Heston Community School
Heston Road, Heston, Hounslow, TW5 0QR
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- HESTON COMMUNITY ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Ranjit Berdesha
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- SEN provision
- HI - Hearing Impairment
- Constituency
- Brentford and Isleworth
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,395
- Pupils on roll
- 1,311
- URN
- 138924
- Local authority
- Hounslow
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02085721931
About this school
Heston Community School is a secondary academy in Hounslow. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 1,311 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Heston Community School, 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
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
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- 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 | 196 | 198 | 201 |
| Attainment 8 score | 48.1 | 48.6 | 49.6 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.46 +0.25 to +0.67 | +0.29 +0.09 to +0.49 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 52% | 51% | 52.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 72% | 73.2% | 75.1% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 73% | 81.8% | 80.1% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.7 |
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 Heston Community 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 | 48.1 | 45.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 48.6 | 48.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 49.6 | 45.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,301 |
| 2023/24 | 1,327 |
| 2024/25 | 1,323 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Heston Community School compares
Heston Community School ranked 13th of 20 secondary schools in Hounslow for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 74% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 49.6 | 7.1% | 36% | 1,311 | — |
| Lampton Academy | 52.5 | 7.3% | 29.5% | 1,528 | 0.5 miles |
| Lift Kingsley | 45.1 | 7% | 35.4% | 971 | 1.0 miles |
| St Mark's Catholic School | 62.5 | 5.3% | 13.8% | 1,214 | 1.1 miles |
| Isleworth and Syon School for Boys | 43.1 | 7.6% | 27.7% | 951 | 1.2 miles |
| Featherstone High School | 48.8 | 5.8% | 37.5% | 1,748 | 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)
- 35.98%
- English as an additional language
- 49.1%
- Overall absence
- 7.08%
- Persistent absence
- 17.75%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Lampton Academy0.5 miles
Secondary · Hounslow
-
Lift Kingsley1.0 miles
Secondary · Hounslow
-
St Mark's Catholic School1.1 miles
Secondary · Hounslow
-
Isleworth and Syon School for Boys1.2 miles
Secondary · Isleworth
-
Featherstone High School1.3 miles
Secondary · Southall
Other schools in Hounslow
Heston Community School ranks 5th of the 7 ranked secondary schools in Hounslow.
- Cranford Community College 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 Heston Community School teach?
- Heston Community School teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a secondary school in Hounslow.
- Who is the headteacher of Heston Community School?
- The headteacher of Heston Community School is Mr Ranjit Berdesha, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Heston Community School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Heston Community 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 many pupils are at Heston Community School?
- Heston Community School has 1,311 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Heston Community School full?
- Heston Community School has capacity for 1,395 pupils and 1,311 on roll (94%), 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 Heston Community School a faith school?
- No. Heston Community School has no designated religious character.
- Is Heston Community School a selective school?
- No. Heston Community School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Heston Community School part of an academy trust?
- Heston Community School is part of HESTON COMMUNITY ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Heston Community School have?
- The schools register lists Heston Community School's special educational needs provision as: HI - Hearing Impairment. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Heston Community School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 48.1 in 2022/23 and 49.6 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Heston Community School compare with other schools in Hounslow?
- Heston Community School ranked 13th of 20 secondary schools in Hounslow for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 74% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Heston Community School's absence rate?
- Heston Community School's overall absence rate is 7.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Heston Community School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Heston Community 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 1 July 2026.