The PRIDE Academy
Falling Lane, Yiewsley, West Drayton, UB7 8AB
- Phase
- Free Schools
- School type
- Free schools special
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- ORCHARD HILL COLLEGE ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Reece Nicholls
- Sponsor
- Orchard Hill College
- Constituency
- Uxbridge and South Ruislip
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 110
- Pupils on roll
- 126
- URN
- 143714
- Local authority
- Hillingdon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01895446747
About this school
The PRIDE Academy is a special academy in West Drayton. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 126 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected The PRIDE 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
- Outstanding
- 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 | 8 | 19 | 23 |
| Attainment 8 score | 1.0 | 4.5 | 5.1 |
| Progress 8 score | - | -2.69 -3.40 to -1.97 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
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 PRIDE 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 | 1 | 45.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 4.5 | 46.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 5.1 | 43.8 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 26.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 26.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 36% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 64 |
| 2023/24 | 91 |
| 2024/25 | 117 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 74.77%
- English as an additional language
- 12%
- Overall absence
- 35.97%
- Persistent absence
- 75.63%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Skills Hub0.0 miles
Free Schools · West Drayton
-
Meadow High School0.5 miles
Special schools · Uxbridge
-
Moorcroft School0.6 miles
Academies · Uxbridge
-
Pield Heath House RC School0.7 miles
Special schools · Uxbridge
-
Hillingdon Manor School1.0 miles
Special schools · Middlesex
Other schools in West Drayton
- Landon School Harmondsworth Special schools
- The Skills Hub Free Schools
- Cherry Lane Primary School Primary
- Harmondsworth Primary School Primary
- Heathrow Primary School Primary
- Laurel Lane Primary School Primary
- Rabbsfarm Primary School Primary
- St Catherine Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Martin's Church of England Primary School Primary
- St Matthew's CofE Primary School Primary
- West Drayton Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does The PRIDE Academy teach?
- The PRIDE Academy teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a special school in West Drayton.
- Who is the headteacher of The PRIDE Academy?
- The headteacher of The PRIDE Academy is Reece Nicholls, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The PRIDE Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The PRIDE 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 PRIDE Academy?
- The PRIDE Academy has 126 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is The PRIDE Academy full?
- The PRIDE Academy has capacity for 110 pupils and 126 on roll (115%), 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 PRIDE Academy a faith school?
- No. The PRIDE Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is The PRIDE Academy part of an academy trust?
- The PRIDE Academy is part of ORCHARD HILL COLLEGE ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have The PRIDE Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 1 in 2022/23 and 5.1 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is The PRIDE Academy's absence rate?
- The PRIDE Academy's overall absence rate is 36% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The PRIDE Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The PRIDE 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 10 July 2026.