Gunnersbury Catholic SchoolBolder Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Gunnersbury Catholic School and Bolder Academy are secondary schools.
Gunnersbury Catholic School scores 83 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Bolder Academy scores 65 out of 100 (grade C, average). Gunnersbury Catholic School is ahead on our composite score.
Gunnersbury Catholic School was judged Outstanding and Bolder Academy was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 59.8 for Gunnersbury Catholic School and 51.7 for Bolder Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Gunnersbury Catholic School (64.4 in 2021-22, 59.8 in 2025-26) and has held broadly level at Bolder Academy (50.6 in 2022-23, 51.7 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | BrentfordGunnersbury Catholic School | IsleworthBolder Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B83/100Stronger figure | C65/100 | |
| Local ranking | 2nd of 20 in Hounslow Stronger figure | 11th of 20 in Hounslow | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Voluntary aided school | Free schools | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Boys | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,248 | 909 | |
| Capacity | 1,228 | 1,260 | |
| Location | Brentford, TW8 9LB | Isleworth, TW7 5DB | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 59.8 Stronger figure | 51.7 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 75.7% Stronger figure | 51.2% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 88.7% Stronger figure | 72.4% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 177 | 170 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 131 | 32 | |
| A-level average points | 39.1 Stronger figure | 37.1 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B | B- | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 39.1 Stronger figure | 38.2 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 24.6% Stronger figure | 15.4% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,236 | 955 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 18.5% | 31.8% | |
| English as an additional language | 16.2% | 36.8% | |
| SEN support | 11.2% | 12.2% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.1% | 2.2% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 5.5% Stronger figure | 6.9% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 11.7% Stronger figure | 17.6% | 15.8% |
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.
Gunnersbury Catholic School
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