Brentside High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 5 2020 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 19 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Ealing
- Unique reference
- 101939
- Address
- Greenford Avenue, Hanwell, W7 1JJ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1666 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 54.0%
- Girls
- 46.0%
- First language not English
- 63.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 33.7%
- Persistent absence
- 22.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.7%
Other 30.3%
Other White 17.3%
African 13.1%
White British 8.2%
Other Asian 6.8%
Indian 6.3%
Caribbean 5.6%
Mixed 5.1%
Pakistani 4.4%
Unclassified 1.3%
Bangladeshi 0.7%
Irish 0.4%
Chinese 0.4%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.02
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.62
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 72%
Local authority average 58%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 43%
Local authority average 57%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 45.9
Local authority average 52
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.29
Local authority average 4.76
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 39 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 17 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 31 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 41 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 20 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 61 |
| Biology | GCSE | 44 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 44 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 129 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 26 |
Admissions
Brentside High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 288
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 135
- 2nd preference
- 173
- 3rd preference
- 181
- From another Local Authority
- 34
Offers
- 1st preference
- 135
- 2nd preference
- 41
- 3rd preference
- 26
- To another Local Authority
- 12
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 275 151 124 |
| Year 8 | 281 145 136 |
| Year 9 | 278 146 132 |
| Year 10 | 277 148 129 |
| Year 11 | 254 131 123 |
| Year 12 | 171 103 68 |
| Year 13 | 130 75 55 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 92.0% 93.6% 86.5% |
Further education | 26.0% 23.2% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 64.0% 66.8% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 2.0% 2.7% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.9% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 1.0% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 0.4% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 3.5% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 1.5% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 82.0% 85.9% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 19.0% 34.5% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 19.0% 31.6% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 0.0% 2.1% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 0.6% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 0.7% 1.7% |
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