Alec Reed AcademyBarnhill Community High School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

This page compares Alec Reed Academy and Barnhill Community High School.

  • Alec Reed Academy scores 58 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Barnhill Community High School scores 75 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Barnhill Community High School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Alec Reed Academy was judged Good and Barnhill Community High School was judged Outstanding.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 45.1 for Alec Reed Academy and 53.1 for Barnhill Community High School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Alec Reed Academy (47.8 in 2021-22, 45.1 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Barnhill Community High School (55.7 in 2021-22, 53.1 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Alec Reed Academy versus Barnhill Community High School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure NortholtAlec Reed AcademyHayesBarnhill Community High SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC58/100B75/100Stronger figure
Local ranking13th of 17 in Ealing 3rd of 22 in Hillingdon
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: OutstandingStronger figure
School typeAcademy sponsor led Academy converter
PhaseAll-through Secondary
Age range3-19 11-18
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,672 1,569
Capacity1,895 1,422
LocationNortholt, UB5 5LQ Hayes, UB4 9LE
GCSE results
Attainment 845.1 53.1 Stronger figure46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths39.5% 57.9% Stronger figure45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths58.6% 79.8% Stronger figure64.8%
Entering EBacc38.3% 71.4% Stronger figure40.5%
EBacc average point score3.99 5.00 Stronger figure4.09
Cohort162 252
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard55.0% Not reported62.0%
At higher standard8.0% Not reported8.0%
Reading average scaled score103.0 Not reported106.0
Maths average scaled score103.0 Not reported105.0
A-level results
A-level entries76 141
A-level average points25.4 37.6 Stronger figure35.0
A-level average gradeC- B-
Best 3 A-levels points26.1 38.5 Stronger figure35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects2.0% 20.6% Stronger figure17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,672 1,569
Free school meals (ever 6)44.5% 39.6%
English as an additional language59.2% 67.4%
SEN support9.6% 8.5%
SEN with an EHC plan3.9% 1.9%
Attendance
Overall absence8.2% 7.8% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence26.7% 25.5% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

GCSE Attainment 8

GCSE Progress 8

A-level average points

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Alec Reed Academy

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