Heston Community School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Dec 13 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
- 14.2%
- 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 | 34 |
Arabic | GCSE | 2 |
Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 93 |
Art & Design | GCSE | 50 |
Biology | GCSE | 32 |
Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 95 |
Chemistry | GCSE | 32 |
Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 34 |
Design & Technology | GCSE | 14 |
English Language | GCSE | 191 |
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 | 94.0% 92.9% 86.5% |
Further education | 23.0% 25.5% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 71.0% 65.8% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.8% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.8% 0.9% |
Entering employment | 1.0% 1.2% 3.9% |
Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 0.8% 3.4% |
Not in education or employment | 4.0% 3.9% 5.2% |
Destination unknown | 2.0% 1.2% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
---|---|
Degrees | 90.0% 78.9% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 11.0% 21.3% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 10.0% 19.1% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 2.0% 1.4% 1.0% |
Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 1.0% 2.6% |
Higher apprenticeships | 1.0% 0.7% 1.7% |