 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.