Heston Community School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Dec 14 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 19 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Hounslow
- Unique reference
- 138924
- Address
- Heston Road, Heston, TW5 0QR
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1327 (93% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.5%
- Girls
- 47.5%
- First language not English
- 50%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 28.6%
- Persistent absence
- 20.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 4.7%
Indian 35.1%
Other 15.7%
African 11%
Pakistani 10.6%
Other White 7.1%
Mixed 6.9%
Other Asian 6.5%
White British 3.1%
Unclassified 1.4%
Bangladeshi 1.2%
Caribbean 0.6%
Other Black 0.5%
Irish 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.46
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.45
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 73%
Local authority average 57%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 52%
Local authority average 55%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 48.1
Local authority average 49.9
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.54
Local authority average 4.55
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 18 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 12 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 63 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 21 |
| Biology | GCSE | 43 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 130 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 43 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 41 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 9 |
Admissions
Heston Community School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 200
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 143
- 2nd preference
- 152
- 3rd preference
- 148
- From another Local Authority
- 97
Offers
- 1st preference
- 134
- 2nd preference
- 32
- 3rd preference
- 23
- To another Local Authority
- 20
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 205 98 107 |
| Year 8 | 201 105 96 |
| Year 9 | 205 111 94 |
| Year 10 | 204 113 91 |
| Year 11 | 205 107 98 |
| Year 12 | 162 82 80 |
| Year 13 | 145 81 64 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 95.0% 92.2% 85.6% |
Further education | 22.0% 26.0% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 73.0% 65.2% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.5% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 0.0% 1.7% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 1.1% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 3.7% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.2% 1.2% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 87.0% 80.2% 65.5% |
Top third higher education institutions | 22.0% 27.3% 23.8% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 1.8% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 1.0% 1.6% 2.2% |