Gumley House RC Convent School, FCJ
St John's Road, Isleworth, TW7 6XF
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- GUMLEY HOUSE CONVENT SCHOOL FCJ
- Headteacher
- Mr Stephen Byrne
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Westminster
- Constituency
- Brentford and Isleworth
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,220
- Pupils on roll
- 1,013
- URN
- 137928
- Local authority
- Hounslow
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02085688692
About this school
Gumley House RC Convent School, FCJ is a Roman Catholic girls' secondary academy in Isleworth. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,013 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Gumley House RC Convent School, FCJ, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 18 April 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 193 | 188 | 180 |
| Attainment 8 score | 57.9 | 58.9 | 56.3 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.48 +0.27 to +0.68 | +0.73 +0.52 to +0.94 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 76% | 72.3% | 65.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 87% | 87.2% | 79.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 37% | 58.5% | 43.3% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.1 | 5.4 | 5.0 |
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 Gumley House RC Convent School, FCJ 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 | 57.9 | 45.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 58.9 | 48.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 56.3 | 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 | 7.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,140 |
| 2023/24 | 1,107 |
| 2024/25 | 1,077 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Gumley House RC Convent School, FCJ compares
Gumley House RC Convent School, FCJ ranked 5th of 20 secondary schools in Hounslow for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 89% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 19% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 56.3 | 7.6% | 25.1% | 1,013 | — |
| The Green School for Boys | 47.1 | 9.1% | 34.1% | 721 | 0.7 miles |
| The Green School for Girls | 52.5 | 8.2% | 30.3% | 872 | 0.7 miles |
| Isleworth and Syon School for Boys | 43.1 | 7.6% | 27.7% | 951 | 0.9 miles |
| Lift Kingsley | 45.1 | 7% | 35.4% | 971 | 1.2 miles |
| The Richmond upon Thames School | 51 | 6.5% | 21.7% | 760 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 25.09%
- English as an additional language
- 35.6%
- Overall absence
- 7.63%
- Persistent absence
- 23.5%
Location
Nearby schools
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The Green School for Boys0.7 miles
Secondary · Isleworth
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The Green School for Girls0.7 miles
Secondary · Isleworth
-
Isleworth and Syon School for Boys0.9 miles
Secondary · Isleworth
-
Lift Kingsley1.2 miles
Secondary · Hounslow
-
The Richmond upon Thames School1.3 miles
Secondary · Twickenham
Other schools in Isleworth
Gumley House RC Convent School, FCJ ranks 1st of the 5 ranked secondary schools in Isleworth.
- Bolder Academy Secondary
- Isleworth and Syon School for Boys Secondary
- The Green School for Boys Secondary
- The Green School for Girls Secondary
- Isleworth Town Primary School Primary
- Ivybridge Primary School Primary
- Marlborough Primary School Primary
- Spring Grove Primary School Primary
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Isleworth Primary
- The Blue School CofE Primary Primary
- The Smallberry Green Primary School Primary
- Worple Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Gumley House RC Convent School, FCJ teach?
- Gumley House RC Convent School, FCJ teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Isleworth.
- Who is the headteacher of Gumley House RC Convent School, FCJ?
- The headteacher of Gumley House RC Convent School, FCJ is Mr Stephen Byrne, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Gumley House RC Convent School, FCJ been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Gumley House RC Convent School, FCJ, 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 Gumley House RC Convent School, FCJ?
- Gumley House RC Convent School, FCJ has 1,013 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Gumley House RC Convent School, FCJ full?
- Gumley House RC Convent School, FCJ has capacity for 1,220 pupils and 1,013 on roll (83%), 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 Gumley House RC Convent School, FCJ a faith school?
- Yes. Gumley House RC Convent School, FCJ is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Westminster.
- Is Gumley House RC Convent School, FCJ a selective school?
- No. Gumley House RC Convent School, FCJ is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Gumley House RC Convent School, FCJ part of an academy trust?
- Gumley House RC Convent School, FCJ is part of GUMLEY HOUSE CONVENT SCHOOL FCJ. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Gumley House RC Convent School, FCJ's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 57.9 in 2022/23 and 56.3 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Gumley House RC Convent School, FCJ compare with other schools in Hounslow?
- Gumley House RC Convent School, FCJ ranked 5th of 20 secondary schools in Hounslow for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 89% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 19% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Gumley House RC Convent School, FCJ's absence rate?
- Gumley House RC Convent School, FCJ's overall absence rate is 7.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Gumley House RC Convent School, FCJ's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Gumley House RC Convent School, FCJ'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.