Isleworth and Syon School for Boys
Ridgeway Road, Isleworth, TW7 5LJ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Boys
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- ISLEWORTH AND SYON SCHOOL FOR BOYS
- Headteacher
- Co Headteacher Simon / Jo Fisher / Higginbottom
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Brentford and Isleworth
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 979
- Pupils on roll
- 951
- URN
- 137940
- Local authority
- Hounslow
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02085685791
About this school
Isleworth and Syon School for Boys is a boys' secondary academy in Isleworth. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 951 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
- 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 | 175 | 210 | 167 |
| Attainment 8 score | 45.5 | 48.2 | 43.1 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.27 -0.51 to -0.04 | +0.09 -0.12 to +0.29 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 39% | 44.3% | 38.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 64% | 63.8% | 54.5% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 13% | 16.2% | 6.6% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.0 | 4.3 | 3.7 |
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 Isleworth and Syon School for Boys 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 | 45.5 | 45.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 48.2 | 48.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 43.1 | 45.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,099 |
| 2023/24 | 1,087 |
| 2024/25 | 1,021 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Isleworth and Syon School for Boys compares
Isleworth and Syon School for Boys ranked 17th of 20 secondary schools in Hounslow for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 49% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 20% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 43.1 | 7.6% | 27.7% | 951 | — |
| Bolder Academy | 45.6 | 6.9% | 31.8% | 909 | 0.7 miles |
| The Green School for Girls | 52.5 | 8.2% | 30.3% | 872 | 0.7 miles |
| The Green School for Boys | 47.1 | 9.1% | 34.1% | 721 | 0.8 miles |
| Gumley House RC Convent School, FCJ | 56.3 | 7.6% | 25.1% | 1,013 | 0.9 miles |
| Lift Kingsley | 45.1 | 7% | 35.4% | 971 | 1.0 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
- 14 November 2023
-
Ungraded inspection report12 May 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 27.68%
- English as an additional language
- 60.4%
- Overall absence
- 7.55%
- Persistent absence
- 23.47%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bolder Academy0.7 miles
Secondary · Isleworth
-
The Green School for Girls0.7 miles
Secondary · Isleworth
-
The Green School for Boys0.8 miles
Secondary · Isleworth
-
Gumley House RC Convent School, FCJ0.9 miles
Secondary · Isleworth
-
Lift Kingsley1.0 miles
Secondary · Hounslow
Other schools in Isleworth
Isleworth and Syon School for Boys ranks 5th of the 5 ranked secondary schools in Isleworth.
- Bolder Academy Secondary
- Gumley House RC Convent School, FCJ 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 year groups does Isleworth and Syon School for Boys teach?
- Isleworth and Syon School for Boys teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Isleworth.
- Who is the headteacher of Isleworth and Syon School for Boys?
- The headteacher of Isleworth and Syon School for Boys is Co Headteacher Simon / Jo Fisher / Higginbottom, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Isleworth and Syon School for Boys last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Isleworth and Syon School for Boys, 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 Isleworth and Syon School for Boys?
- Isleworth and Syon School for Boys has 951 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Isleworth and Syon School for Boys full?
- Isleworth and Syon School for Boys has capacity for 979 pupils and 951 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Isleworth and Syon School for Boys a faith school?
- No. Isleworth and Syon School for Boys has no designated religious character.
- Is Isleworth and Syon School for Boys a selective school?
- No. Isleworth and Syon School for Boys is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Isleworth and Syon School for Boys?
- Isleworth and Syon School for Boys is part of ISLEWORTH AND SYON SCHOOL FOR BOYS. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Isleworth and Syon School for Boys's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 45.5 in 2022/23 and 43.1 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Isleworth and Syon School for Boys rank locally?
- Isleworth and Syon School for Boys ranked 17th of 20 secondary schools in Hounslow for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 49% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 20% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Isleworth and Syon School for Boys's absence rate?
- Isleworth and Syon School for Boys's overall absence rate is 7.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Isleworth and Syon School for Boys's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Isleworth and Syon School for Boys'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.