The Hurlingham Academy
Peterborough Road, Fulham, London, SW6 3ED
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- UNITED LEARNING TRUST
- Principal
- Mr Leon Wilson
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- United Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Chelsea and Fulham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 675
- Pupils on roll
- 728
- URN
- 141617
- Local authority
- Hammersmith and Fulham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02077312581
About this school
The Hurlingham Academy is a secondary academy in London. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 728 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected The Hurlingham Academy, 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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 143 | 119 | 147 |
| Attainment 8 score | 59.7 | 58.3 | 58.4 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.81 +0.54 to +1.09 | +0.86 +0.56 to +1.15 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 74% | 78.2% | 64.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 85% | 84% | 85.7% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 56% | 63% | 71.4% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.4 |
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 The Hurlingham Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Hammersmith and Fulham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 59.7 | 41.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 58.3 | 41.7 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 58.4 | 40 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 697 |
| 2023/24 | 708 |
| 2024/25 | 728 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Hurlingham Academy compares
The Hurlingham Academy ranked 6th of 11 secondary schools in Hammersmith and Fulham for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 92% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 58.4 | 6.5% | 41.8% | 728 | — |
| Lady Margaret School | 66.3 | 5.8% | 17.9% | 817 | 0.5 miles |
| The Fulham Boys School | 61.4 | 7.3% | 28% | 822 | 0.8 miles |
| Chelsea Academy | 51.9 | 10.3% | 46.9% | 1,106 | 0.9 miles |
| Ashcroft Technology Academy | 66.7 | 2.4% | 32.1% | 1,524 | 0.9 miles |
| The London Oratory School | 62.3 | 6.9% | 12.5% | 1,392 | 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
- 19 March 2024
-
Ungraded inspection report14 December 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 41.76%
- English as an additional language
- 39%
- Overall absence
- 6.49%
- Persistent absence
- 15.03%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Lady Margaret School0.5 miles
Secondary · London
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The Fulham Boys School0.8 miles
Secondary · London
-
Chelsea Academy0.9 miles
Secondary · London
-
Ashcroft Technology Academy0.9 miles
Secondary · London
-
The London Oratory School1.0 miles
Secondary · London
Other schools in London
The Hurlingham Academy ranks 45th of the 258 ranked secondary schools in London.
- Acland Burghley School Secondary
- Ada Lovelace Church of England High School Secondary
- Addey and Stanhope School Secondary
- AIM Academy North London Secondary
- Alexandra Park School Secondary
- All Saints Catholic College Secondary
- All Saints Catholic High School Secondary
- Ark Acton Academy Secondary
- Ark All Saints Academy Secondary
- Ark Bolingbroke Academy Secondary
- Ark Burlington Danes Academy Secondary
- Ark Elvin Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does The Hurlingham Academy teach?
- The Hurlingham Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in London.
- Who is the principal of The Hurlingham Academy?
- The principal of The Hurlingham Academy is Mr Leon Wilson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Hurlingham Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Hurlingham Academy, 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 The Hurlingham Academy?
- The Hurlingham Academy has 728 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is The Hurlingham Academy full?
- The Hurlingham Academy has capacity for 675 pupils and 728 on roll (108%), 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 The Hurlingham Academy a faith school?
- No. The Hurlingham Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is The Hurlingham Academy a selective school?
- No. The Hurlingham Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is The Hurlingham Academy part of an academy trust?
- The Hurlingham Academy is part of UNITED LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have The Hurlingham Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 59.7 in 2022/23 and 58.4 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Hurlingham Academy compare with other schools in Hammersmith and Fulham?
- The Hurlingham Academy ranked 6th of 11 secondary schools in Hammersmith and Fulham for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 92% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Hurlingham Academy's absence rate?
- The Hurlingham Academy's overall absence rate is 6.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Hurlingham Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Hurlingham Academy'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.