Global Academy
The Old Vinyl Factory, 1 Record Walk, Middlesex, UB3 1DH
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- University technical college
- Ages
- 14 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- GLOBAL ACADEMY UTC TRUST LIMITED
- Principal
- Mr James Murray-Walsh
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Hayes and Harlington
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 600
- Pupils on roll
- 526
- URN
- 142887
- Local authority
- Hillingdon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02030199000
About this school
Global Academy is a secondary school in Middlesex. It teaches children aged 14 to 19 and has 526 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Global Academy, 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
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
- 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 | 58 | 72 | 70 |
| Attainment 8 score | 30.6 | 27.3 | 30.8 |
| Progress 8 score | -1.41 -1.78 to -1.05 | -1.90 -2.24 to -1.56 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 33% | 25% | 30% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 64% | 51.4% | 62.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.8 |
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 Global 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 | Hillingdon average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 30.6 | 45.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 27.3 | 46.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 30.8 | 43.8 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 12.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 12.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 11% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 380 |
| 2023/24 | 419 |
| 2024/25 | 495 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Global Academy compares
Global Academy ranked 22nd of 22 secondary schools in Hillingdon for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 22% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 5% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 30.8 | 11% | 33.7% | 526 | — |
| Harlington School | 42.5 | 9.6% | 43.1% | 1,409 | 0.7 miles |
| Parkside Studio College | 45.4 | 7.7% | 42.3% | 64 | 1.1 miles |
| Rosedale College | 46.2 | 6.9% | 34.1% | 940 | 1.1 miles |
| Cranford Community College | 51.7 | 6.2% | 32.6% | 1,567 | 1.5 miles |
| De Salis Studio College | 43.8 | 6.8% | 23.8% | 174 | 1.7 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)
- 33.74%
- English as an additional language
- 23.2%
- Overall absence
- 10.99%
- Persistent absence
- 29.59%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Harlington School0.7 miles
Secondary · Hayes
-
Parkside Studio College1.1 miles
Secondary · Hayes
-
Rosedale College1.1 miles
Secondary · Hayes
-
Cranford Community College1.5 miles
Secondary · Hounslow
-
De Salis Studio College1.7 miles
Secondary · Hayes
Other schools in Middlesex
- Hambrough Primary School Primary
- Harlyn Primary School Primary
- Holy Trinity CofE Primary School Primary
- St Dominic's Sixth Form College 16 plus
- Hillingdon Manor School Special schools
- Mandeville School Special schools
- North London Collegiate School Independent schools
Common questions
- What ages does Global Academy teach?
- Global Academy teaches children aged 14 to 19. It is a secondary school in Middlesex.
- Who is the principal of Global Academy?
- The principal of Global Academy is Mr James Murray-Walsh, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Global Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Global 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 Global Academy?
- Global Academy has 526 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 14 to 19.
- Is Global Academy full?
- Global Academy has capacity for 600 pupils and 526 on roll (88%), 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 Global Academy a faith school?
- No. Global Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Global Academy a selective school?
- No. Global Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Global Academy part of an academy trust?
- Global Academy is part of GLOBAL ACADEMY UTC TRUST LIMITED. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Global Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 30.6 in 2022/23 and 30.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Global Academy compare with other schools in Hillingdon?
- Global Academy ranked 22nd of 22 secondary schools in Hillingdon for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 22% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 5% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Global Academy's absence rate?
- Global Academy's overall absence rate is 11% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Global Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Global 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 2 July 2026.