Gunnersbury Catholic School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Jan 17 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Boys
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Hounslow
- Unique reference
- 102545
- Address
- The Ride, Boston Manor Road, TW8 9LB
- Website
- http://www.gunnersbury.com/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1236 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 93.9%
- Girls
- 6.1%
- First language not English
- 16.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 13.5%
- Persistent absence
- 12.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.2%
Other White 24.8%
White British 22.1%
Mixed 12.4%
African 12%
Other 10%
Indian 6.6%
Other Asian 4.3%
Irish 2.8%
Caribbean 1.6%
Unclassified 1.5%
Pakistani 1%
Other Black 0.7%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 83%
Local authority average 58%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 80%
Local authority average 52%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 63.2
Local authority average 49.8
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 6.07
Local authority average 4.59
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 21 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 39 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 8 |
| Biology | GCSE | 90 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 78 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 90 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 19 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 23 |
| English Language | GCSE | 178 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 178 |
Admissions
Gunnersbury Catholic School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 184
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 133
- 2nd preference
- 138
- 3rd preference
- 133
- From another Local Authority
- 347
Offers
- 1st preference
- 104
- 2nd preference
- 48
- 3rd preference
- 19
- To another Local Authority
- 102
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 184 184 0 |
| Year 8 | 178 178 0 |
| Year 9 | 170 170 0 |
| Year 10 | 178 178 0 |
| Year 11 | 181 181 0 |
| Year 12 | 193 146 47 |
| Year 13 | 152 124 28 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 95.0% 90.9% 85.5% |
Further education | 11.0% 27.8% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 79.0% 61.5% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 5.0% 0.9% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.7% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 1.0% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 0.9% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 2.0% 4.6% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.6% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 86.0% 74.1% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 35.0% 21.6% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 2.2% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 1.5% 2.4% |