Brentford School for Girls
5 Boston Manor Road, Brentford, TW8 0PG
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Girls
- Trust
- BRENTFORD SCHOOL FOR GIRLS
- Headteacher
- Ms Marais Leenders
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Brentford and Isleworth
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 949
- Pupils on roll
- 763
- URN
- 139095
- Local authority
- Hounslow
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02088474281
About this school
Brentford School for Girls is a girls' secondary academy in Brentford. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 763 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Brentford School for Girls, 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. 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 | 157 | 178 | 153 |
| Attainment 8 score | 47.0 | 45.9 | 50.6 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.37 +0.12 to +0.63 | +0.25 +0.02 to +0.48 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 52% | 43.8% | 40.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 69% | 59.6% | 68% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 35% | 25.3% | 32.7% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.4 |
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 Brentford School for Girls 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 | 47 | 45.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 45.9 | 48.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 50.6 | 45.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 891 |
| 2023/24 | 883 |
| 2024/25 | 837 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Brentford School for Girls compares
Brentford School for Girls ranked 12th of 20 secondary schools in Hounslow for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 77% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 9% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50.6 | 9.6% | 34.5% | 763 | — |
| Gunnersbury Catholic School | 63.5 | 5.5% | 18.5% | 1,248 | 0.6 miles |
| Ealing Fields Church of England High School | 66.1 | 7.2% | 21.8% | 803 | 0.8 miles |
| The Green School for Boys | 47.1 | 9.1% | 34.1% | 721 | 0.9 miles |
| The Green School for Girls | 52.5 | 8.2% | 30.3% | 872 | 0.9 miles |
| Bolder Academy | 45.6 | 6.9% | 31.8% | 909 | 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)
- 34.53%
- English as an additional language
- 52.6%
- Overall absence
- 9.55%
- Persistent absence
- 33.07%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Gunnersbury Catholic School0.6 miles
Secondary · Brentford
-
Ealing Fields Church of England High School0.8 miles
Secondary · London
-
The Green School for Boys0.9 miles
Secondary · Isleworth
-
The Green School for Girls0.9 miles
Secondary · Isleworth
-
Bolder Academy1.1 miles
Secondary · Isleworth
Other schools in Brentford
- Gunnersbury Catholic School 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 ages does Brentford School for Girls teach?
- Brentford School for Girls teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Brentford.
- Who is the headteacher of Brentford School for Girls?
- The headteacher of Brentford School for Girls is Ms Marais Leenders, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Brentford School for Girls been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Brentford School for Girls, 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 Brentford School for Girls?
- Brentford School for Girls has 763 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Brentford School for Girls full?
- Brentford School for Girls has capacity for 949 pupils and 763 on roll (80%), 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 Brentford School for Girls a faith school?
- No. Brentford School for Girls has no designated religious character.
- Is Brentford School for Girls a selective school?
- No. Brentford School for Girls is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Brentford School for Girls part of an academy trust?
- Brentford School for Girls is part of BRENTFORD SCHOOL FOR GIRLS. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Brentford School for Girls have?
- The schools register lists Brentford School for Girls's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Brentford School for Girls's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 47 in 2022/23 and 50.6 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Brentford School for Girls compare with other schools in Hounslow?
- Brentford School for Girls ranked 12th of 20 secondary schools in Hounslow for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 77% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 9% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Brentford School for Girls's absence rate?
- Brentford School for Girls's overall absence rate is 9.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Brentford School for Girls's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Brentford School for Girls'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.