Greenford High SchoolWilliam Perkin Church of England High School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

Greenford High School and William Perkin Church of England High School are secondary schools.

  • Greenford High School scores 66 out of 100 (grade C, average) and William Perkin Church of England High School scores 78 out of 100 (grade B, strong). William Perkin Church of England High School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Greenford High School was judged the expected standard and William Perkin Church of England High School was judged exceptional.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 48.6 for Greenford High School and 62.5 for William Perkin Church of England High School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Greenford High School (50.8 in 2021-22, 48.6 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at William Perkin Church of England High School (63.0 in 2021-22, 62.5 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Greenford High School versus William Perkin Church of England High School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure SouthallGreenford High SchoolGreenfordWilliam Perkin Church of England High SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC66/100B78/100Stronger figure
Local ranking12th of 17 in Ealing 5th of 17 in Ealing Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: ExpectedOfsted: OutstandingStronger figure
School typeFoundation school Free schools
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-19 11-18
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll2,015 1,396
Capacity2,000 1,450
LocationSouthall, UB1 2GU Greenford, UB6 8PR
GCSE results
Attainment 848.6 62.5 Stronger figure46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths53.2% 69.0% Stronger figure45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths69.4% 86.8% Stronger figure64.8%
Entering EBacc35.9% 87.3% Stronger figure40.5%
EBacc average point score4.23 6.08 Stronger figure4.09
Cohort301 197
A-level results
A-level entries197 175
A-level average points34.3 38.3 Stronger figure35.0
A-level average gradeC+ B-
Best 3 A-levels points34.3 38.3 Stronger figure35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects16.3% 21.1% Stronger figure17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census2,015 1,396
Free school meals (ever 6)41.3% 27.2%
English as an additional language75.6% 36.0%
SEN support9.6% 3.3%
SEN with an EHC plan3.9% 4.9%
Attendance
Overall absence9.1% 7.7% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence27.7% 25.9% 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.

Greenford High School

William Perkin Church of England High School

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