Cranford Community College
High Street, Cranford, Hounslow, TW5 9PD
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- CRANFORD COMMUNITY COLLEGE
- Headteacher, National Leader of Education
- Mr Robert Ind & Ms Rita Berndt
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Feltham and Heston
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,380
- Pupils on roll
- 1,567
- URN
- 136522
- Local authority
- Hounslow
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02088972001
About this school
Cranford Community College is a secondary academy in Hounslow. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,567 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Cranford Community College, and its latest judgement is set out 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 208 | 207 | 208 |
| Attainment 8 score | 51.7 | 54.0 | 51.7 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.55 +0.34 to +0.75 | +0.60 +0.40 to +0.80 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 62% | 66.7% | 53.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 79% | 81.6% | 74% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 94% | 95.7% | 96.6% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.9 | 5.1 | 4.9 |
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 Cranford Community College 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 | 51.7 | 45.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 54 | 48.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 51.7 | 45.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,491 |
| 2023/24 | 1,490 |
| 2024/25 | 1,554 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Cranford Community College compares
Cranford Community College ranked 11th of 20 secondary schools in Hounslow for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 80% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 51.7 | 6.2% | 32.6% | 1,567 | — |
| Featherstone High School | 48.8 | 5.8% | 37.5% | 1,748 | 1.2 miles |
| Harlington School | 42.5 | 9.6% | 43.1% | 1,409 | 1.4 miles |
| Global Academy | 30.8 | 11% | 33.7% | 526 | 1.5 miles |
| Heston Community School | 49.6 | 7.1% | 36% | 1,311 | 1.6 miles |
| Lampton Academy | 52.5 | 7.3% | 29.5% | 1,528 | 1.8 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)
- 32.6%
- English as an additional language
- 79%
- Overall absence
- 6.22%
- Persistent absence
- 17.38%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Featherstone High School1.2 miles
Secondary · Southall
-
Harlington School1.4 miles
Secondary · Hayes
-
Global Academy1.5 miles
Secondary · Middlesex
-
Heston Community School1.6 miles
Secondary · Hounslow
-
Lampton Academy1.8 miles
Secondary · Hounslow
Other schools in Hounslow
Cranford Community College ranks 4th of the 7 ranked secondary schools in Hounslow.
- Heston Community School Secondary
- Lampton Academy Secondary
- Lift Kingsley Secondary
- Space Studio West London Secondary
- St Mark's Catholic School Secondary
- The Heathland 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 ages does Cranford Community College teach?
- Cranford Community College teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Hounslow.
- Who is the headteacher, national leader of education of Cranford Community College?
- The headteacher, national leader of education of Cranford Community College is Mr Robert Ind & Ms Rita Berndt, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Cranford Community College been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Cranford Community College, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Cranford Community College?
- Cranford Community College has 1,567 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Cranford Community College full?
- Cranford Community College has capacity for 1,380 pupils and 1,567 on roll (114%), 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 Cranford Community College a faith school?
- No. Cranford Community College has no designated religious character.
- Is Cranford Community College a selective school?
- No. Cranford Community College is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Cranford Community College part of an academy trust?
- Cranford Community College is part of CRANFORD COMMUNITY COLLEGE. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Cranford Community College have?
- The schools register lists Cranford Community College's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Cranford Community College's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 51.7 in 2022/23 and 51.7 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Cranford Community College compare with other schools in Hounslow?
- Cranford Community College ranked 11th of 20 secondary schools in Hounslow for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 80% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Cranford Community College's absence rate?
- Cranford Community College's overall absence rate is 6.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Cranford Community College's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Cranford Community College'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 1 July 2026.